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  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin

    Elaine

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a strong story, but it was too long and filled with tortuous soliloquies that could’ve been cut in half. I cared a lot more about Uncle Tom’s story than Eliza’s story, but both were nice to hear. The narrator’s editorial comments generally took me out of the story. But all that… Read more

  • Moby Dick Book Review

    Elaine

    Moby Dick would be truly great—in my humble opinion—if an editor could divide the book into Moby Dick and Addendum Encyclopedic Account of Whaling in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Though Ishmael takes careful pains to educate his readers on all there is to know about whaling et al, I’d say it’s quite unnecessary for a casual… Read more

  • The Scarlet Letter Book Review

    Elaine

    The Scarlet Letter was originally published in 1850, but it reads much older, perhaps intentionally, as a historical fiction set in the mid 17th century. As such, it is not today what I would consider an example of engaging writing—Nathaniel Hawthorne passes years with a few rambling sentences until he happens upon a plot-promoting point… Read more

  • The Last of the Mohicans Book Review

    Elaine

    I rate The Last of the Mohicans 8/10 The first half was sufferably long-winded and dull, but by the second-half, the wordiness seemed quaint and charming, and I read with real interest and enthusiasm. This might imply that the action didn’t start until the second half, but not so. The entire thing was an action-packed-adventure-war… Read more

  • A few failures

    Elaine

    One week in, and I’ve already failed. I’m only halfway through The Last of the Mohicans; review forthcoming.  Instead, let me write about a couple of bad interviews.  I will preface these anecdotes by saying that I am very happy in my job and career, and I’m thankful to have a means to pay the… Read more

  • Best to start somewhere

    Elaine

    An Introduction Ahoy! (because this is my first blog, and I don’t know how to begin) Speaking of not knowing how to start, this blog is but an introduction to the future blogs I plan to write. I decided a fair few months ago to write a blog, I decided a fair few weeks ago… Read more