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Of Bookish ThingsMy attempt at <a href="https://c.im/tags/picturepromptbingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#picturepromptbingo</a> as a means of improving the consistency at reading more books proved futile, not only that, I failed to keep an update on the books I did read. 😂 My unreported# books read are: <a href="https://c.im/tags/JGBallard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JGBallard</a>'s The Impossible Man <a href="https://c.im/tags/HarukiMurakami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HarukiMurakami</a>'s First Person Singular <a href="https://c.im/tags/PrestonAndChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrestonAndChild</a>'s Verses for The DeadI have just completed <a href="https://c.im/tags/A_E_Coppard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A_E_Coppard</a>'s The Black Dog and Other Stories.I may actually provide some accounting & impressions of these books, if I am lucky. :ablobcatwave: <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ReadingNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadingNow</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Genre</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mystery</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mystery</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BooksWorthReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksWorthReading</a> <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61016" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61016</a>

Of Bookish Things<a href="https://mindly.social/@joewynne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@joewynne</a> 😂 Check my latest book review. That book is not often discussed.😄 :ablobcatbongokeyboard: <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a>

Of Bookish ThingsThis crisis of love and personal relationship plays out against the borderline of faerie; what Dunsany referred to as “beyond the fields we know”. Runhill Court straddles this borderline. Early on in the novel, Isabel, in an attempt to understand her odd experience and memory loss, seeks more information about Runhill's history. She discovers that according to legend, in the 6th century a man named Ulf dared to build a home on Troll cursed land. It came to pass that he and part of the tower how his abode were taken away. The haunted room was once called Ulf's Tower/Goblins' Tower. For some, access to the lost rooms and what awaits within and beyond is very real. And so, the danger for the central characters is to become lost in the land of faerie, either psychological or in a metaphysical manner.While there is definitely an element of supernatural horror that suggests an M. R. James dénouement, Lindsay is intent on writing a metaphysical fantasy that is an exploration of love, passion, and the self-exploration of inner truth, that veers to the metaphorical/allegorical narrative style of <a href="https://c.im/tags/GeorgeMacDonald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeorgeMacDonald</a>. As a consequence, I found some of the building tension, and supernatural horror was undercut by Lindsay's desire to suggest that Isbel's psychological-spiritual journey was one of personal growth, that was demanding, but not without hope.Overall, The Haunted Woman is a fascinating novel that challenged the writer, and challenges the reader both in its mixed genre style and the questions it raises. I hope others have found my reader's response of value.<a href="http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0608401h.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0608401h.html</a><a href="https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20190218" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20190218</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DavidLindsay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DavidLindsay</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MRJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MRJames</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupernaturalHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupernaturalHorror</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GhostStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GhostStory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Faerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Faerie</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FairieRealm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairieRealm</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LordDunsany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LordDunsany</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheHauntedWoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheHauntedWoman</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mystery</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MetaphysicalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetaphysicalFantasy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a>

