Synopsis: Leopold Bloom spends a day wandering through Dublin on June 16, 1904. Modern literature will never be the same again. My Take: Ulysses is my literary white whale. I’ve sat down to try and read it a couple of times, but have never had the requisite endurance or appreciation. I get the feeling that [...]
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“Ulysses”, James Joyce
August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Literature, Owned But Unread, Unfinished
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"Safire's Political Dictionary", William Safire
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics, Quotes, Unfinished
Synopsis: A founding member of the US conservative intelligensia and former Nixon speech-writer pens a fastidiously researched, dry witted and very smart dictionary of political language. Why can’t Australian conservative intellectuals be as clever as this? My Take: Safire is a member of that class of US conservatives whose ranks have been purged to the [...]
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