Author: lkelly6

So, I’m not sure how much I like this book. Just as I get engrossed in the story, I have some obnoxiously long footnote to refer to.  The footnotes are like another story. Half the time I skip over them, and come back, or the other half I try to read them simultaneously and then… Continue reading reactionary blog to oscar wao

remember when we were reading The Road and we had a discussion on the iconic coca-cola? Here is a picture of the bottles coca-cola has used from 1899 to 1986. Just wanted to share because it went along with what we were saying at the time: the permeance and the symbolism of this well loved… Continue reading just a thought

This has been my favorite book this semester. I like the ending, although I think finding the closure is optional to the reader: and if optional, then stretch for it. On the last page, 326, I noted this word to be key: backward. Within the series of everything going backwards:  Backward to the subway, backward… Continue reading Optional/Make up : EL & IC

I have one all time favorite passage in this book (and I’ve read ahead and finished it), but still Oskar meeting Mr. Black is my favorite scene. On page 165, Oskar fixes his hearing aid, “We looked at each other. Then out of nowhere, a flock of birds flew by the window, extremely fast and… Continue reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

On Tuesday, Professor Sample mentioned we’d discuss names on Thursday. I was absent on Thursday, but it did get me thinking about the lack of names.  I personally like it. By choosing to identify the characters as ‘man’ and ‘boy’, McCarthy inspires many thoughts: 1) loss of language (continuation, as we discussed this in class… Continue reading last blog on The Road

I think it’s interesting that Parable of the Sower chose to end on a verse from the Bible, when Lauren’s Earthseed is so prominent in the rest of the book. I mean, Lauren’s father is a minister, her family is steeped in Babtist origin, and Lauren admits that she has a hard time believing the… Continue reading Optional makeup blog

Lauren is a total protagonist. Within the first few pages, she establishes herself as a strong individual. At age 7, she tells her [step]mother she prefers the stars rather than the city lights. To her mother, city lights symbolize “lights, progress, growth…The stars are free. I’d rather have the city lights back myself, the sooner… Continue reading Parable of the Sower

Shoot. My copy of the book is 45 minutes away, in a house with no internet. So taking this from memory… My favorite scene in White Noise is when Babette is on T.V. Recall that noone in the family knew this prior. Jack even wonders if Babette knew it was going to happen and failed… Continue reading last blog on white noise

I have the pleasure of sitting in rush hour traffic on route 66west when I leave campus and head towards my house. Firstly, I noticed the noise emitting from my own car. Even with the radio off, there is a subliminally low, yet high pitch whirrrrrr of my car, esp. when the a.c. is on. … Continue reading route 66

So I was realizing reading the book that I don’t like the characters’ names. Maybe they’re too old, or maybe too similar (Harvey, Hardy, Hamner and Harry…) so I flipped back to the Dramatis Personae in the beginning of the book. What I found interesting is the descriptions the authors’ chose for the women. Eileen,… Continue reading last thoughts on finishing lucifer’s hammer

Before: I’m laid back sort of guy. I am very cheerful and enjoy making personal connections with people on my routes. Some offer me coffee, most are friendly. I appreciate this fully. I am dutiful to my job as a postal service worker. I also make mail deliveries more enjoyable for people by sparing them… Continue reading Personal Ad for Harry the Mailman

What attracts us to end of the world…novels/movies, etc? I remembered a quote by Markus Zusak in “The Book Thief” that I think answers this pretty well… “I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that’s where they begin. Their great skills is their capacity to escalate.” -laura kelly.

I have to admit, every page I turned in this week’s reading was upsetting. I want the end of the world catastrophe to hit! There are many characters, but only one really provides me with mutliple, thougthtful speculation: Fred Lauren. In class we discussed how the book is filled with contrasting couplings (old money v… Continue reading Thoughts on Lucifers Hammer