Tag: Bildungsroman

by M. Bijman April 20, 2017 0

A questionable method of child-rearing – Perfect Little World, by Kevin Wilson

I imagine a woman must’ve sat Kevin Wilson down and explained to him in excruciating detail what pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding andContinue Reading

by M. Bijman August 1, 2015 0

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Still feels fresh 60+ years on – Go Set A Watchman, by Harper Lee

This novel cannot be discussed without reference to Lee’s first and famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. However, as Go SetContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 1, 2013

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The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt

Update The Goldfinch won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Amazon selected the novel as the 2013 Best Book ofContinue Reading

I attended your Symphony in August and was moved to tears. I think of you and your family often. Will you write us a poem about how much you love Susie? September 10, 2019
View ArticleDear Hannah, WIFE WITH EYES CLOSED She sleeps and dreams to be before She seems to go there more and more She turns her back but not with any malice She says she dreams of beasts run wild That circle around a rainbow child Cavorting through a many-roomed palace And sometimes a black witch flies... The post I attended your Symphony in August and […]
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The Exorcist (1973) August 31, 2019
“I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps.” — Demon The Exorcist was not your average blockbuster film. Called “the greatest horror film of all time” by many, it has remained unparalleled in terms of its initial reception, its cultural impact and its subsequent adoption into the American film canon. With a worldwide gross of over $440 million, countl […]
Good Omens (2019) August 9, 2019
“I didn't mean to fall. I just hung out with the wrong people.” — Crowley In the beginning was the word. But Aziraphale and Crowley were there, too. Soon there were also fruit-bearing trees and enormous stone cherubs, phone booths and spaceships, and people – so many people – all marching together on a bizarro pilgrimage toward their doom. This is the p […]