Do you ever want a modern soundtrack to literary fiction? Yes? Me too. That’s the point of this feature. Whereas some people imagine cinematic montages in their head, I create a soundtrack. Okay, so I actually do both, but I prefer to share my soundtrack. I read The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe forContinue reading “Literary Mixtape | The Bonfire of the Vanities”
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Literary Mixtape | The Stand
Do you ever want a modern soundtrack to literary fiction? Yes? Me too. That’s the point of this feature. Whereas some people imagine cinematic montages in their head, I create a soundtrack. Okay, so I actually do both, but I prefer to share my soundtrack. If you curious to see my cast list for StephenContinue reading “Literary Mixtape | The Stand”
LITERARY MIXTAPE | TESS OF THE D’UBERVILLES
Do you ever want a modern soundtrack to literary fiction? Yes? Me too. That’s the point of this feature. Whereas some people imagine cinematic montages in their head, I create a soundtrack. Okay, so I actually do both, but I prefer to share my soundtrack. Today’s mixtape features one of my favorite controversial English literatureContinue reading “LITERARY MIXTAPE | TESS OF THE D’UBERVILLES”
Literary Mixtape | The Sisters Brothers
Do you ever want a modern soundtrack to literary fiction? Yes? Me too. That’s the point of this feature. Whereas some people imagine cinematic montages in their head, I create a soundtrack. Okay, so I actually do both, but I prefer to share my soundtrack. Today’s mixtape features my favorite pair of psychopathic hitmen: CharlieContinue reading “Literary Mixtape | The Sisters Brothers”
Literary Mixtape | Pride and Prejudice
Do you ever want a modern soundtrack to a classic novel? Yes? Me too. That’s the point of this feature. So read on to find out what songs I assigned to Pride and Prejudice. On a side note: Did you know that December 16th is Jane Austen’s birthday? Jsne Austen’s classic novel is beloved byContinue reading “Literary Mixtape | Pride and Prejudice”
Empire Falls by Richard Russo: A Literary Soundtrack
Empire Falls by Richard Russo is one of my favorite contemporary novels by one of my favorite contemporary authors. It’s one of the novels I love so much that I can’t actually articulate why I love it. As an alternative for a review, synopsis, or anything of the like, I decided to create a soundtrackContinue reading “Empire Falls by Richard Russo: A Literary Soundtrack”
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: Literary Mixtape
Without a doubt, Jane Eyre is my favorite classic novel. It may even be one of my favorite novels period. I relate to Jane on many, many levels. Primarily, I always felt just like her: poor, obscure, plain and little. Beyond that, I respected her for not compromising herself to obtain something she desired. ItContinue reading “Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: Literary Mixtape”
Mixtape | Walking Disaster
I’m not romantic, I’m realistic. Love does not conquer all (a lot, yes, but not all) and it cannot fix anyone. That’s not to say I don’t appreciate a love story – not to be confused with the dreadful Love Story by Erich Segal, which perpetuates one of the biggest lies in literature and inContinue reading “Mixtape | Walking Disaster”
Mixtape | American Gods
I will save you what would likely be a redundant review of American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Yes, it’s as amazing as everyone says it is. Yes, it’s intensely imaginative, epic in scope, and emotionally subdued. And yes, I am looking forward to HBO’s adaptation, tentatively scheduled to premiere late 2013. It’s almost enough toContinue reading “Mixtape | American Gods”
Beautiful Disaster: A Playlist
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire, from Goodreads: The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America,Continue reading “Beautiful Disaster: A Playlist”
flannel and folklore 