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The Sixpenny Blog: January 2013
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Sunday, 27 January 2013. I’ve already written about Jane Austen in last year's review of Persuasion. There are only two authenticated pictures of Jane Austen, both drawn by Cassandra. The first sketch. Is seen in nearly every edition of her books. It was not considered by her family to be a very good likeness. The second. Is a woman, dressed in blue, sitting outside. She faces away from us. It leaves us to imagine what she is looking at, or thinking. I rather like this image of her. Philip K. Dick.
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The Sixpenny Blog: Motherless Brooklyn, by Jonathan Lethem
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Friday, 8 February 2013. Motherless Brooklyn, by Jonathan Lethem. I don’t know. Screw Tony. I like you better Lionel. I just never told you.” She was hurt, erratic her voice straying wildly, searching for a place to rest. “I like you, too, Julia. There’s nothing-Screwtony! Sorry There’s nothing wrong with that.". Lethem somewhat reminds me of one of my favourite authors China Mieville. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Reading. Writing. Musing. View my complete profile. Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens.
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The Sixpenny Blog: May 2013
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013. Doom Patrol, by Grant Morrison and Richard Case. If you are a person-who-does-not-read-comics, I’m not sure I would recommend Doom Patrol as the place to start (unless, of course, Un Chien Andolou. Is your dream Saturday night movie). It is a wonderful series, which combines horror, surrealism, and humour to great effect. For all the freewheeling narrative of the series, Morrison gives the series the memorable bittersweet ending it deserves. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Sixpenny Blog: April 2013
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Saturday, 27 April 2013. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb. A thoroughly enjoyable fantasy series in my opinion. Fans of the Saga of Ice and Fire may want to check these out while waiting for the next instalment. It is the first of four series set in this fantasy world, and she also writes under another pen name as Megan Lindholm. I’ll probably read some more of her books, so watch this space. George R. R. Martin. Ursula K. Le Guin. Wednesday, 17 April 2013. The New Moon with the Old, by Dodie Smith.
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The Sixpenny Blog: The New Moon with the Old, by Dodie Smith
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013. The New Moon with the Old, by Dodie Smith. The England of this book (published in 1963) is a far cry from the one we know today. In this England a young woman (or as it turns out, man) can still make a living acting as a companion to those better off than themselves; reading books and pouring tea makes for a fairly comfortable servitude in my opinion! 8216;Of course you are,’ he said heartily. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Reading. Writing. Musing. View my complete profile.
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The Sixpenny Blog: February 2013
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller. The Song of Achilles takes its title from the opening line of The Iliad. Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus. But is not solely about the events that take place in the epic poem, which rather than telling the story of the fall of Troy as is often assumed, actually only relates the events of a few weeks in the tenth year of the war. Miller takes much of her story from events related in the Epic Cycle. The familiar Achilles ...
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The Sixpenny Blog: May 2012
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Friday, 25 May 2012. Tristram Shandy, by Laurence Sterne. 8216;Dr Slop drew up his mouth, and was just beginning to return my uncle Toby the compliment of his Whu—u—u—or interjectional whistle—when the door hastily opening in the next chapter but one—put an end to the affair.’. Wednesday, 9 May 2012. Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray. As, in hope of some literary discussion over tea and biscuits, I have ploughed my way through a hefty tome: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. The man sl...
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The Sixpenny Blog: The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London, by Judith Flanders
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013. The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London, by Judith Flanders. Conditions many lived in, and finally cleaned up London. A particularly gruelling chapter deals with the failure to properly dispose of the dead. Dickens memorably describes the pitiful burial of Nemo in Bleak House; I had little appreciation of how literally we should take his description of bones breaking through the soil in the graveyards. Not for the faint of heart! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Sixpenny Blog: Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier
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Monday, 18 March 2013. Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier. Is absolutely spot-on. Every time Mrs Danvers appeared, and Du Maurier described her skull like face, I couldn’t help but picture David Mitchell in drag. Labels: Daphne Du Maurier. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Reading. Writing. Musing. View my complete profile. Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier. George R. R. Martin. Philip K. Dick. Ursula K. Le Guin. Rockets and robots are GO! Simple template. Template images by luoman.
