Robert Bruce

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• You Can Own The House Where Fitzgerald Wrote Gatsby

  

  In the housing market? Live near New York City? Have a spare $3.8 million?If that’s you, then you could be the owner of the house where F. Scott Fitzgerald wrot... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Short Review of Brideshead Revisited

  So I’m finally wrapping up Brideshead Revisited and hope to have my review up within the next week or so.I’ll give you a tease, though: I love this novel. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Film About David Foster Wallace Is Coming

  I’m quite intrigued by this.A film about David Foster Wallace is on the way, and will release in theaters on July 31. The movie stars Jason Segel as David Foste... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What’s On Scarlett O’Hara’s Playlist?

  It’s time for another literary character playlist using Spotify!Today, let’s look at what everybody’s (least?) favorite fictional southern diva might listen... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Start With The Ending

  * This is a repost from 2012 when I was reading Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust. As I’m now finishing up Brideshead Revisited, I thought it was still... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stannis Baratheon: Protector of Grammar in Westeros

  While Stannis Baratheon moves forward in his claim to take the Iron Throne at King’s Landing, he makes sure to correct the grammar of illiterates along the way. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Evelyn Waugh Compares Memories To Pigeons

  

  I don’t have a lot for you today coming off of a three-day holiday weekend, but I do want to share this passage from Brideshead Revisited with you.If you’re... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 11 Quirky Truths About Being A Writer

  After a decade or so of doing this writing thing, I’ve decided that writers are a unique lot. We’re kind of weird, wouldn’t you agree?Recently I noticed some... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Memorable Lines From Brideshead Revisited

  Brideshead Revisited is one of those novels that’s filled with memorable passages and witty one-liners.One minute you’ll be reading a reflective passage from... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• James Joyce Was A Copyeditor’s Nightmare

  

  Take a look at this. Holy crap!I’m not sure if this was a copyeditor having a nightmare with Joyce’s original draft, or if it was Joyce editing a later draft.... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Time’s 100 Novels Ranked By Amazon Sales

  One of my favorite parts of Amazon is the Amazon sales rank. It’s just a quick gauge of how the public generally receives a book. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Look Inside Castle Howard

  

  What exactly is Castle Howard, you ask?It’s the castle chosen to depict the Brideshead castle in both the mini-series and cinematic versions of Brideshead... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Might Be The Best Ever New York Times Correction

  

  First of all, let’s just go ahead and say that R.A. Dickey is the coolest professional athlete on the planet, right?Of note, R.A. Dickey is actually a pitcher... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Brideshead Revisited On The Big (And Small) Screen

  If it’s true that you can tell a good novel by how many times it’s been adapted onto the screen (is it true?), then Brideshead Revisited is a pretty darn good... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 11 Classic Novels Reimagined With Clickbait Titles

  

  You’re familiar with clickbait titles, right? Upworthy is famous for them. BuzzFeed uses them, and they’re pretty much all over the internet.So what if classic... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Why Was Evelyn Waugh “Apalled” By His Own Work?

  The critics love Brideshead Revisited. As you know, it’s on the Time list–that’s why I’m reading it–but it’s also #80 on the Modern Library list of... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The First 80: A Look Back

  I’ve already explained my rankings for the first 80 novels to you, but today I want to hand out a few awards to the novels that have left a mark on me, for... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 150-Year-Old Mark Twain Stories Uncovered

  The Guardian reports today that scholars at the University of California-Berkeley have uncovered and authenticated a cache of 150-year-old Mark Twain stories. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Early Drafts of Blood Meridian

  

  I read Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian way, way back in 2011 when this blog probably had about 10 followers. The novel was my seventh read from the Time list. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ranking The First 80 Novels

  So now’s the time when I take a look back at the last several novels I’ve read and explain to you why I ranked them as I did.Here’s how books 76 through 80 brea... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE