One of the vague projects that followed me out of my Master’s degree involves re-reading some of the century-old children’s books I loved when I used to walk to my grandmother’s house after middle school and read (and read and read) them. The past few days saw me working through two of Gene Stratton Porter’s [...]
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Limberlost Quagmires
Posted in reviews, tagged America, contradiction, election, freckles, gene stratton porter, identity, limberlost, politics on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I feel like I know you from somewhere.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, book, culture, Latin, Steinbeck on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Though I realize this may make me unworthy of love, employment, or life, I must admit that I’ve never read The Grapes of Wrath. I don’t know why; most books I haven’t read despite many, many entreaties to do so can be attributed to some combination of time and pigheadedness. But when I needed a [...]
