Tag Archives: books

In which everybody dies and there are prostitutes.

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

This afternoon at 1 I take my MA comprehensive exams, which means there has been a lot of studying lately. I have been reviewing all the books I’ve read over the past two years and tracing connections across genres and … Continue reading →

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Why I love DC: Capitol Hill Books

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person of a certain book love must be in want of more books. It is another truth that sometimes two of the aforementioned people will marry each other and have to buy … Continue reading →

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We weren’t made to starve in fig trees.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Remember how I’m a commitaphobe? Well this semester has been especially painful for my indecisive self because this is the last semester of my MA which means… picking a thesis topic. Even though I selected the extra class/ shorter thesis … Continue reading →

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After the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

Confession: Despite my whining (see here, here, and here), I actually love Proust. Chances are good that if you have spoken to me any time in the last 4 months, I have probably talked your ear off about Proust at … Continue reading →

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To love another person… Even Russell Crowe.

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

HAVE YOU SEEN LES MISERABLES YET????? (Note: It is only through a sheer willpower that I am resisting the urge to write this entire post in all caps. Still, if the occasional sentence slips through in my Owen Meany type, … Continue reading →

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Deception, Frustrated Desire, Nothingness: THIS IS PROUST

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

In 15 minutes, I have my final exam for my Proust class. Which obviously means that it is time for “Quotes from my notes on Proust II.”  (See part I, the midterm edition, here.) After all that happy love on … Continue reading →

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Shared Existence

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

“At its most intense, reading is empathy, shared existence.” -Yves Bonnefoy Confession: There is no one that I love that doesn’t love books. I don’t mean that in a snobbish way, because loving books doesn’t necessarily signify erudition. Loving books … Continue reading →

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Anguish, suffering, deception, separation: This is Proust.

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

I am supposed to be studying for my Proust midterm that starts in 45 minutes, but I was instead wasting time on Pinterest (totally legitimate precursor to studying). I came across this and I love it: However, I am skeptical … Continue reading →

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Reality hits like a stack of Proust

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Chances are, if you have been reading this lately, you have two emotions: “Hey, it’s kind of fun reading these daily posts since Hannah used to post only once a week … And those pictures are kind of cool… Aww, … Continue reading →

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All Over but the Shoutin’

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

A good book is one that changes you. A good book picks at your heart until there is a part loose and then it inserts itself inside of that fissure and slowly changes how you feel and think.  A good … Continue reading →

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