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A Sicilian Romance - Ann Radcliffe
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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...and Malcolm Lowry sits half-read on a shelf. I appreciate him, but, for the moment, not to my taste.
SO - Ann Radcliffe - I'm pretty sure I've read "The Castle of Udolpho", this didn't disappoint.
A Gothic Romance, with the usual variety of Star-crossed lovers, Ruined Castles, Estates, Monasteries, Convents and Dungeons (albeit poorly used...), caves, the rumor of ghosts, kindly governesses, evil fathers and stepmothers, Bandetti, convenient coincidences, mistaken identities, and the wrath of God plays out in the passions of the players.
If she didn't invent the genre she certainly perfected it, the quality of prose is fine, only the events - the story, is just that, a diversion to entertain, and at no point does the reader believe it. But that's a matter of taste...
Read up on her here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Radcliffe
All of Us Strangers
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Film
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A British film about a lonely London Screenwriter who goes to visit his childhood home and meets his deceased parents...
And a mysterious stranger.
A curious and contemporary take on the themes of ghosts, loss, loneliness and grief.
Good.
Facebook: Peak Degeneracy
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: WTF
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And so I'm spending too much time scrolling on Facebook and I don't think I've ever let it get this bad.
It always starts the same. The first few scrolls, maybe new, fresh, then the neighborhood goes to hell.
It starts with the cartoons - K'Nif, Hoki-Poki, etc.
Yep. That's Veronica. Hasn't aged a bit.
And this. From Zena's Doggy Tales and Advice for Anything Pets.
I can't even summon up very droll.
Then it surprises me with this:
Which is kind of brilliant, I mean, you have the African Missionary helping the two-headed American Colony in Idaho...
I don't know if this image is real. Maybe it is. But somehow having an account that seeks to monetize this ... well,...
The Eyebrows of a Maestro
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Blog
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Time, now, to get out and try and find a job.
#1 Shave. This takes a while, my beard had rather grown in and there was an even longer beard framing it, great mats of hair that extend down my neck, swathed up behind my ears. This as well gets trimmed.
#2 The Ears. Yes, the ears. I have to keep on this, in a week I'm looking like Yoda. Old Yoda, not the young cute Grogu.
#3 The Eyebrows. I've the eyebrows of a Maestro, little birds nest that offer shelter to hummingbirds and small woodland creatures. Greenpeace better not find out.
#4 To the Barber. Booked, booked, finally down to one I know, she's never given me a cut I liked but any cut is better than no cut. I explain to her - precisely - what I want. And - presto, she delivers. All this prep work to go to the barber, it's like spending 6 hours cleaning before the maid comes over...
Then time for a shower, a change into civilized clothes and hit the streets.
All this cleaning up of myself has made me realize that this apartment, as well, could use a thorough tidying. This weekend...
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