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4/5 STARS - My first meeting with Zorn's music was when I first listen to the successful Naked city Album and i was fascinated by his amazing ability to do so complicate music with metallic sound ....
From a Queen's Speech modelled more closely on adolescent sex than parliamentary convention (hours of breathless anticipation, then wham, bam, thank you Ma'am, it's over in about two seconds), I learned two things.
My review of Girl With A Pearl Earring has recently been linked to a book list. While I appreciate the link, I must admit it has stirred up in me some unintended ripples. It’s the title of the list: ‘101 Books Every Woman...
This year, my personal goal was to read 24 books. I’m happy to report that I have already exceeded this goal, and it’s only November. I’m indeed a little proud of myself. I have already read 27 books so far, probably 28 by this...
Elizabeth Wurtzel’s Groundbreaking Memoir Love her or hate her, Elizabeth Wurtzel's autobiographical novel became an instant global phenomenon on its release in 1994. The New York Times stated, “By turns wrenching and...
“Do I terrify? — / So, so, Herr Doktor. So, Herr Enemy.” – Sylvia Plath, Lady Lazarus. Redemption comes in many different forms. It is easy to criticize, especially when it comes to whole swathes of humanity, especially when I...
Dual Narratives That Make One Compelling Crime Story Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman combine their crime writing talents to create a tale of two characters with intertwined fates. They fall into a life of crime, working for...
When was the last time you wrote a letter? A real letter, in your own hand? Not since boarding school, in my case although there was one, just for fun, sent to a friend last year. It took 10 days to reach Mumbai. If I become...
At this point, we probably know more about what a memoir is not – it’s not a multicultural tear-jerker about a dying son (“The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams,” by Nasdijj), an Oprah-approved tale of rehab and regret...
This thread will be less an autobiography (I recommend though, to anyone that had not yet read DCD fantastic and mostly autobiographical post, to do it now; here the link: http://academy.galilean-library.org/...ead.php?t=7715...
