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Monthly Archives: January 2013
The AP English Challenge Continues: Jill Reviews Ibsen’s A Doll House
My feelings about Heinrik Ibsen’s A Doll House are not as deeply rooted or as passionate as Bethany’s. It has not been a tale I have thought much about over the past eighteen and a half years. I found nothing … Continue reading
In which Jill discovers a wonderful new author who isn’t really new: my thoughts on Iris Murdoch’s A Fairly Honourable Defeat
When my boss brought me a Penguin Classics edition of this Iris Murdoch book a few months ago, I was confused. How could Penguin have book it considers a classic by an author that I’ve never heard of? And a … Continue reading
Thoughts on Ibsen’s The Master Builder (by Bethany)
After Act I, I thought The Master Builder was going to be my least favorite of the four Ibsen plays in this book. After I read the whole play, it was my favorite. How did this change happen? I’ll explain. … Continue reading
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More Gun-Toting Nordics: A Review of Henning Mankell’s Faceless Killers (by Bethany)
I don’t read detective novels very often, but I do tend to enjoy them when I do. I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I wanted to or as much as I expected to. It’s premise is very ordinary … Continue reading
Thoughts on Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler (by Bethany)
I am rarely compelled to write plays. My ideas usually always come to me as either novels or short stories. I wrote poetry a long time ago, and once, recently, a sonnet came to me fully formed and I wrote … Continue reading
A.P. Challenge, Month #8: Pre-Reading Notes on The Portrait of a Lady, With Rare Peeks Into My Past (by Bethany)
When Jill and I planned out the AP English challenge last spring, The Portrait of a Lady was supposed to be one of its toughest hurdles. Jill says that she dreaded Lord Jim more, and she was probably right to … Continue reading
Even Funnier Than Seven: Thoughts on Ibsen’s The Wild Duck (by Bethany)
When Jill and I were in high school, there were still a few movie theatres that showed double features. Tthey paired two movies, and you could see one or the other or both for the cost of one ticket. For … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Drama, Henrik Ibsen, Reviews by Bethany
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Yarn Along (by Bethany)
I’ve never been one for making dramatic announcements about New Year’s resolutions, but I do make them, and one of my resolutions this year is to participate in Yarn Along every Wednesday. Yarn Along (which is hosted by Ginny on … Continue reading
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Postcards From Purgatory 