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Comment on Scottish Literature by Ken

Ken — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:56:56 +0000

Well, they’re both British literature, but Scotland and England are culturally (and, to a somewhat greater extent, of late) politically distinct. I think there’s a good case to be made that Kelman, Duncan McLean, Welsh, etc. are Scottish but not English, and that Nick Hornby, Zadie Smith, Magnus Mills etc. are English, but not Scottish. If you want a heading that covers both, I would warn you to reconsider, but if you must choose a heading to include both sets of writers, I think you might pick British literature.

I don’t even like the term British literature , so I want Scottish literature for the Scots, and English literature for the English.

Comment on The Shadow Catcher: A Novel by NewLifeFromHeaven

NewLifeFromHeaven — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:07:30 +0000

I’ll have to check it out some time.

Comment on Dangerous Ideas by centralrapreglibrary

centralrapreglibrary — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:56:57 +0000

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Comment on Dangerous Ideas by centralrapreglibrary

centralrapreglibrary — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:40:47 +0000

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Comment on Dangerous Ideas by DG

DG — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:01:22 +0000

Intriguing. Now trying to figure out ways on how to get hold of this book. Thanks for the post.

Comment on About This Blog by namaste2u

namaste2u — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:12:19 +0000

I have to recommend THE DOCTOR STORIES, by William Carlos Williams. He was a physician, and this book includes several stories about his practice, a few poems, an excerpt from his autobiography, plus an introduction by Dr. Robert Coles, who decided to apply to medical school after meeting with Williams. Williams’ son contributed an afterword, “My Father, the Doctor.” It is a wonderful compilation. I like Williams’ prose (in this volume, anyway) as much as his poetry.

Comment on The 2007 Quill Award nominees have been announced by namaste2u

namaste2u — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:43:40 +0000

It looks like I’ve read five of the titles (and have two older editions of The Joy of Cooking). I have to point out that Making Comics is NOT a graphic novel. Scott McLeod uses the graphic format to present his ideas about how to make comics, or if you’d rather, a graphic novel. He also shows how some people are publishing comics/sequential art/graphic novels on the internet. I liked this one as much as his Understanding Comics, which he also presented in graphic format. American Born Chinese IS a graphic novel. I enjoyed it. Of the children’s books, I like Flotsam, but like some of Wiesner’s other titles even more. Try Clementine if you enjoy Beverly Cleary’s Ramona books. And The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures is another graphic novel that is quite well done. These last two are classified as children’s books, but anyone can enjoy them.

Comment on Last Days of Dog Town by dragonwyck

dragonwyck — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:32:10 +0000

Sounds like a good read!