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Alice, the White Rabbit, and Nixon: Short rounds, audio edition
That is not a “Go Ask Alice” reference, though I suppose it could. I’m kicking this week off with an audiobook short round. First up is The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, read by Scarlett Johansson . I reviewed the … Continue reading
Reading 1984 in 2025
This is a buddy read with Cyberkitten! I distinctly remember reading 1984 for the first time in high school, as it was the most depressing thing I’d encountered since Flowers for Algernon. and yet it’s one I’ve returned to time … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, Reviews
Tagged "classic", dissent, Fiction 2025, George Orwell, Man vs State, Marxism, ReRead
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Animal Farm
Recently I realized that it had been as many as twenty years since I read Animal Farm, as I can remember reading it in early high school (1999, 2000 perhaps). A lot of water has flown under the bridge since … Continue reading
Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know
Years ago I stumbled upon a podcast called “Great Works in Western Literature” by a man named Joseph Pearce, and immediately a became fan of it. Pearce’s love of literature was infectious, especially seeing I was just beginning to read … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, General, Religion and Philosophy, Reviews
Tagged "classic", Catholicism, Christianity, Joseph Pearce, literature, religion
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Visiting with Huey on the Mississippi
Good morning from the Mississippi river. For the last few days I’ve been in Natchez, enjoying the sights of a rare southern town that has not lost its soul to Progress: its city streets are marked by people and shops, not … Continue reading
My Name is Asher Lev
How to describe My Name is Asher Lev? The book opens with Asher himself describing himself as an apostate, a traitor, a mocker — and yet the reader will find no cruel intentions here, only a young man struggling with … Continue reading
Paradiso
Paradiso© trans. 2007 Anthony Esolen, original 14th century by Dante Alighieri544 pages including notes & appendices I’ve gotta hand it to Dante, at least the character Dante. I though I’d fallen hard for a woman, but against him there is … Continue reading
Persuasion
Persuasion© 1817 Jane Austen249 pages Persuasion is the story of a young couple broken apart by the young woman (Anne’s) family convincing her that her beau doesn’t have enough money or social standing to be a good match for her. … Continue reading
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby© F. Scott Fitzgerald It is interesting how the passage of years can suddenly alter a reader’s take on a given book. Take The Great Gatesby, for instance, which I read in early college and was so underwhelmed by that … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, Reviews
Tagged "classic", 1920s, American Literature, Classics Club Strikes Back, F Scott Fitzgerald
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Selections from “How Dante Can Save Your Life”
Review of Book Great art speaks with wisdom and authority to what is eternal in the human condition. The presence of God radiated from the Chartres cathedral so powerfully that it even pierced the dark wood into which I had … Continue reading
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