Reviews, read-alongs, and analysis of novels, short stories, poetry, and other literary occurrences with other tidbits thrown in to subvert expectation. Mainly a book review channel.
I loved his book on writing A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, but I have not been able to get into any of his fiction. Started Lincoln in the Bardo twice but...I can't.
The poet could be referring to poetry writing itself, which she lives for and will die for. And even her death is connected to her writing. “This” is what “you” are reading. “You” could be the reader. She is relying on “you” to keep her alive forever. Of course there could be a comparison to the feelings she has for a person, both loves passionate and eternal.
19:58 You guys will be happy to know about the upcoming new book then 😅 All jokes aside I’m loving this in-depth analysis, I’ve never seen anything like this before!
Excellent analysis. You end with "very bleak and very troubling, maybe that is all that is meant by it." This line hit me so hard omg and helped me understand Bukowski a little more, as someone with less knowledge of him than you. Your pointing out of living being the norm, as a contrast to death being rebellion was really interesting. thanks you for this
About her not beeing published in her lifetime: an american nobel laureate (don't remember the field or her name) had struggled through her life with research, without any recognition whatsoever. What have you been up to all these years? "I have enjoyed the privilege of beeing ignored".
couldn't help but notice you don't make videos about writing any more. are you just not interested in writing any more or are you doing it more as a private thing? have you published or recorded yourself reading any of your stories? I'm sure people who follow your channel would be interested. there must be at least one you feel is finished and you want people to hear/read
Towards the end of the writers quotes series I started feeling like I was repeating a lot and not adding much value. So I've started working notes into the short story discussion and novel read along videos. I have a "101 writing tips" series planned, and it's going to be better put together. So I want to take the time and do it right. Thanks for being here and being interested.
zombies have jumped the shark in popular culture, but the main themes that keep coming up are seeing a loved one who has become an unthinking monster (dementia) and the survivors fighting each other as you mentioned which also cross over with Mad Max and other disaster porn type films
I love it every single time that you explain this poem, my darling husband. Please consider reading the powerful poem called "Chicago, City on the Make," by the genius poet-novelist, Mr. Nelson Algren. It happens to be My Favorite Poem in the Whole Entire Holy World.
Interesting how you mentioned killing your darlings. That's the most unique breakdown I've heard of that quote. Kind of reminds me of what Clive Barker said in an interview about him enjoying turning the statue quo and beloved ideas on their head. Though this is more personal. Its a very good bit of advice, i'll be using it! Thanks!
Thanks for being here. You know....I don't even know that I know what Clive Barker looks like, haha. I've read some of his stuff, bit haven't even heard anything about him in forever.
What's up? Huge fan of your work! Your analysis really helped me view literature in a deeper way! Also your hot takes on books were hilarious. I remember you were miserable during Harry Potter and Hitchhikers guide! Can't wait to dive into this video. 🔥👍
I have to say something because this is the first time I have seen someone (besides myself) disagree with the popular interpretation of this poem. I have always thought that this poem had been misinterpreted. I do admit that I never considered "yellow wood" to being an autumnal forest - mostly because yellow woods are trees that grow in my country, and I just assumed that he was naming the tree (like oak). I have always thought that the message of the poem began with: "And sorry I could not travel both / And be one traveler". This is a typical moment in life. One has to make a choice and it is impossible to choose multiple options. But he does state the the path he took was probably better: "And having perhaps the better claim..." and "And both that morning equally lay" (Doesn't that cover all the choices one makes? One doesn't choose the path that looks hardest in life. Often our 'paths' both appear beneficial.) But the final stanza claiming, "I shall be telling this with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages hence:" suggests regret over the choice. But I think the 'sigh' is because the speaker could not travel both. I agree that he is still thinking about this choice - but the reality is that one can never know what the outcome would be for choices / paths not taken. I do completely agree that the title emphasises that the poem is actually looking at the path he did not take. But I also think that he compared the paths well enough in the poem, to suggest that he would be sighing regardless of he choice he made.
Thanks for being here. And of you're interested, there is now a short story by short story read-along playlist on the channel for the entire Dubliners collection.
Dostoevsky always intrigues me just because he is so revered in literature. I read The Idiot and I just don't feel like I got anything out of it, he is too brilliant for my simple mind
I felt the same way about Faulkner at first. Sometimes I think a lot of it is a matter of going through some more life, having that story/poem in your mental library. And the next time you read it, you can appreciate it in a different way. For me, As I Lay Dying went from unapproachable to one of my favorite novels.
Thinking Cohn is a masculine character is crazy. He is ruled by his emotions for the whole book and is a slave to every woman he’s connected to, specifically his wife and Brett. Him knocking down Jake and Mike and then stopping doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that “he could” but more so that he could not control his emotions and lashed out because he was upset he could not control a woman. And then he pouted about it afterwards, and had to leave because he could not bare to show his face afterwards. The list goes on but Cohn is definitely an effeminate character
Regarding the beating of the dog...i hated that part too. In any case, i just came across your channel, and i love the analyses. Many points that didn't occur to me. Thanks for this.
Woolf is a gaping hole on the channel. You're right. I've been trying to do better and make more content, I need to be more deliberate about what I cover.
@@StrippedCoverLitMedia I'm sure you will love her work (or at least be fascinated by it)
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What does Stripped Cover Lit mean with a short story belongs to someone? If it belongs to anyone it is the reader. Or does he mean who is the main character?
