February 2012
23 posts
46 Things For David Foster Wallace's Birthday →
gn0m0n:
Today would have been David Foster Wallace’s 50th birthday, and if you’d like to mark it, here are some things that might interest you to read (or watch) and revisit.
“They were still in the happier stage of love. They were full of brave illusions...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald — Tender is the Night (via abookshelf)
“Tangled with love in the moonlight she welcomed the anarchy of her lover.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night (via daisyslight)
“I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast....”
– Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go (via bookmania)
“They were still in the happier stage of love. They were full of brave illusions...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night (via honeyforthehomeless)
“Already with thee! tender is the night…
…But here there is no light,
Save what...”
– (via jemappellealana)
NPR: 3 Biting Books For Those Bitter On... →
A couple of recommendations for the bitter, lonely Bookworm.
Maybe we should consider changing our name to The Lonelyhearts? The Nathanael West is highly suggested, but maybe Tender is the Night could also work …
“And if all that is meaningless, I want to be cured
Of a craving for something I...”
– T.S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party. (via isuckinstars)
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century →
French newspaper Le Monde lists its 100 Best Books of the Century. Obviously, the list is very Franco-centric, but nonetheless it’s interesting to see what they’ve picked outside of France.
“It was as if for the remainder of his life he was condemned to carry with him...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via charlie-dontsurf)
“So many people are going to love you and it might be nice to meet your first...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night (via catelyntully)
"Tender is the Night" (1933) Free E-Book →
The entirety of Fitzgerald’s “Tender is the Night” is available for free courtesy of Project Gutenburg. Now, there’s no reason for you not to come to our meeting in March! Tell your friends!
Music to Accompany "The Marriage Plot" →
Our friend Amy created a playlist inspired by Eugenides’ “The Marriage Plot”. Click on the above link for a free download. Tracklist below. Enjoy!
1973 My Old School Steely Dan 1983 Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello 1999 The Book Of Love The Magnetic Fields 1979 The Ledge Fleetwood Mac 1999 We’re Just Friends Wilco 1979...
"The Marriage Plot" Reading Group Guide
Courtesy of Barnes and Noble, here are some things to consider before attending the meeting THIS Sunday, 6 PM at Lamplighter Roasting Company:
Does modern love have any need for romance, much less marriage? For Madeleine Hanna, an English major writing a senior thesis with the marriage plot as the centerpiece, the question looms large. In Madeleine’s favorite novels, marriage is the plot....
“The confident way Madeleine drove (she often insisted that athletes made better...”
– Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot (via darafang)