Tristan and Yseut rank up there with Lancelot and Guinevere for notorious/famous adulterous lovers. In fact, King Arthur even appears in this story, and in some versions, Tristan is an Arthurian knight. Despite this fame or infamy, I had never actually gone back to the beginning and read the original story, instead relying on references to the couple or reimaginings, or not so good James Franco movies. http://notesfromtheofficersclub.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-22-romance-of-tristan.html
Women, Medicine, World War I
In many ways, this novel reminded me of Kate Morton, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Both authors are from Australia, and both use the dual narrative set up for their novels, focusing on relationships between women and mothers and daughters. Technically, Iris is Grace’s grandmother but since Rose died during childbirth, she raised her as her own. The biggest difference is that to me, MacColl’s novel didn’t have the same page turner quality to it as Morton’s novel. That doesn’t mean this wasn’t […]
That other old epic
Despite being an English major, I had somehow never read Beowulf. I knew about Grendel and Grendel’s mother but managed to mix their stories with the dragon part of the story. It was nice to finally catch up with this classic piece, and I’m glad I didn’t have to read it in Old English, instead getting this well done translation by Seamus Heaney. I can’t speak as to whether it truly captures the spirit of the poem, but it definitely makes it accessible for a […]
The End of a Dystopian Trilogy
I’ve noticed reviews for Wool and Silo on here over the past few weeks from different reviewers, so I’m sure there are going to be a few more Dust soon. Here’s my take.
White Magical Horse and Other Stuff
I bought this book over four years ago based purely on this review. I didn’t actually get around to reading it till last week, when I decided that the movie preview looked intriguing, and that I should read the book before seeing the film. Having read the book, I definitely still plan on seeing the movie, if only to see how they turned this mess into a coherent, focused story line. Full review.
Life, Liberty and Estate
I read this as part of my masters class on “Social Contract, Class and Wealth.” While it was shorter than some of our other selections so far, I am not entirely made up about my feelings on Locke. He has become such an important corner stone of what founded our government that it is hard to see things through the appropriate lens. Instead of being awed and shocked by his view of things, I had more of a “yep, that’s how we do things” reaction. […]
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