Layers of Narrative
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007Aronofsky’s dreamy film, The Fountain is comprised of three distinct, albeit intertwined, layers of narrative. There’s the modern story of a cancer researcher driven by his desire to save his wife, the story of a Spanish knight seeking the freedom of his queen and a mystic space farer seeking eternity as he is drawn to [...]
Pay Attention to Meeee!
Monday, October 22nd, 2007Sorry I don’t have links for you, but this weekend I read that J.K. Rowling has let slip a couple of “unexplored” details about the Harry Potter series. The cynic in me wants to believe that her publisher had a discussion with her about a couple of untapped markets. The well… nicer cynic in me [...]
NotM: Lost Girls-Initial Narrative Impressions
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007As I mentioned in the inaugural Narrative of the Moment introductory post, the first narrative I’m exploring is Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s Lost Girls. Again, I will stress that if you are offended or uncomfortable with material of a sexual nature, you should probably skip these posts.
If I’m going to stick to my definition [...]
NotM Introduction: Lost Girls
Thursday, October 4th, 2007It’s time for the first Narrative of the Moment feature post. I’ve decided to open with a rather challenging narrative, Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s Lost Girls.
Why challenging? Well first of all, Lost Girls is erotic literature in graphic novel form.
Three over sized, hard cover volumes of it, in fact. It’s challenging (for me [...]
Monday Meme: Books from the Heart
Monday, July 9th, 2007I was going to do a more simple book meme, but this one which washed up on Byzantium Shores caught my fancy instead (link).
Recommend 3 books you believe everyone needs to read and say why people should read them.
The Bible: At least, make a good run at it. After all, it informs the religious beliefs [...]