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"Everything they say about Madeline Miller is arguably fact, if you get into her work at all you are hooked. I don’t know if it is a part of our current zeitgeist but stories of gods seem to be gripping. Miller does an amazing job of interpreting Mythologies and crafting a fresh narrative for a modern audience. This is a great formula and I am hopeful for more from her.
Chapter 3 begins…" — Sep 17, 2022 06:14AM
"Everything they say about Madeline Miller is arguably fact, if you get into her work at all you are hooked. I don’t know if it is a part of our current zeitgeist but stories of gods seem to be gripping. Miller does an amazing job of interpreting Mythologies and crafting a fresh narrative for a modern audience. This is a great formula and I am hopeful for more from her.
Chapter 3 begins…" — Sep 17, 2022 06:14AM
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"The introductory essays of this “Complete Works,” is extraordinary. It contextualizes the importance of Shakespeare in a real way much in the same way that “The Great Conversation” does. There is an argument which maybe considered fact, that Shakespeare does more to connect the entire world than any other individual. Some may bristle at this but the position is made soundly, read these essays before you begin" — Sep 17, 2022 06:09AM
"The introductory essays of this “Complete Works,” is extraordinary. It contextualizes the importance of Shakespeare in a real way much in the same way that “The Great Conversation” does. There is an argument which maybe considered fact, that Shakespeare does more to connect the entire world than any other individual. Some may bristle at this but the position is made soundly, read these essays before you begin" — Sep 17, 2022 06:09AM
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― The BFG
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