Category: Shakespeare

Readalongs: Macbeth and Doctor Sleep

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

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Hello, folks!  I have decided to take part in two read-alongs during the month of October. Number One The first is a read-along of Macbeth, which I guess I’m technically “hosting,” but it will be very informal.  The idea came about via a Twitter… Continue Reading “Readalongs: Macbeth and Doctor Sleep”

Category: Re-Reads, Read-Alongs, Shakespeare, Stephen King

Thoughts: As You Like It by William Shakespeare

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

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As You Like It by William Shakespeare Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 14 I have been away from Shakespeare for far too long. I have taken two courses in Shakespeare, one in college and one in graduate school. In both cases, we… Continue Reading “Thoughts: As You Like It by William Shakespeare”

Category: Book Review, British Literature, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Gender Studies, Homoeroticism, Homosocial Relationships, Pastoral, Play, Shakespeare

Review: Previously Read, Briefly Reviewed

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

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Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger This collection of short stories has been sitting on my shelf for about a year. I love J.D. Salinger, but I suppose I was a bit leery of reading his short stories, as I’ve only read his novel The… Continue Reading “Review: Previously Read, Briefly Reviewed”

Category: African-American, Andy Behrman, Book Review, Drama, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay Lit, J.D. Salinger, Langston Hughes, Rick Riordan, Scott Heim, Shakespeare, Short Story

Review: The Earlies Part 2

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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Freud for Beginners by Richard Appignanesi Doesn’t go into much depth about Freud’s theories, but it is a fun and fast introduction to all the major ideas. Definitely recommended for newcomers, such as myself. I’m a graduate student lterature and was looking for an… Continue Reading “Review: The Earlies Part 2”

Category: Appignanesi, Creative Non-Fiction, Drama, Fiction, Gay Lit, J.T. Leroy, Jonathan Culler, Rick Riordan, Shakespeare, Theory

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