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Monthly Archives: July 2012
The AP English Challenge gets real: Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure (by Jill)
I knew the AP English Challenge wouldn’t be all sunshine and Latin American roses, but when Bethany suggested we read Shakespeare during month two, I was not without misgivings. I haven’t read Shakespeare since 1998, for heaven’s sake. I did … Continue reading
Holy Syphilis Jokes, Batman!: Thoughts on Act I of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure
So I’ve read Act I of Measure for Measure and I already have a lot to say… I remember being intrigued by this play when I was a senior in high school. And “intrigued” is about as positive as I … Continue reading
A Review of Leila Meacham’s Roses (by Bethany)
Imagine a chemical treatment process that could suck everything that is emotionally resonant out of a work of art. The process would change nothing about a novel’s plot, characters, or setting – about any of the elements that typically get … Continue reading
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A Review of Richard Ford’s Canada (by Bethany)
On its book jacket, Richard Ford’s Canada promises a character named Arthur Remlinger who is “an enigmatic and charismatic American whose cool reserve masks a dark and violent nature” – and let me tell you: I have never been more … Continue reading
A Review of Steven Johnson’s The Ghost Map (by Bethany)
I still consider myself very much an amateur at reviewing works of nonfiction, even though I have been reading nonfiction relatively consistently for the last three years or so. But Steven Johnson’s chronicle of London’s 1854 cholera epidemic, titled The … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 