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I read it somewhere that Donna Tartt stopped speaking to her father since the early 1980s, so I wonder if that's why the deadbeat dad has been a recurring trope in her works.
I am still reading Dracula. I have just read the part in which Dracula's ship arrives in Whitby's harbour. Besides this one I am also reading Stranger in a Strange Land and The Teachings of Don Juan. The next books I intend to read are To Kill a Movking Bird and Jane Eyre.
Dunno how you have time to read all that including DICKENS! It would take me 2 months just to read the Dickens. I read OLIVER about 15 years ago. Enjoyed it because I love Bill Sykes. Look forward to your extended discussion. And you have to see OLIVER! (exclamation point part of the title of the 1968 musical. If you dislike musicals you will not like Nancy's song "As Long as He Needs Me" about how Nancy will never leave Bill, even though he beats her. ha !) The 1948 David Lean film is very good (as is his 1946 film of GREAT EXPECTATIONS) Julius Cesar is a terrific Shakespeare. Do they make students learn the "Friends, Romans, Countrymen..." speech in school? Not sure if they still do but for decades this was part of English class memorization. I remember people standing on chairs doing it for the class, but I honestly couldn't tell you if girls did it ! If not I wonder what they were required to memorize. Haircut looks great! Look forward to the next one.
Haha well I've been reading Oliver Twist very slowly, so that's probably why I'm managing quite well with it! :) Bill Sykes is a great character, and Nancy too! I saw the film musical long before I read the book. Nancy's death was something that horrified me as a young one when I saw it. Thanks, I cut my own hair, so good to know it's not a complete mess (you should see the back! :P )
Sure, I mean literature that tries to prescribe certain moral, political, or social attitudes in a way that is forced. That's not to say that I don't think art should touch on these themes. I think a book will always be about morality in some sense at least, even if its very loosely, but when the plot and characters are twisted out of shape to become a mouthpiece for a writer to lecture the reader, that's what I call polemic. Hope this clarifies the point :)
Hey Joshua, my favorite Tartt book is the little friend… she is a master!
I'll be ranking her books in my video next week as it happens! :)
@@JoshuaJClarkeKelsall that is great! Excited to hear your thoughts.
I read it somewhere that Donna Tartt stopped speaking to her father since the early 1980s, so I wonder if that's why the deadbeat dad has been a recurring trope in her works.
That might make a lot of sense if it's the case.
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Thank you! :)
@@JoshuaJClarkeKelsall thank you
I am still reading Dracula. I have just read the part in which Dracula's ship arrives in Whitby's harbour. Besides this one I am also reading Stranger in a Strange Land and The Teachings of Don Juan. The next books I intend to read are To Kill a Movking Bird and Jane Eyre.
Hope you're still enjoying it. Some great books coming up there as well :)
Dunno how you have time to read all that including DICKENS! It would take me 2 months just to read the Dickens. I read OLIVER about 15 years ago. Enjoyed it because I love Bill Sykes. Look forward to your extended discussion. And you have to see OLIVER! (exclamation point part of the title of the 1968 musical. If you dislike musicals you will not like Nancy's song "As Long as He Needs Me" about how Nancy will never leave Bill, even though he beats her. ha !) The 1948 David Lean film is very good (as is his 1946 film of GREAT EXPECTATIONS) Julius Cesar is a terrific Shakespeare. Do they make students learn the "Friends, Romans, Countrymen..." speech in school? Not sure if they still do but for decades this was part of English class memorization. I remember people standing on chairs doing it for the class, but I honestly couldn't tell you if girls did it ! If not I wonder what they were required to memorize. Haircut looks great! Look forward to the next one.
Haha well I've been reading Oliver Twist very slowly, so that's probably why I'm managing quite well with it! :) Bill Sykes is a great character, and Nancy too! I saw the film musical long before I read the book. Nancy's death was something that horrified me as a young one when I saw it. Thanks, I cut my own hair, so good to know it's not a complete mess (you should see the back! :P )
Can you explain more about "literature as a polemic " please?
Sure, I mean literature that tries to prescribe certain moral, political, or social attitudes in a way that is forced. That's not to say that I don't think art should touch on these themes. I think a book will always be about morality in some sense at least, even if its very loosely, but when the plot and characters are twisted out of shape to become a mouthpiece for a writer to lecture the reader, that's what I call polemic. Hope this clarifies the point :)
@@JoshuaJClarkeKelsall thank you. I think I'm going to learn a lot from your channel.