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Natures in Translation: Romanticism and Colonial Natural History by Alan Bewell
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
possibly the best introduction to Dostoevsky - short and sweet yet brimming with his characteristic depictions of human psychology, deep connection, and violent waves of emotion in beautiful prose
4.0
“The dreamer—if you want an exact definition—is not a human being, but a creature of an intermediate sort.”
possibly the best introduction to Dostoevsky - short and sweet yet brimming with his characteristic depictions of human psychology, deep connection, and violent waves of emotion in beautiful prose
Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
every word is new ick and google who? even europeans know the plot makes zero sense.
serial killer vibes quite honestly
serial killer vibes quite honestly
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
5.0
“I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me I'm not fit to sell anything else.”
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A witty and revealing play with dynamic characters and so many great quotes.
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“Galatea never does quite like Pygmalion: his relation to her is too godlike to be altogether agreeable.”
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A witty and revealing play with dynamic characters and so many great quotes.
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“Galatea never does quite like Pygmalion: his relation to her is too godlike to be altogether agreeable.”
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
5.0
I have nothing to offer but incoherent screaming. love, love, loved every single page and could not put it down.
L.E.L.: The Lost Life and Scandalous Death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, the Celebrated “Female Byron” by Lucasta Miller
4.0
A well-researched, comprehensive and entertaining read.
However, as other reviewers have noted, there are times when analysis is obscured by assumptions about the emotional state of individuals from history.
This becomes a bigger problem when applied to readings of L.E.L’s poetry as if her work has been proven beyond doubt to reflect the specific moments Miller relates from Leticia Landon’s life.
Miller often reiterates the division between Leticia the person and L.E.L the poet, while acknowledging the purpose and consequences of her ambiguity. So these moments of unsubstantiated blurring in Miller’s biography read all the more strangely because of the earlier caution and distinctions.
My only other complaint is personal - a throwaway line about the ‘loathsome Rosamond’ Vincy from Middlemarch - but I won’t hold it against the author of an otherwise admirable book.
In fact, I loved this read so much that I’ve been persuaded to seek out Lucasta Miller’s other books.
Four stars.
However, as other reviewers have noted, there are times when analysis is obscured by assumptions about the emotional state of individuals from history.
This becomes a bigger problem when applied to readings of L.E.L’s poetry as if her work has been proven beyond doubt to reflect the specific moments Miller relates from Leticia Landon’s life.
Miller often reiterates the division between Leticia the person and L.E.L the poet, while acknowledging the purpose and consequences of her ambiguity. So these moments of unsubstantiated blurring in Miller’s biography read all the more strangely because of the earlier caution and distinctions.
My only other complaint is personal - a throwaway line about the ‘loathsome Rosamond’ Vincy from Middlemarch - but I won’t hold it against the author of an otherwise admirable book.
In fact, I loved this read so much that I’ve been persuaded to seek out Lucasta Miller’s other books.
Four stars.