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May.11.2013 - 9:25 am
The Great Gatsby was written before gay liberation, a time when homosexuality was not only condemned socially, but was actually illegal througout most of the United States....
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Apr.06.2013 - 1:08 pm
What more can I say that hasn't been said about Truman Capote's tight, lyrical prose style, concise and illuminating descriptions, brilliant metaphors, crisp and insightful...
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Apr.04.2013 - 10:04 am
A charismatic teenage sociopath, Jack Merridew, gains leadership over a group of marooned boys from elite British prep schools by murder and exploiting fear.
Many of the worst...
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Apr.03.2013 - 1:38 pm
It's questionable the degree to which anyone can actually be taught to write, but according to one source Salinger blossomed while taking Whit Burnett's writing class at Columbia...
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Originally from Texas, I currently hail from the San Francisco Bay Area. My short stories and poems have won contests and been published in various literary magazines, including Forum and Synchronized Chaos.
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