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God is indeed a jealous God —
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A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
Similes: Lovely
Lovely as sleep. —Bion
Lovely as an angel’s dream. —Emily Brontë
Lucid and lovely as the morning star. —Michael Bruce
Lovely and piteous, like a frosted flower. —Helen G.Cone
Lovely as seraphs. —Washington Irving
Lovely as lilies ungathered. —Harriet E. Hamilton King
Lovely as is the maiden moon in May. —Walter Malone
Lovely as adolescence. —Ouida
Lovely as an obelisk in a desert. —Thomas Nelson Page
Lovely as light. —Matthew Prior
Lovely as the Lord of Night. —Ramayana
Lovely as the smiling infant spring. —Sir Walter Scott
Lovely as nymphs. —Robert Southey
Lovely as the youthful dreams of Hope. —Robert Southey
Future fight!
Orwell vs. Huxley
wear several hats.
i am, as they say, about this life.
“Snacks of the great scribblers” by Wendy MacNaughton
Walt Whitman began the day with oysters and meat, while Gustave Flaubert started off with what passed for a light breakfast in his day: eggs, vegetables, cheese or fruit, and a cup of cold chocolate.
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun
by Alan Rickman
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227,301 plays
Alan Rickman reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
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Flavorwire: Contemporary Short Novels for your Summer Reading Pleasure
Now that the balmy days of summer are upon us, it’s time to pack your bag with books (or your e-reader of choice) for some beach reading. You could get bold and try to tackle the likes of Ulysses,Anna Karenina, or Infinite Jest, but maybe you’d be better off polishing off shorter but still substantial fare. Short novels (defined as being about 120 to 200 pages long) aren’t low on quality content just because they’re low on pages — they are, in fact, part of a great tradition that includes classics like The Turn of the Screw, Candide, Death in Venice, and The Call of the Wild. If you’re on the lookout for more contemporary shorties, though, we’ve got you covered. Along with books published in the past few years, we’ve also included some first-time English translations that have come out recently.
Just to keep things interesting, we’ve chosen a wide variety of stories and styles, including many entries from small, indie presses. The list below features a book-length paragraph, a novel composed entirely of dialog, and a tale that’s half-told by a virus. We’ve also got a unique batch of authors including a Nazi resistor and two Muslim anti-fundamentalists, as well as four women writers (take that, V.S. Naipaul! ). If that weren’t enough, this batch of authors and books is by no means centered here in the States — you’ll travel to South Africa, the Netherlands, Egypt, and Bangladesh. Oh, and there’s a pit stop into the future too. Best of all, since these are all short novels, you’ll be able to peel through a bunch of them fairly quickly and have a fine sense of accomplishment at the end.
— Jason Gross, Flavorwire
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Just finished reading this today. As much as I’d love to give you guys a full in-depth review…I’d rather not.
But I do recommend it, it’s wonderfully written, witty, and towards the end it is literally impossible to put down. It’s a sort of mix of historical fiction and fantasy but it is executed rather well.
I will say this, it was a bit hard to get through, not that the writing is difficult but it drags on a little in the beginning as some books tend to do. I implore you to get through the slow bits, it’s worth it I promise. It will be rewarding to see all the secrets revealed and how things play out.
Another thing to note is the characters. The character development is pretty on point at least with the main characters. By the way there are A LOT of characters. There’s a lot of everything to be quite honest, it is rather content heavy. It’s a long book but that’s because Clarke takes you on such a journey and really thrusts you into a 19th-century England where magic exists. There’s something like 200 footnotes, all detailing this rich magical history that she’s created and she did a great job. As you delve into this magical world you meet a lot of different characters. I have to say it was very hard to like most of them. That was another reason I found it hard to get through because I couldn’t bare to read about the villains in the story (or who I named as villains, it’s a morally ambiguous tale where the fight between good and evil really isn’t a priority) so I would put it down and brood for days only to come back to it and force my way through those specific chapters. I know that doesn’t sound pleasant but like I said before, the book rewards you for your patience.
Read it, (I think) you’ll like it.
oh dear, that was a sort of review wasn’t it?
oh phooey. *snaps fingers.
This is beautiful.
