July 2010
49 posts
June 2010
62 posts
Historical fiction is the genre of the moment →
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
I am a huge historical fiction fan… okay, more like a regency romance novel fan… but either way, I’m going to lump myself in the more elite group of “historical fiction”.
I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read? →
leewind.org
This blog focuses on gay teen books, culture, politics and more! Great resource to find LGBT books.
“We die. That may be the meaning of life.”
—Toni Morrison
“And fantasy it was, for we were not strong, only aggressive; we were not free, merely licensed; we were not compassionate, we were polite; not good, but well behaved. We courted death in order to cal ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life. We substituted good grammar for intellect; we switched habits to simulate maturity; we rearranged lies and called it truth, seeing in the new pattern of an old idea the Revelation and the Word.”
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- The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
This paragraph is like a poem to me… it’s lyrical and poignant. I love these words so much.
“Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe. There is not gift for the beloved. The lover alone possesses his gift of love. The loved one is shorn, neutralized, frozen in the glare of the lover’s inward eye.”
— The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
Things That Scare Lauren Leto: Judging You →
thingsthatscarelaurenleto.tumblr.com
Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Author
originally posted on my book blog
(by the way – I respect every author on here, kind of)
J.D. Salinger
Kids who don’t fit in (duh).
Stephenie Meyer
People who type like this: OMG. Mah fAvvv <3 <3.
J.K. Rowling
Smart geeks.
Jack…
I’m sure you’ve seen this before… but in case you didn’t, click the link.
5 Literary Hook-Ups I'd Like to See →
huffingtonpost.com
This is the oddest literary article I’ve ever read. Who thinks about authors “hooking up”? That has never crossed my mind in the many years of reading and being the fan of numerous authors… I don’t think of authors as sexual or “sexy”… their stories or characters yes, but the authors themselves, uh, no. But then again, maybe it’s just me???
Okay, okay, I know the author is just making the point of combining different writing styles but that title was wholly misleading.
“I believe that I am in hell, therefore I am there.”
—Arthur Rimbaud
101 Reasons Why Captain Picard is BETTER than Captain Kirk →
kraehseite.de
To celebrate Captain Picard Day (which is today) a must read.
Firefly?
That is one fandom I am not a part of… one day I will netflix the series.
“I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation. Between us and everybody else on this planet. The president of the United States. A gondolier in Venice. fill in the names. I find that A] tremendously comforting that we’re so close and B] like Chinese water torture that we’re so close. Because you have to find the right six people to make the connection. It’s not just big names. It’s anyone. A native in a rain forest. A Tierra del Fuegan. An Eskimo. I am bound to everyone on this planet by a trail of six people. It’s a profound thought. How Paul found us. How to find the man whose son he pretends to be. Or perhaps is his son, although I doubt it. How every person is a new door, opening up into other worlds. Six degrees of separation between me and everyone else on this planet. But to find the right six people.”
—Ouisa from the play Six Degrees of Separation
Erotomania →
en.wikipedia.org
Erotomania - a type of delusion in which the affected person believes that another person, usually a stranger, is in love with him or her.
This psychosis intrigues me so much…must learn more.
20 of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries. →
oddee.com
Thanks to souldreamer, now my list of libraries to visit is getting longer.
Old British Reading Room looks like the El Ateneo in Argentina. And the Central Library, I have to say hello to Seattle then. Take a peek, grace your eyes.
Remember Scholastic Book Orders? →
childrenofthenineties.blogspot.com
I use to love filling them out and begging my parents to buy my books. Oh those were the days…
Guess who turned 52 today? →
en.wikipedia.org
I’ll give you a hint:
He’s not a woman,
he’s not a man,
he’s something you’ll never understand
The Spirit of Rimbaud →
flickr.com
My main man and badass poet Arthur Rimbaud has his own flickr group.
If you don’t know about Rimbaud, learn… he lived the life we only dream true artists to live.
Play
Muggle Quidditch →
npr.org
Stop it now… just stop.
Oh, it’s just for kids, not adults?
Well, that, I will allow.
Top 10 20th-Century Gothic Novels (according to Carlos Ruiz Zafón) →
guardian.co.uk
And I have read zero on the list… I prefer my Gothic in films, not so much in novels.
Jamaica Kincaid on when to be arrogant →
maudnewton.com
“Be arrogant and vain when you’re young…that’s the only time it looks appealing - and it’s also the only time it’s forgivable.” - Jamaica Kincaid
Bridget Jones's Diary in works to become a musical →
playbill.com
Book becomes film, film becomes musical…
