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2 days agoYann Martel: I hate the rich people of this world of which I'm one, because of Life of Pi'
Animals in literature can symbolize deeper human experiences and emotions.
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1 week agoIsaac Asimov Reviews George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Calls It "Not Science Fiction, But a Distorted Nostalgia for a Past that Never Was"
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is often mischaracterized as science fiction, reflecting contemporary fears rather than a futuristic vision.
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3 weeks agoBenjamin Wood: John Fowles's The Magus was so frustrating I threw it at the wall'
My mother bought me Stanley Bagshaw and the Short-sighted Football Trainer by Bob Wilson. I grew up thinking he was the same Bob Wilson who played in goal for Arsenal and presented sport on ITV.
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1 month agoThe Most Dangerous Books in Society
A study found that reading banned books predicted civic engagement more strongly than personality traits. Reading banned books showed zero correlation with grades, violent crime, or nonviolent crime in adolescents. Reactance theory explains why censorship backfires: Restricted freedoms activate curiosity and thinking.
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2 months agoIn an Age of Science, Tennyson Grappled with an Unsettling New World
Maybe it was the M train rattling the windows of your bedroom as it hurtled past your apartment six times an hour. Maybe it was the crunch of gravel in the driveway when your mother returned home from the night shift. Maybe it was your PlayStation starting up. Maybe it was your parents screaming at each other. Maybe it was the brassy, braggart shriek of roosters at four in the morning. Noise is like water: it will enter everywhere it can, by seep or by surge, and change the shape of things.
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