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Essays on literature, movies, sociological and cultural phenomena, the human condition, and current topics.
Master of Arts, Student of Life, Lover of Literature, Passionate Overthinker.
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Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 7/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book. Here’s what I read in July:
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Movie Moments: ‘The First Purge’
‘The Purge’ was well-made and inspired interesting discourse. The latest prequel, however, is definitely not worth your time. Here is my review.
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An Introduction to Estonian Literature, 3: Jaan Kross
Today’s introduction is to a paramount Estonian writer, Jaan Kross. He is the most translated and nationally and internationally best-known Estonian writer, even having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Zitateverzehr, 1: Hermann Hesse
Herzlich willkommen zu einer neuen Reflexionsreihe über Romane, Autoren, Worte und Wörter. In den als ‘Zitateverzehr’ getitelten Beiträgen beschäftige ich mich mit interessanten Zitaten aus gelesenen Büchern. Als ersten Literaten im Zitateverzehr möchte ich auf einen meiner absoluten Lieblingsautoren eingehen: Hermann Hesse.
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Literary Escapades. Annie Proulx: ‘Barkskins’
American author Annie Proulx is best known for her short story Brokeback Mountain (1997) and novel The Shipping News (1993), both of which have been adapted and received additional acclaim on the silver screen respectively. Barkskins (2016) is her newest and arguably most ambitious novel, reaching over 700 pages.
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Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 6/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book.
Here’s what I read in June:
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Movie Moments: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
As a long time fan of the band Queen my excitement about the biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) was quite high.
When the first reviews for Rhapsody trickled in, said excitement experienced quite a dip, but I still decided to give it a chance.
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‘Little Fires Everyhwere’: A unique adaptation from book to series
Celeste Ng’s novel Little Fires Everywhere (2017) is an in-depth study on the darker aspects of female and maternal psychology. The novel has been adapted into a miniseries recently, so let’s compare and contrast.
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Sada Raamatut. Michel Houellebecq: “Serotoniin”
Prantsuse skandaalkirjaniku Michel Houellebecqi uusim romaan “Serotoniin” sisaldab küll piisavalt misogüünsust ja suguelundeid, et olla selgelt osa Houellebecqi loomingust, kuid on võrdluses varasemate teostega lausa kasutajasõbralik. Kui kolm äkilist gängbängi ja näputäis pedofiiliat välja arvata.
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Literarische Abenteuer. Haike Hausdorf: ‘Watsons Welt: Zwischen Urlaubsstress und Umzugschaos’
Meine Rezension zum leicht-lustigen Unterhaltungsroman Watsons Welt: Zwischen Urlaubsstress und Umzugschaos.