Of Bookish ThingsDavid Lindsay's The Haunted Woman (1922) is a strange personal metaphysical fantasy novel. Less other-worldly, with a real world setting and characters of the time that readers could relate to, unlike the alien landscapes of his first published novel, <a href="https://c.im/tags/AVoyage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AVoyage</a> to Arcturus. Dedicated to his wife, the novel is set in the Sussex Downland of the 1920s, and presents the weird experiences of Isbel Loment, the protagonist, at Runhill (Saxon rune-hill) Court, an Elizabethan manor going back to the 13th century.I will attempt to not dwell heavily on a plot summary, but concentrate on my overall impressions of this novel. Isabel is engaged to the Marshall Stokes, and leads a wayfaring existence as the ward of her elderly aunt, Ann Moor. Stokes tells Isabel and her aunt of a house that may be available, as Moor wishes to find a place to settle.The owner of the house, is Henry Judge, a widower. His young wife's death is left vague, and his conflicted uncertainty of what to do with the house creates a sense of mystery and unease. Runhill Court has a 'reputation' that is tied to a long, unusual hall and “the East Room” that Judge keeps locked. Judge claimed that a phantom doorway and staircase would appear in the wall of the room, and while he could remember going up and coming down the stairs, he had no memory of what happened in the missing time. Inevitably, Isbel herself has a similar experience, and her fate and emotions become entangled with Judge's.So the characters and the setting, an ancient huge dwelling that includes strange spaces and passage-ways to other realms, are established. What did this reader encounter as he entered this world, and accompany the characters on their journey? The tone and feel of this narrative had an interesting mix, which for me, at times seemed a bit uneven.The owner of the house, is Henry Judge, a widower. His young wife's death is left vague, and his conflicted uncertainty of what to do with the house creates a sense of mystery and unease. Runhill Court has a 'reputation' that is tied to a long, unusual hall and “the East Room” that Judge keeps locked. Judge claimed that a phantom doorway and staircase would appear in the wall of the room, and while he could remember going up and coming down the stairs, he had no memory of what happened in the missing time. Inevitably, Isbel herself has a similar experience, and her fate and emotions become entangled with Judge's.So the characters and the setting, an ancient huge dwelling that includes strange spaces and passage-ways to other realms, are established. What did this reader encounter as he entered this world, and accompany the characters on their journey? The tone and feel of this narrative had an interesting mix, which for me, at times seemed a bit uneven. The perceived unevenness derives from 2 things, my need to adjust my responses to a work composed for a 1920s British audience, and Lindsay's effort to master his own blend of genres. As I read this novel it brought to mind the drawing room mystery and Agatha Christie, the haunted house genre, moral dilemma melodramas, supernatural horror, and the fantasy tales of Lord Dunsany. This novel of mystery & romance kept changing coats, often from one chapter to the next, which at times, impacted the pacing and building tension of the protagonist's inner conflict.It is on the protagonist's inner conflict that everything connects. For me, Isbel's confusion and anxiety stems from the social constraints on a betrothed young lady, particularly of her class and personal upbringing, sometimes it felt difficult to relate to; I kept thinking in terms of today's expectations and attitudes. After finishing reading the novel, I did further investigation about the Lindsay. Lindsay himself broke off a lengthy engagement and married another young lady. The novel would appear to be his effort to express his views about the situation and his admiration for how his wife faced the personal struggle of this experience. Intriguingly, he viewed this social dilemma and related psychological challenges in terms of a spiritual-metaphysical context. As one critic described the novel, it is an “interweaving masterwork of spiritual and emotional psychosis”.<a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DavidLindsay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DavidLindsay</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheHauntedWoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheHauntedWoman</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mystery</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MetaphysicalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetaphysicalFantasy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookCover</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoverIllustration</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoverArt</a>

Of Bookish ThingsPride and Prejudice 1813 by Jane Austen (<a href="https://c.im/tags/ProjectGutenberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProjectGutenberg</a> ~ <a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342</a> )Much as been written of Austen and her work. I will have little to add to the slew of reviews, summaries, and analysis. Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners, that explores and satirizes the domestic affairs of the landed gentry of England in the 19th century. For the current reading audience, there are those who find Austen's description and her characters' tribulations a romantic escape into another world that is both alien and familiar.As a reader, I've never been overly interested in plots that are centred on romantic relationships. Those narratives that have held my attention the most are comedies, Shakespeare's romantic comedies in particular. This probably comes from my early exposure to the Hollywood comedies of the 1930s, especially the screwball escapades and Fred & Ginger's fancy footwork flights of fantasy. This early cinema exposure is also likely the foundation for my current enjoyment of Korean <a href="https://c.im/tags/romcoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#romcoms</a>.My impression of Austen's novel is a mixed one. One can not fail to appreciate her control of language, her rich descriptions, and her strongly developed characters, who are very memorable. As to the satire and comedic elements, Mrs. Bennet's flighty dramatics, and Mr. Collins' pompous regard for others, move between realism and caricatures. For me, there were many situations and various characters' behaviour that were annoying.Overall, you could say I enjoyed the novel for the art of the writing, and the effectiveness of creating a world with richly developed characters.<a href="https://c.im/tags/JaneAsten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JaneAsten</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NovelOfManners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NovelOfManners</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/PrideAndPrejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrideAndPrejudice</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a>

