Thoughts about reading fiction, nonfiction, & children's books, new & old
Subject Tag: fables
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
Written by Rebecca Reid on Thursday, June 18, 2009 Filed under: Fiction, ReviewsTo my relief, I was not the only one at the book club meeting that didn’t love this month’s choice!
I don’t usually read modern fiction; it’s just not my thing, and I can’t really say way. Maybe I’m just always reading the “wrong” modern fiction and so it has a bad rap in my mind. [...]
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- Tags: Christianity, dreams, fables, goals, religion, spirituality
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Written by Rebecca Reid on Monday, February 23, 2009 Filed under: Fiction, ReviewsIn George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the boars lead the other farm animals in a revolution against Mr. Jones’, in hope of a better life. Together, the animals take over Manor Farm, making it their own farm. Running a farm is a lot of work, but the farm animals are convinced the work is worth it [...]
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- Tags: allegory, fables, history, politics
Aesop’s Fables with Introduction by G.K. Chesterton
Written by Rebecca Reid on Thursday, June 12, 2008 Filed under: Child/Young Adult, Fiction, ReviewsIn his introduction to a 1912 translation by V.S. Vernon Jones of Aesop’s Fables (available online here via Project Gutenberg), G.K. Chesterton claimed that Aesop’s fame “was all the more deserved because he never deserved it.” Chesterton continued:
“The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong [...]
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- @bibliosue I'm okay! I'm just taking a blogging break. Been rather stressed. Definitely still reading. Eager for Weds. bk club mtng!
- I'm starting to go cross-eyed so I'm off. have a nice night. I'll be quiet this weekend, I think.
- @BiblioEva i was just checking who I follow and those are the 3 melissas I see. but haven't checked who follows me for long time
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- @BiblioEva will read your "creating a booklist" post later because I'm sure it's one I'll enjoy :) and I'm feeling braindead...