Watchmen, on Heroes and Monsters
After the horrible experience of reading Foe, I got to read Watchman. I had watched the movie prior to reading this book, but it didn’t give me the best picture. Lots of people have said they really liked Watchman, I … Continue reading → Continue reading →
A Foe of a book.
Foe. I actually was pretty surprised I enjoyed the book, considering the fact that Robinson Crusoe was a book or concept I was not a fan of. Though, just like Crusoe was in Robinson Crusoe, Susan was a bit of a whiney narrator, I feel more inclined to sympathize with her as she has […]
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“Watchmen”
When I first began reading “Watchmen,” I didn’t like it- and I didn’t want to admit it, because everyone I talked to said they liked it. Some even admitted being very excited to read it! Truth is, I found “Watchmen” … Continue reading →
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Survival In Auschwitz
I apologize for the late blog posts! But anyways, With that being said, I thought that Survival in Auschwitz was undeniably, a remarkable piece. Not going to lie though, upon initially reading it, I was definitely a bit spooked.. like … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Hernandez and Borges
. Regarding Borges and Daisy Dolls, I thought that his and Hernandez’ works were equally entertaining. First though, I would say that Daisy Dolls was definitely a rather odd piece. The concept was no doubt intriguing, but I do think … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Primo Levi
After reading “Survival in Auschwitz”, I can easily say that it’s my favorite of all the books I’ve read so far this year. While the subject matter Levi was writing about was horrifying and tragic, the way in which he … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Thoughts on Foe
I didn’t mind reading this story because it was quite short, but I really didn’t enjoy reading this book at all. After already reading Robinson Crusoe earlier in the year, the last thing I wanted to read was another story … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Foe… the foe?
Well, that was unexpected. Before last week I’d had no idea that Foe was a remodelled version of Robinson Crusoe. Interesting. I find it ironic that Susan struggles so much with her story being distorted by Foe, when the very … Continue reading →
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J M Coetzee, Foe
Video of lecture by Jon Beasley-Murray for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme
Foe
This is a novel with good themes. It has you consider the reality of isolation, the value of civilization, the fallacy involved in creating compelling literature, and, of course, the great mystery of the unknown, the dissolution of knowledge, and the ever-flowing substitute of imagination. Good themes—if only they weren’t presented so poorly. Like many, […]
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