Sinnertwin wrote:I've been considering Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Thoughts?
Sinnertwin wrote:I've been considering Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Thoughts?
Va'al wrote:Moving on with my reading list for teaching. Currently on Gissing's New Grub Street.
Next up:
Nabokov - Lolita
Carter - Nights at the Circus
Dunn - Up the Junction
Cowan - Pig
Levy - Swimming Home
If I can fit them in, I'd like to finally get round to Patrick Ness' Chaos Walking trilogy.
Va'al wrote:I've read bits of it, but it'll be interesting to see how it works with the other 'realist' texts we're doing. I enjoy Carter's writing usually, so I'm not worried about it.
And I want to see what my students make of it, really.
njb902 wrote:Va'al wrote:I've read bits of it, but it'll be interesting to see how it works with the other 'realist' texts we're doing. I enjoy Carter's writing usually, so I'm not worried about it.
And I want to see what my students make of it, really.
I'm not sure I know what you mean by "realist", or how a book about a flying women fits there.
Va'al wrote:njb902 wrote:Va'al wrote:I've read bits of it, but it'll be interesting to see how it works with the other 'realist' texts we're doing. I enjoy Carter's writing usually, so I'm not worried about it.
And I want to see what my students make of it, really.
I'm not sure I know what you mean by "realist", or how a book about a flying women fits there.
It's 'magical realism'.
njb902 wrote:Va'al wrote:njb902 wrote:Va'al wrote:I've read bits of it, but it'll be interesting to see how it works with the other 'realist' texts we're doing. I enjoy Carter's writing usually, so I'm not worried about it.
And I want to see what my students make of it, really.
I'm not sure I know what you mean by "realist", or how a book about a flying women fits there.
It's 'magical realism'.
Is that some kind of food?
Seriously though I do read a lot, but I'm not all that familiar with literary nomenclature.
Va'al wrote:njb902 wrote:Va'al wrote:njb902 wrote:Va'al wrote:I've read bits of it, but it'll be interesting to see how it works with the other 'realist' texts we're doing. I enjoy Carter's writing usually, so I'm not worried about it.
And I want to see what my students make of it, really.
I'm not sure I know what you mean by "realist", or how a book about a flying women fits there.
It's 'magical realism'.
Is that some kind of food?
Seriously though I do read a lot, but I'm not all that familiar with literary nomenclature.
Not to entirely trust Wikipedia, but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_realism
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