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Heard sung outside on the street at around 9am: I do, I do, I do believe in faeries…
I finished reading Cormac McCarthy’s excellent The Road yesterday. Its sparse, exquisite prose reminded me of Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead as did the preoccupation with love and tenderness. However, while Gilead is about a place and staying there, [...]

Posted 07 February 2008 † Karie § Blogging § Literature ‡ Comments (1)

The Scandal of the Season

I am currently reading Sophie Gee’s “The Scandal of the Season” and it is a bewildering read.
The plot outline: 18th century Britain. Catholics and Protestants live side by side uneasily. The young poet Alexander Pope is heading to London to make his name. He encounters a situation he’ll later immortalise in the wonderful mock [...]

Posted 02 February 2008 † Karie § Literature ‡ Comments (0)