I'm an English major, which is really secondary to my simple love of literature and what words convey of the inner corridors of humanity, though it does help with my exposure to cramming in many more pages than I might normally take on willingly.
I tend toward literature of the late Victorian, early Modern periods as it is the era in...
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I'm an English major, which is really secondary to my simple love of literature and what words convey of the inner corridors of humanity, though it does help with my exposure to cramming in many more pages than I might normally take on willingly.
I tend toward literature of the late Victorian, early Modern periods as it is the era in history and art that I resonate with the most. I am, however, branching out more and more into the present era and enjoy Toni Morrison, almost every story I hear on NPR's Selected Shorts, W.S. Merwin, and a handful of others.
In my reviews of books I will write the sort of review I would like to read--one that tells a little about the plot or character development, but focuses mostly on what human thread the book details and how well it moves its reader to a new level of understanding of his or her own humanness.
I am signed up on Shelfari as an assignment for an Internet & American Life course; though personally am interested in this site to see what modern books I might be exposed to that are worthwhile. It would be very nice to admire some writers that are alive vs. always admiring ones that died quite a long time ago.
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