Stephen Mallory EEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOO Challenge Accepted
Blogalong The Fountainhead Part V
Stephen Mallory EEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOO Challenge Accepted
Stephen Mallory EEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOO Challenge Accepted
Part 2 Chapters Vi-X In which rather a lot happens in a very short space of time... In this post I want to talk about two things. There are many other things to talk about, but in order to stop myself from becoming too derailed I shall stick to two. 1) Roark and Dominique-what the … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead IV
End of Part I- Part II chapter V Apologise in advance for ranty incoherent nature... Oooo Dominique Francon. I kind of love Rand for creating such a lovely set up, you think the book's all about a couple of men's lives, one who follows the rules one who is morally obliged to break them, then … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part III
See you later, alligator. Bye-bye, butterfly. Not too soon, you big baboon. In a while, crocodile. Out the door, dinosaur. Give a hug, ladybug. Take care, polar bear. See you soon, raccoon. To your house, little mouse. In a blizzard, little lizard. In a shake, garter snake. Time to scoot, warty newt. Don't meander, salamander. … Continue reading See you later alligator…
Sunday Lent Poem 47 Please find below, the second of two poems sent to us by noted poet, playwright and author Alice Shapiro (@crackedpoems) Desire Alice Shapiro A friend is a second self --Aristotle The cries of Lois the dearth of shame the help of brothers the force of disdain the books of poets the … Continue reading Last Poem for Lent – Easter Sunday
Saturday Lent Poem 46 I cannot tell you how excited I am to be able to include this poem (and tomorrows!) on the blog. Almost the day I started tweeting as LeedsBookClub, I was fortunate enough to become friends with Alice Shapiro (@CrackedPoems). Born in Georgia, USA, she is an accomplished poet, playwright and author. … Continue reading Poetry for Lent – Saturday
Friday Lent Poem 45 22nd A deeply personal choice, this poem is on the mass card for my grandmother. It perfectly captures how I feel about her. With every poem I’ve read in the last six weeks, I’ve been reminded constantly that ‘we read to know we are not alone’. Resurrection Vladimir Holan (Translated by … Continue reading Poetry for Lent – Good Friday
Some Basic Rules 1) Do Not Read This Book Whilst Pissed 2) Do Not Shout At This Book After Reading This Book Whilst Pissed. It Is A Book. The Characters Cannot Hear You. They Are Fictional. So yeah, Dominique's a cow-bag, isn't she? "Oh I'm going to make no fucking sense, I'm going to lead … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part II
Lenten Poetry Challenge Well, I'm in the last stretch now, and I've enjoyed reading all these so much. I think my personal favourite (so far) is included here - On the back of a photograph. As always, please let me know your thoughts about the poems! Thursday Lent Poem 44 Everyone Sang Siegfried Sassoon Everyone … Continue reading Poetry for Lent Nos 41-44
Introduction, and Chapters I-VIII Not knowing that much about Ayn Rand apart from what I could find through google/wikipedia (no librarian points for Jess), I was surprised how much I found to empathise with in her introduction to The Fountainhead, written 25 years after its publication. One particular sentence stood out for me; when she … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part 1