Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
The Year of the Flood
London Review of Books
“Atwood has another kind of religion up her sleeve, and it is perhaps the most stimulating new feature of The Year of the Flood ... co-operative egalitarianism and a serene acceptance of the frailties of human nature ... The Year of the Flood gives us the view from below - always, as we well know, the most reliable vantage point from which to gauge and map a society.”
— Fredric Jameson
Chekc this out
http://www.yearoftheflood.com/uk/book/
“Atwood has another kind of religion up her sleeve, and it is perhaps the most stimulating new feature of The Year of the Flood ... co-operative egalitarianism and a serene acceptance of the frailties of human nature ... The Year of the Flood gives us the view from below - always, as we well know, the most reliable vantage point from which to gauge and map a society.”
— Fredric Jameson
Chekc this out
http://www.yearoftheflood.com/uk/book/
Angels and Demons: our scores
Hello Rampire Readers!
After yet another lively discussion at the Watershed last night chaired by Raka, here are our scores for Angels and Demons:
Characters Topic Style Plot Best & Worst Character TOTAL
Anja 2 - 5 - 2 - 4 - Leonardo - Camerlengo -13
Heather 4 - 6 - 2 - 6 - MK's secretary - Hassassin -18
Mira 2 - 5 - 4 - 5 - BBC Cameraman - Robert Lang. - 16
Monica 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - Leonardo - Robert Langdon - 8
Raka 6 - 8 - 5 - 7 - Cadrinal M - BBC Cameraman - 26
Sara 3 - 5 - 3 - 5 - Cardinal M - Camerlengo - 16
After yet another lively discussion at the Watershed last night chaired by Raka, here are our scores for Angels and Demons:
Characters Topic Style Plot Best & Worst Character TOTAL
Anja 2 - 5 - 2 - 4 - Leonardo - Camerlengo -13
Heather 4 - 6 - 2 - 6 - MK's secretary - Hassassin -18
Mira 2 - 5 - 4 - 5 - BBC Cameraman - Robert Lang. - 16
Monica 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - Leonardo - Robert Langdon - 8
Raka 6 - 8 - 5 - 7 - Cadrinal M - BBC Cameraman - 26
Sara 3 - 5 - 3 - 5 - Cardinal M - Camerlengo - 16
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Dissecting Rushdie: notes and scores
Hi Rampire Readers!
Many thanks to Mira for hosting such an animated and lively discussion last night. Rushdie managed to trigger so many different emotions in all of us, whether we loved or hated Midnight's Children. We all felt irritated by the narrator at some point or other though...
Reading Anja's comments prompted further insights into the novel and the group's views were indeed varied.
Here follow the scores we awarded so far:
Characters Topic Style UPD Best Character Worst Ch. Final Score /40
Anja 4 6 3 3 Aadam Saleem 16
Heather 6 8 7 1 Aadam Aziz Alia 22
Mira 7 6 POO 5 3 Brass Monkey Saleem 21
Monica 9 10 7 7 Reverend Mother Shiva 33
Raka 7 7 6 5 Mary Perreira Shiva 25
Sara 7 9 8 5 Adaam Aziz Emerald 29
Many thanks to Mira for hosting such an animated and lively discussion last night. Rushdie managed to trigger so many different emotions in all of us, whether we loved or hated Midnight's Children. We all felt irritated by the narrator at some point or other though...
Reading Anja's comments prompted further insights into the novel and the group's views were indeed varied.
Here follow the scores we awarded so far:
Characters Topic Style UPD Best Character Worst Ch. Final Score /40
Anja 4 6 3 3 Aadam Saleem 16
Heather 6 8 7 1 Aadam Aziz Alia 22
Mira 7 6 POO 5 3 Brass Monkey Saleem 21
Monica 9 10 7 7 Reverend Mother Shiva 33
Raka 7 7 6 5 Mary Perreira Shiva 25
Sara 7 9 8 5 Adaam Aziz Emerald 29
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