The Book Album

Our first digression episode in a while, and one that unpacks books that have altered my perspective for the better.

“Cats Cradle” Facts: http://mentalfloss.com/article/65403/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-cats-cradle

This is the last episode for Horrifying Classics, and I want to know what y’all thought about the series! We are doing a twitter campaign--reach out with #HorrifyingClassic to share your experiences.

40 Frankenstein Covers: https://bookriot.com/2016/10/07/40-great-frankenstein-covers/

Frankenstein and Morality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3embdro8RG0&t=247s

Other Covers: https://www.bookish.com/articles/our-favorite-frankenstein-adaptations-ranked-from-least-to-most-faithful/

Something wicked this way comes this week on DH&I. Check out one of the spookiest novels in literature but also one of the coolest.

Twitter: @DidionIn

One of my favorite episodes thus far, and one that features brilliant Kristen Alicea at the kitchen table.

 

Stuff to look forward to in October: #HorrifyingClassics episodes 6.3 and 6.9, episode 7 …

Our second Horrifying Classic is The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, published in 1898.

More about Gender: https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1082&context=honors_proj

Tons of Covers: https://bizarrevictoria.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/bad-turn-of-the-screw-book-covers/

Sources to jog my memory:

https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/ron/2003-n31-ron738/008697ar/

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-do-you-think-mary-writes-this-story-famed-tale-79857

https://businesscasualsuperstar.wordpress.com/writing-samples/critical-theory-essays/screwing-around-with-the-turn-of-the-screw/

Sorry for the delayed upload!!

This is the first of four 13-minute Horrifying Classics episodes that will be airing every Friday in October. Tune in for a spookily quick analysis of Poe’s infamous poem “The Raven.”

More on Poe: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/raven

Poem History: https://www.eapoe.org/works/info/pp073.htm

A brief look at the Dewey Decimal System, the Library of Congress System, and other formats of organization for libraries, bookstores, and personal collections.

OCLC and the DDC: https://www.oclc.org/en/dewey/features/summaries.html

Bookstores vs. Libraries: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-bookstores-not-organized-like-libraries

LC: https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit03/libraries03_04.phtml

LibraryThing (NOT an ad): https://www.librarything.com/

A closer look at the DDC (from the link above):

000 Computer science, information & general works

100 Philosophy & psychology

200 Religion

300 Social sciences

400 Language

500 Science

600 Technology

700 Arts & recreation

800 Literature

900 History & geography

This week’s read takes us to Houston, TX for a discussion on Fitzgerald’s masterpiece: The Great Gatsby.

Hedonic Treadmill: https://www.thecut.com/2016/01/classic-study-on-happiness-and-the-lottery.html

Related Resources:

-Z by Therese Ann Fowler (Reminds me a little bit of H, except it’s about real people)

-Amazon Prime show of the same name

-Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen

-A Moveable Feast by Hemingway (unfinished chapter about Fitz, though he had plenty to say about Zelda)

-This side of Paradise (his first book and the one that made the biggest splash)

-Downton Abbey (NY Exhibition)

-Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

This is the first “digression” episode where I dig deep into the quotes I consider to be some of the most beautiful in literature. Below are the books mentioned in chronological order. In two weeks, the “guest” format will be back, and our discussion will be about Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby."

The article that started it all: https://thoughtcatalog.com/koty-neelis/2015/06/31-of-the-most-beautiful-and-profound-passages-in-literature-youll-want-to-read-over-and-over-again/

As promised, here are the editions and years of publication for the books mentioned:

Note: These are NOT affiliate links, and never will be.

Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut (1961)

https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Night-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0385334141

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (2000)

https://www.amazon.com/Me-Talk-Pretty-One-Day/dp/0316776963/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Gatsby-F-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/0743273567

The White Album by Joan Didion (1979)

https://www.amazon.com/White-Album-Essays-FSG-Classics/dp/0374532079

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (1877)

https://www.amazon.com/Anna-Karenina-Leo-Tolstoy/dp/0143035002

Indignation by Philip Roth (2008)

https://www.amazon.com/Indignation-Philip-Roth/dp/054705484X

Innocence by Roald Dahl (2017)

https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/roald-dahl/129944/

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866)

https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Punishment-Fyodor-Dostoevsky/dp/0141192801/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1533776368&sr=1-2&keywords=crime+and+punishment+oliver+ready

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (1929)

https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Fury-Corrected-Text/dp/0679732241/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1533776388&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Sound+and+the+Fury+by+William+Faulkner

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (1987)

https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Wood-Movie-Vintage-International/dp/030795062X

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Change-Joseph-Conrad/dp/1640320369

This week is a comparison episode between two novels by Kurt Vonnegut: Mother Night and Slaughterhouse Five. Join guest Jennie Peterson and I as we discuss the nuances of Vonnegut’s evolution as a war writer with references to social psychology, movies, and recent history. Our next episode, in two weeks’ time, will be a solo digression on Literature’s Most Beautiful Passages. The links below are NOT affiliate links.

Slaughterhouse Five: https://www.amazon.com/Slaughter-House-Five-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/B00BGGEEZE/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534859440&sr=1-2&keywords=slaughterhouse+five

Mother Night: https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Night-Kurt-Vonnegut-ebook/dp/B005IHWB5C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1534859405&sr=8-3&keywords=mother+night

Kurt Vonneguys (on iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurt-vonneguys/id1168787463?mt=2

Galenson Hypothesis: http://eh.net/book_reviews/old-masters-and-young-geniuses-the-two-life-cycles-of-artistic-creativity/

Revisionist History Episode #7 (Season 1): http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/07-hallelujah

Innocence: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/roald-dahl/129944/

Hacksaw Ridge: https://www.amazon.com/Hacksaw-Ridge-Andrew-Garfield/dp/B01M3U7GJH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534859596&sr=8-1&keywords=hacksaw+ridge

Dunkirk: https://www.amazon.com/Dunkirk-Fionn-Whitehead/dp/B076R3KYJN/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1534859611&sr=8-3&keywords=dunkirk

Related Resources:

+Palm Sunday by KV (autobiographical, similar in style)

+Timequake by KV

+Slapstick by KV

+The Guest Word: Vonnegut’s Responsibility by Dorris Lessing (NY Times Article)

+Macbeth by William Shakespeare

**I will post again when we are up on iTunes. The show is currently being reviewed by Apple staff.