by Eric Blattberg in Literature
The novels of Christopher Moore are wonderfully absurd and even sweet, even when they're about the story of newly turned vampire Jody Stroud and her boyfriend/blood supply C. Thomas Flood. The first novel, Bloodsucking Fiends shows nervous Jody Stroud's transformation into powerful, confident creature of the night as her new boyfriend aspiring writer Tommy offers his blood to her and reads every vampire book to test Jody's capabilities.
Dr. Oliver Sacks Visits Campus as Part of Evening Readings
by Shani Porter in Literature
Think you know about music? Think again.
Like many college students, I considered myself a fairly avid music lover, but never before did I consider the neurological reactions in my brain as an integral part to music appreciation. However, after walking away from the Evening Reading with Dr.
by Aliza Donath in Literature
Who doesn't love a little drama more than Shakespeare?
Most of us "avid readers" are familiar with at least the basics of the Bard's work, via cheesy movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio and high school reading assignments. After forcing our way through Romeo and Juliet and the original family affair, Hamlet, it would be all too easy for us to assume that all of Shakespeare's works would run along that familiar vein of death, tragedy, and remarkable melodrama.
by Kate Schnur in Literature
The fact is, the movie Atonement was a perfect adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel. The characters are well casted, all except for, sadly, James McAvoy, who probably should have been a little taller and slightly more muscular. The narrative sequence was perfectly maintained, and every scene of dialogue seems for the most part to have been copied exactly from the book.
