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Ignorance by Milan Kundera
Kundera’s novel, Ignorance, follows themes similar to several of his other novels, with the concentration of this one on nostalgia, on what people believe they should be feeling at a given momen… more →
Passion for Reading
"Hold that door! Can you punch floor 23,115, please?"
mcmannes wrote 3 weeks ago: ‘Space elevator’ wins $900,000 NASA prize – space – 06 November 2009 – … more →
Rethinking relativity: Is time out of joint? - space - 21 October 2009 - New Scientist
mcmannes wrote 1 month ago: EVER since Arthur Eddington travelled to the island of Príncipe off Africa to measure starlight bend … more →
Lynne McTaggart: Why Dan Brown's Science Fiction Is Mostly Fact
mcmannes wrote 1 month ago: Written by: Lynne McTaggart: Why Dan Brown’s Science Fiction Is Mostly Fact “One of the … more →
A few thoughts on Nabokov's Lolita
wewatchandlearn wrote 2 months ago: Loved by many, reviled by many more, Lolita ranks 4 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 be … more →
Review of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES by Cormac McCarthy
Rhoda wrote 6 months ago: When characters are forced to confront the vagaries and consummate powers of nature, they are galvan … more →
American Literature
katykins wrote 1 year ago: So I only got a B on my American Literature Midterm. I talked to the professor after class today, an … more →
Ignorance by Milan Kundera
vivekisms wrote 3 years ago: Kundera’s novel, Ignorance, follows themes similar to several of his other novels, with the co … more →
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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vivekisms wrote 3 years ago: Bought this book at a whim and did not wish to read it for a long long time, till I picked it up and … more →
Nineteen Eighty-Four
vivekisms wrote 3 years ago: Mr. Orwell never manages to disappoint me. This is the fifth time I am reading it and honestly it … more →
The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
vivekisms wrote 3 years ago: On a breezy Sunday afternoon, I happened to read ” The Death Of Vishnu” by Manil Suri. I … more →
