Category Archives: MUSINGS

Random thoughts, probably (but not necessarily) book related, that do not contain an actual book review.

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT, BY DYLAN THOMAS

When I think about Dylan Thomas, I immediately think about 1) the poem I am about to discuss, and 2) the first time I heard Dylan Thomas’s name, while listening to the Simon & Garfunkle, “A Simple Desultory Philippic” with my dad. I must have been about 12 or 13 and the lyrics really resonated …

March 1, 2012 – 2:41 pm | By Bethann | Posted in MUSINGS, READ IN 2012, REVIEWS | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

REVIEW: The Great Gatsby, BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

I couldn’t forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it …

May 16, 2011 – 2:59 pm | By Bethann | Posted in MUSINGS, QUOTES, READ IN 2011, REVIEWS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

What I’m Reading: Nov. 24

A while ago, while browsing through the extremely disorganized and extremely frustrating book shelves at Value Village, I stumbled across a Modern Library paperback edition of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, White Fang and To Build a Fire – all in one neat and tidy edition, and better yet, in perfect condition. I …

November 24, 2010 – 11:16 pm | By Bethann | Posted in MUSINGS, READ IN 2010, WHAT I'M READING | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)