Of Bookish Things<a href="https://c.im/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Question</a>: What is the connection between <a href="https://c.im/tags/Zellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zellers</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/HarrietTheSpy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HarrietTheSpy</a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/AlbertCamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlbertCamus</a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheOutsider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheOutsider</a>? Besides having rambling piles of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> waiting to be read, I also have a small collection of aging <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookMarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookMarks</a>. 😄 🔖 <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookMark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookMark</a>My bookmark of choice was a Zellers sales promotion (The Harriet The Spy TV Movie DVD 2010). I used a classic <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canadian</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HistoricalArtifact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricalArtifact</a> when reading The Outsider by Albert Camus 1942 (Translation by <a href="https://c.im/tags/StuartGilbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StuartGilbert</a> 1946) Penguin Books 1976 edition - <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> card <a href="https://c.im/tags/ReadingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadingPrompt</a>.<a href="https://c.im/@JPK_elmediat/110091440825198241" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://c.im/@JPK_elmediat/110091440825198241</a>NOTES: Harriet The Spy, published in 1964, is considered a classic of <a href="https://c.im/tags/ChildrensLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChildrensLiterature</a>. Like Camus's protagonist, Meursault, Harriet must navigate a set of social rules, as she makes observations of those around her.Zellers has been a beloved iconic Canadian outsider brand, that has increased in nostalgic affection since closing. HBC is trying to capitalize on this, by reintroducing it as a store within a store.Harriet the Spy was challenged in 1983 at a school board meeting in Xenia, Ohio, where some argued the book encouraged children to disrespect their parents by lying, talking back, cursing, and spying on others. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Banned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Banned</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BannedBooks</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BannedBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BannedBook</a>

Of Bookish ThingsThe Outsider by Albert Camus 1942 (Translation by <a href="https://c.im/tags/StuartGilbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StuartGilbert</a> 1946) Penguin Books 1976 edition.The Stranger (French: L'Étranger ), also published in English as The Outsider, is a #1942 <a href="https://c.im/tags/novella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novella</a> written by <a href="https://c.im/tags/FrenchAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FrenchAuthor</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AlbertCamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlbertCamus</a>. The first of Camus' <a href="https://c.im/tags/novels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novels</a> published in his lifetime, the story follows Meursault, an *Indifferent* settler in <a href="https://c.im/tags/FrenchAlgeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FrenchAlgeria</a>. It is a <a href="https://c.im/tags/FirstPerson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstPerson</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Narrative</a>.Once again, it took me awhile to complete this book: my executive function was fritzed. 😂 One of the reasons I decided to try the <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> card, was because it was a prompt not a challenge, and it was very open to interpretation of choices.This "well known" <a href="https://c.im/tags/20thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#20thCentury</a> classic is problematic. It is a translation, and there is an element of interpretation of word choice. There are critical differences in translation of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#book</a>'s opening sentence, and in a number of sentences in the final section of the narrative, This includes the final lines of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novel</a>.The treatment and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/DepictionOfWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DepictionOfWomen</a>, together with that of the native Arabic population, reflects the cultural attitudes of the setting. What must be kept in mind is that this is presented through the lens of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Protagonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protagonist</a>'s First Person Narration. Everything hinges on how the reader views and relates to Meursault.In this particular case, the reader is a 69-year-old man, with a background in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/EnglishLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnglishLiterature</a>, whose career was that of a <a href="https://c.im/tags/SecondarySchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SecondarySchool</a> Teacher ( <a href="https://c.im/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#English</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaLiteracy</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/DevelopmentalLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DevelopmentalLiteracy</a>, & <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpecialEducation</a>). While my background in philosophy and literature has some does shape my view, more important is my years as a Special Education teacher. First let's consider Meursault, the <a href="https://c.im/tags/narrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#narrator</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Protagonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protagonist</a>Meursault is seen as *indifferent*. He tends to speak bluntly, in a matter-of-fact manner. Others see his behaviour and manner of speech as offensive/insensitive. His intelligence combined with his speech & behaviour appears to others as smug uncaring attitude. He observes himself in a detached way, analyzing/interpreting his own actions/motivation, the same way he does of others. Even his romantic-physical relationships play-out in a methodical step-by-step sequence. Meursault has no regrets, as he evaluates his actions in terms of the present moment.Various interpretations have looked at Meursault & his story as <a href="https://c.im/tags/Absurdist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Absurdist</a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Existentialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Existentialist</a>. Themes of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Alienation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alienation</a> from self and society have been brought up in critical reviews. Other's looked at the mother-son relationship, while still others considered critiques of law, morality, and colonialism. In my view, Meursault shows some signs of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neurodivergent</a> characteristics. Does this make this a novel about Autism and <a href="https://c.im/tags/AspergersSymdrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AspergersSymdrome</a>? No.Camus was unaware of Autism as a condition, but he had a friend, <a href="https://c.im/tags/PierreGalindo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PierreGalindo</a>, on whom, in part, he based Meursault. Camus, however, did not see the characteristics in terms of communication processing, but rather as a template for his own philosophy & views. This why there is an inconsistency in the protagonist's thoughts and actions. Meursault seems off to both the reader and the other characters. Camus used his friend as a template, but Meursault is a figure through which the writer can express his views. This is why the final segment of the story, where Meursault confronts the priest, seems such an explosive change in character. At this point Camus is fighting with the orthodoxy of belief, with which he is vehemently opposed.This work is flawed & problematic, in part, because Camus has built a protagonist based on neurodivergent characteristics that he did not fully understand. If the reader can appreciate this background, the weaknesses in the work are less disconcerting. <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookCover</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoverArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portrait</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RDuchamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RDuchamp</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JacquesVillon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JacquesVillon</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a>

