Thought You Didn’t Like: Charles Dickens?
Okay, if you’re not into Victorian London or orphans, this guy’s a bit of a tough sell. My long-standing associations with Dickens were limited to “please, sir, I’d like some more” and muppets. I...
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Thought You Didn’t Like: Ernest Hemingway?
I hear ya; The Old Man And The Sea was brutally boring to my angsty 15-year-old self. Maybe you read Hills Like White Elephants in high school and (like me) totally didn’t get that it was about...
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Thought You Didn’t Like: George Orwell?
For some, George Orwell smacks of grade nine English class. When you spend the better part of a term dissecting a book that you didn’t even choose for yourself, it’s understandable that the joy might...
View ArticlePoetry Conversion: Recommendation The First
Hear me out: POETRY IS NOT NECESSARILY ALL DAFFODILS AND FORCED RHYMING. I thought poetry was the laaaaaamest for a long time; that is, until I read the first poem that ever gave me chills. Fern Hill...
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Thought You Didn’t Like: Terry Pratchett?
You knew it was coming. I’m letting my geek flag fly on this one, kids. I have read every Discworld novel between 2 and 20 times (no exaggeration) and once made a trip all the way to Arizona to...
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Thought You Didn’t Like: Stephen King?
The reasons why you’re not interested in Stephen King: I’m not into horror/I can’t stomach gore/I’ve already seen the movies/I prefer my reading a little more highbrow. Are you recognizing yourself in...
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Poetry Conversion, lesson the fifth
Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus According to Brueghel when Icarus fell it was spring a farmer was ploughing his field the whole pageantry of the year was awake tingling near the edge of the sea...
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Poetry Conversion: Valentine’s Day Edition!
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for...
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