http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/12/20/reading_today Comments On: Reading Today by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by jackseattle]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:56:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Amelia]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:26:42 -0800 The Stranger
Pay attention to the character of Pearl, how she is depicted, and recall the fact that Pearl is a slang term for clitoris.

Here endeth the lesson.
Posted by Chicago Fan]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:31:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by The Gay Recluse]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:39:48 -0800 The Stranger
The Scarlet Letter was a fluke first novel by an American Hack. The remainder of his body of work, remains largely and deservedly unknown, unread, and disliked.

We read The Scarlet Letter twice during school. Once in middle school and once in high school. The second time, the class had to choose a second Hawthorne novel...any of their individual choosing...and read it. Not one other student, all of whom loved reading, liked their chosen novel. And, I was the only one to choose The Blithedale Romance.

As I remember from the second reading, The Scarlet Letter was filled with symbolism of such weight, obviousness, and bluntness that they might as well have escaped from a Spielberg movie. Oh, I wonder what the A is for. The "psychological complexity" that most generally find enduring is not really complex. The characters are largely one-dimensional and hardly complex. Being tormented is not complexity if they never stop being tormented.

And, the writing, itself, is terrible. The sentence structure was dull, the word choice was uninspired. The tone was just plain blah. And, the whole novel should be burned at the stake.
Posted by TheMisanthrope]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:32:48 -0800 The Stranger Marble Faun one of these days.
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Posted by ivan]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:57:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Gitai]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:41:15 -0800 The Stranger Just don't hurt nobody,
'Less of course they ask you, in the..

--Garden of Earthly Delights - XTC
Posted by grtmlkuks]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:24:31 -0800 The Stranger NOT SHOULD see The Counerfeiters. NOT Really. Do whatever you want, imho

I looked up Slog search. Looks like Jen Graves gave The Counterfeiters a good review. And Dominic Holden got a weird postcard with The Counterfeiters on the front.

I really liked the DVD this week. Life is a concentration camp in my book. The scenes where they are scrubbing floors was especially inspiring. Twice a year in animal research laboratories I have to practically spitshine the goddamn ratholes for governmental inspection.

Do whatever you want! Disregard the idiotic egos that post on this site, imho
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