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Martin Amis's "The Zone of Interest" - 24 views

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t “one does not look directly into the sun.
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  What does this phrase mean?
  
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heir remains deposited in the euphemistically named but foul-smelling Spring Meadow.
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  Interesting that we are discussing dead bodies and spring meadow in the same sentence.
  
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After all . . . somebody’s got to do it
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  It is mind-boggling to me that they thought someone HAD to do it.
  
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'The Giving Tree': Tender Story of Unconditional Love or Disturbing Tale of Selfishness... - 4 views

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  Very opinionated vs analytical. Almost child-like in a sense.
  
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“Happy” is the last word of the story, and in interviews Shel Silverstein explained that it took him years to find a publisher for “The Giving Tree” — that it had been important to him that he keep what he called the sad ending.
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- Courtney Campbell on 03 Oct 14
  
  Interesting that Silverstein wanted a "sad ending" but the last word of the story was "happy".
  
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“Most disgusting book ever,” said one. “One star or five, there is no middle ground,” declared another. “The Nazis would have loved it,”
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  Only the negative comments were presented. Possibly biased?
  
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I never liked Shel Silverstein’s spare, twee little book, not the first time I read it, back in the late 1970s, or the second time, in the mid-1980s, or the third time, just a few weeks ago, in preparation for this column.
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W.E.B. DuBois Critiques Booker T. Washington - 47 views

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a veritable Way of Life.
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  Not sure what a "veritable Way of Life" means.
  
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To gain the sympathy and cooperation of the various elements comprising the white South
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Negro advocating such a programme after
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Some of this opposition is, of course, mere envy
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  Even though he was envied by many people, he still managed to push towards his goals... Determination.
  
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