Flinging Dirt in Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men
Robert at 101 Books (one of my favorite blogs) is currently reading All the King’s Men (1946) by Robert Penn …
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Bryson’s Whiny Notes from a Small Island
I’m guess I’m just not a big fan of Bill Bryson’s. I have enjoyed his books, but I am always …
Words and Love in Charlotte’s Web
I had not read Charlotte’s Web (1952) by E. B. White until now! Growing up, my sisters and I always …
Hemingway Week: The Sun Also Rises
When I first read The Sun Also Rises (1926) by Ernest Hemingway, I was an undergraduate student in a class …
Hemingway Week: Short Stories
I’ve read a few different short story collections by Ernest Hemingway. Here are my musings on some of the specific …
Hemingway Week: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Although loss of faith is characteristic of the Modernist era, Ernest Hemingway does not shy away from using religious themes …
Hemingway Week: Bitch Goddesses
Warning: This post explores the literary term “bitch goddess,” and I therefore use that word frequently. I understand that this …
Hemingway Week: A Farewell to Arms
I enjoyed reminiscing about Ernest Hemingway’s books so much while reading and posting on The Paris Wife, that I’ve decided …
Literary Wives Series: The Starter Wife, in Paris
Three is a crowd. This becomes abundantly clear in Paula McLain’s popular novel The Paris Wife (2011). The fictional narrative …
Faulkner’s Light in August and Beginnings
The word “August” has many meanings, and William Faulkner uses all of them and the accompanying symbolism in Light in …
