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Leaping Into Mythology & The Struggles Of Translation
All in all this wasn't my favourite month of reading, but yet the reading will go on!
In April 2022 we covered 5 books on this channel. My favourite o…
3 years, 8 months ago
Beowulf (Unknown Poet) - Book Review
We're onto the epics again and it's about time some Germanic was thrown in the mix.
'Beowulf' by an unknown poet is a short poem written in Old Englis…
3 years, 8 months ago
Borges On Writing (Jorge Luis Borges) - Book Review
The subtleties of translation of prose are enigmatic, so I'm glad it's not my job.
'Borges On Writing' by Jorge Luis Borges is an edited transcript of…
3 years, 9 months ago
Medea And Other Plays (Euripides) - Book Review
The lady in this story takes the idiom of 'cutting off one's nose to spite one's face' to a whole nother level.
'Medea And Other Plays' by Euripides a…
3 years, 9 months ago
Rogue State (William Blum) - Book Review
The Mere Mortals review 'Rogue State' by William Blum.
Testing america by the same standards that get used to judge other countries. The facts are lay…
3 years, 9 months ago
Madness Saves The Day For This Month!
A book about crazy people (who are actually pretty sane) saved this month from being a mediocre washout.
In March we covered 4 books on this channel. …
3 years, 9 months ago
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey) - Book Review
For a bunch of people in a mental hospital there is a whole lot of decent sense making going on.
'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' by Ken Kesey is an …
3 years, 9 months ago
The Green House (Mario Vargas Llosa) - Book Review
There is a reason most writers stick to the standard narrative & chronological format .... and that's because it can be confusing as fuck without it!…
3 years, 9 months ago
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson) - Book Review
'Steve Jobs' by Walter Isaacson is a thick but well informed book into who Steve was, how many of the big brands we know today began and glimpses int…
3 years, 10 months ago
Dubliners (James Joyce) - Book Review
If you want to change your stereotypical impression of the Irish & Dublin .... then don't read this book.
'Dubliners' by James Joyce is a collection o…
3 years, 10 months ago