tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post4228410946898875547..comments2023-09-29T04:22:04.132-07:00Comments on Quills: Almost halfway through...Fretful Porpentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-39658369585996528712007-06-10T09:49:00.000-07:002007-06-10T09:49:00.000-07:00I speny years getting the "moral" bit out of my sy...I speny years getting the "moral" bit out of my system, cured by Nabokov eventually.<BR/><BR/>Where did it come from? Maybe from a) I'm a bit slow and b) I thought anything taught at school had to have a Purpose.Chertiozhnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100747784779653643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-20795452819770452152007-06-08T14:39:00.000-07:002007-06-08T14:39:00.000-07:00It was written in 1995, and it's total New-Age sch...It was written in 1995, and it's total New-Age schlock. I don't really have a problem with the essays about Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, having taught both at the college level, but this one floored me.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-63067601588772644862007-06-07T19:16:00.000-07:002007-06-07T19:16:00.000-07:00I'll do that, since I've never even heard of that ...I'll do that, since I've never even heard of that one.<BR/><BR/>I bet it was written after 1660?Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-39965795696966657362007-06-07T14:42:00.000-07:002007-06-07T14:42:00.000-07:00OMG, is there anything worse than bad Hamlet paper...<I>OMG, is there anything worse than bad Hamlet papers?</I><BR/><BR/>Bad papers on <I>The Celestine Prophesy</I>. Just trust me on this one.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-36791810435992624802007-06-06T19:15:00.000-07:002007-06-06T19:15:00.000-07:00OMG, is there anything worse than bad Hamlet paper...OMG, is there anything worse than bad Hamlet papers?<BR/><BR/>From what I hear, high school teachers TEACH students that the point of reading is to identify with the main character (usually white, male, upper class or getting there) and his moral growth. BLAH!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com