‘You are living with a difficult person who is waiting to die’: my harrowing time as Patricia Highsmith’s assistant
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‘You are living with a difficult person who is waiting to die’: my harrowing time as Patricia Highsmith’s assistant
For those of you with book logs, what do you count as a "book"?
I've kept a book log for over 20 years now, and my usual rule for what to include is anything over 50 pages. But I'm currently reading the complete works of Shakespeare, and I'm debating whether to count every play. It feels weird not to, because it's Shakespeare and they're …
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
It's nothing new to connect many parts of our world today to this story. The phrase "Money makes the world go round" is true in a sense where systems of inequality and wealth disparities makes the transactions of money even more stronger. In a equal society, where everyone has the …
UBC Okanagan led team to unlock medieval universal history text
UBC Okanagan led team to unlock medieval universal history text
A world of galactic adventure: E.E. Doc Smith's first Lensman novel "Triplanetary".
Got to enjoy the first book of Smith's Lensman series! Got to really enjoy a grand adventure with this one!
The Eddorians and Arisians have been fighting in desperation for the control of the universe. And the battleground for that battle is on a small planet in a remote galaxy. …
Disappointed by Good Dirt (slight spoiler)
I wanted to love this book since I thought the author’s previous book, Black Cake, was great. But I’m struggling to engage with Ebby due to the story jumping around so much, although I did feel sorry for her because of the tragedy and hurt she’d suffered.
Somehow the storytelling …
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