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Tag Archives: book criticism
All Is Well That Ends Well – Goodreads Catastrophe Reversed!
FINALLY the problem seems to be solved. I’m holding my breath, though. Shouldn’t have taken so long IMHO in view of the length of my membership, my activity as a reviewer and author. Anyway, dear friends, WHEW!!!
Posted in Book Reviews, Goodreads, Reading
Tagged book criticism, book reviews, Goodreads, Goodreads Snafus, reviews, writing
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How Extravagant! My Christmas Present to Myself! Everything My Hero Ever Wrote!
[an “aside” in a stage whisper:] “When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”–Erasmus, 1469-1536 Mark Twain is the funniest, most original, wholly American literary genius this country has … Continue reading
“Beauty crowds me till I die.” Emily Dickinson
Here are some of my favorite lines from my favorite poets–just to share and for the heck of it. Poetry (the really good stuff) has always been my favorite genre as both a reader and writer. The above line is … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
Tagged American Poetry, authors, book criticism, British Poetry, classics, Emily Dickinson, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Poetry, William Butler Yeats
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What’s the Big Idea?
I was scratching my head yesterday at the astronomical number of new books on writing on the market today–most by people I’ve never heard of before with slim writing resumes and credentials. If you take the time to examine enough … Continue reading
Writing Rules: Avoid the Hoopdedoodle
Elmore Leonard, the modern master of the “low life” detective story and mystery, was one of my favorite contemporary writers and when he died a few years ago I felt a personal loss of a very unique, important voice on … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, publishing
Tagged 20th century American authors, book criticism, Elmore Leonard, literary fiction, mystry, writing
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Tradition and the Individual Talent – T.S.Eliot
[This is in a sense a public service announcement of sorts, a refresher, if you will, for poets and would be poets of all stripes among us. Eliot’s erudition is bullet proof. If you don’t study the masters, you will … Continue reading
So here we go again! NYT “10 Best Books of 2014”
Something to argue about or totally ignore (NYT) The year’s best books, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. We should be so grateful for this priceless direction. The Times used to have the best readers/critics … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
Tagged aardvark, American Literature, authors, book criticism, book criticism 2014, book critics, books, Lost in Space, NYT, nytbr, platypus
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