In which disinterest called for a hiatus – Ulysses Diaries, I
I am concurrently reading Ulysses with Jane Eyre, but since I got so absorbed with the story of the headstrong lady protagonist of the latter, I…
Read articleAlmost too late, but let’s do this – 2666 Diaries, V
For the sake of formally finishing the first chunkster diary of the year, let me repost some stuff and look back to this magnificent novel. Also…
Read articleTranslating the thoughts about the killings – 2666 Diaries, IV
The Part about the Crimes Yes, this time, I took my time to translate my buddy’s thoughts from Filipino or Taglish to English. Quite an effort…
Read articleAnd then there were two – 2666 Diaries, III
I don’t know what happened to our other buddies, but I’m glad that The Misanthropologist, yes, our still unnamed, elusive, not-so-anonymous friend, is still on. Who,…
Read articleHey guys, where are you? – 2666 Diaries, II
The Part about Amalfitano Whoops! This is a bit delayed for a part that’s not even over a hundred pages. You have to understand though that…
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The Part about the Critics Yes. It’s literally a diary. Wait. I’d rather call it a reading journal. It’s one of the things I resolved to…
Read articleGone With The Wind Diaries, VI
Day 21: 55, 56, 57, 58 Okay, so Scarlett is pregnant again. Rhett does not know it yet because he left as soon as he could…
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Day 17: 42, 43, 44 The South is slowly rebuilding. A new beginning, so to speak, and with this comes baby Ella, who is a little…
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Day 13: 34, 35 These are laugh-out-loud chapters for me! I love the conversation that Scarlett and Rhett had when the former visited the latter in…
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Day 09: 23, 24 The exodus. The farewell. And the first kiss! We see a different Scarlett here, driving an old horse with a sick woman,…
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Day 05: Chapters 10, 11, 12 Gerald O’Hara is supposed to take Scarlett back to Tara, but our Scarlett was able to blackmail him for losing…
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Day 01: Chapters 01, 02 Scarlett O’Hara spends an afternoon with the Tarleton twins, who are both interested in our protagonist. Scarlett is quite enjoying the…
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Day 21: 1075 – 1129 After the death of Prince Andrei, Princess Marya and Natasha develop a meaningful friendship. The animosity that they harbored against each other…
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Day 17: 878 – 935 It’s high time that I finally finish these diaries. It’s been too long. I have finished the book almost a month…
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Day 13: 644 – 682 This is the second half of Volume Three, Part One. We see here Nikolai in the battlefield. He is already an…
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Day 9: 418 – 488 It is spring time, and Prince Andrei visits the Rostovs regarding business matters. There are some beautiful passages in this part. An old…
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Day 5: 201 – 252 It is almost natural for Pierre to get all the attention after inheriting everything from his father. All of a sudden, every father…
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Day 1: Introduction – 56 It opens with a French dialogue. Introduction excluded, of course. There are footnotes for translation. I don’t know any French so…
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