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Literature assignment at Stars Hollow High School (Take Four)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a recurrent cultural reference in Gilmore Girls. We all remembered the little anecdote that involves Rory, Lindsay and a Mark-Twain’s-Head-Magnet. Moreover, I have noted at least two episodes, other than the first one, that … Continue reading
Literature assignment at Stars Hollow High School (Take Three)
11 P.M., in a little town lost somewhere in a surrealistic country named Belgium (Bel(le)-Gique – or something like that 😉 – in French). I am sipping some coffee (decaf actually – if knowing can make you reassured of my … Continue reading
Yeah, it is my first Melville (Take one)
Today, I received a French abreged version of Mobdy Dick by Herman Melville. Even if I originally planned of reading it in the English unabreged version, I think I will first give it a try with this one. If I fell unconditionally in … Continue reading
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Literature assignment at Stars Hollow High School (Take Two)
“Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Reading Like Rory Gilmore Challenge, Thoughts
Tagged Books, Challenge, Children classics, Classics, Curren, Gilmore girls, Quotes
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Please, let me introduce you to… Honoré de Balzac!
I have been very busy lately… I personally suspect a diabolic university plan to save us from an alleged boredom, typical of any not-related-to-university piece of life. Any kryptonite is welcomed to stop those “SuperUniveristyMan saves the world” momentums! Anyway, … Continue reading
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Tagged Balzac, Books, Classics, French literature, Law and Literature
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Measuring the World (Daniel Kehlmann) [Book review]
Author: Daniel Kehlmann Title: Measuring the world French title: Les arpenteurs du monde Original title: Die Vermessung der Welt Read in: French Genre: Novel, Historical novel Year: 2005 Pages: 272 pages. Rating: 5/5 “Humboldt imaginait Gauss en train d’observer au telescope, … Continue reading
Literature assignment at Stars Hollow High School (Take One)
The second novel of the Reading Like Rory Gilmore Challenge is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. I have already read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Therefore, I will probably jump on the opportunity of also making a review about it. I … Continue reading
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The Secret Garden (by Frances Hodgson Burnett) [Book review]
Author: Frances HODGSON BURNETT Title: The Secret Garden Genre: Children’s novel Year: 1910. Pages: 234 pages. Rating: 5/5. “She made herself stronger by fighting with the wind.” SUMMARY (from amazon.com) When orphaned Mary Lennox, lonely and sad, comes to live … Continue reading
You’re a regular Jack Kerouac (Take Four)
It is the first book on the list of the Reading Like Rory Gilmore Challenge. Season 1 – Episode 1: Lorelai goes to Luke’s in order to get her daily required dose of caffeine. A man approached her with the … Continue reading
You’re a regular Jack Kerouac (Take Three)
Who are you, Jack? Jack Kerouac was born on March 12th 1922 and he died on October 21th 1969. He was an American novelist and poet. He is considered as a literary iconoclast (i.e. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, … Continue reading
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