i have not read much gothic(45), so i do not know how it uses gothic structures beyond the obvious: castle, sublime isolation, dangerous...

211121: another reason to improve my french reading. read at least three times. this slim novella is exactly what i want in romance:...

210606: this is family epic set through modern history of uganda, seen from feminist point of view. that is, confronting patriarchal...

Six Months Among The Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, And Volcanoes Of The Sandwich Islands 110317: i surprised myself by so enjoying this...

Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century 100817: an excellent critical/anthology work. several stories i have read before (and i...

The Hidden Ways Beauty Shapes Women's Lives 230618: this is an excellent work on the getting, living, giving, of beauty. primarily by...

210624: when i took art history at u i really did not enjoy it, now i see it everywhere, love it everywhere, am endlessly fascinated by...

110707: i read this as existential romance when i read it in translation, quick, charming, bittersweet, but it is now, reading it in...

Gustaf Lannestock (Translator), Richard B. Vowles (Introduction) 270315: bleak, believable, banal, beautiful- best dystopia of which i...

(Ester Nilsson #2) Saskia Vogel(Translator) 280419: impressive interior monologue of mistress in an affair of several years, with...

221218: i usually have more luck with nobel and booker than other prizes, pulitzer, hugo, nebula, edgar, kirkus, giller, governor...

201108 later addition: i should add my feelings about the book, not just the time. for it is beautifully written as diary, mundane...

200715: [book:Lolita|7604] from the girl's perspective is problematic characterisation. vanessa is not so clearly child but child...

Liz Heron (Translator) 210904: this is much more scholarly take on the story of [book:The Passion of Artemisia|8184087], so maybe not as...

210519: never studied the 'primary' hellenic texts, histories (euripides etc.) or current archaeological, historical work surrounding...

Stephen Snyder (Translator), Markus Juslin (Translator) 131119: i think i will give this an immediate review, without reflection,...

Charlotte Whittle (Translator), César Aira (Introduction) 201011: not for everyone but definitely for me. haunting, hypnotic, harrowing....

basic [book:Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic Writings|203362] 140913: this is Volume 3: part 5, ethics and politics, investigates those areas...

Sex and Philosophy Catherine Porter(Translation) 120619: this is fascinating. this will reward future rereads, much as sex rewards...

The Thinking of Simone De Beauvoir Anne Lavelle (Translator) 190318: i have read several on and by de beauvoir, with the intent of...