Of Bookish ThingsMad Hatters and March Hares edited by <a href="https://c.im/tags/EllenDatlow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EllenDatlow</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TorBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TorBooks</a> 2017Took me quite awhile to complete this book, which says more about me than the book. There was a time when I could inhale a book, but now I tend to nibble-sniff at the pages. One of the reasons I decided to try the <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> card, was because it was a prompt not a challenge, and it was very open to interpretation of choices. This <a href="https://c.im/tags/Anthology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anthology</a> provides an excellent assortment of tales that take inspiration from both of the Alice novels. There is a great range of creativity in both the use of Carroll's characters and settings. What I found missing, or at least limited, was the frivolity and whimsy that fills Carroll's creation. The cover of the book features the following headline: “All-New Stories from the World of <a href="https://c.im/tags/LewisCarroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LewisCarroll</a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/AliceInWonderland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AliceInWonderland</a>.” These <a href="https://c.im/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stories</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a>, for the most part, look at Wonderland through the lens of the “real” world. As consequence, the reader will find serious <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> tales, some of which are coloured with <a href="https://c.im/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Horror</a>. The charm of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wonderland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wonderland</a>'s topsy-turvy logic has become darker, and the delightfully <a href="https://c.im/tags/Weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Weird</a> has become <a href="https://c.im/tags/Nightmarish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nightmarish</a>. A couple of the stories take place in a real world setting, and use references to Alice and Wonderland to express the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Protagonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protagonist</a>'s predicament and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conflict</a>.Is this anthology a worthwhile read? The potential reader will find well written creative and thoughtful explorations of Wonderland and its inhabitants. They will be presented with protagonists facing problems of a fantastical and uncanny nature. But, if the reader is anticipating delightfully absurd tales full of whimsical humour, they will find the pickings rather thin. Quality of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a>: 5 out of 5. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Creative</a> use of source material: 5 out of 5 Range of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Narrative</a> tone: 3.5 out of 5 <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Genre</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenreFiction</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genre</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenreLiterature</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookCover</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoverArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illustration</a>

Of Bookish Things<a href="https://c.im/tags/Intro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Intro</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introduction</a> Well, here I am posting about <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookishThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookishThings</a>. I joined a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> instance back in April of last year, when the threat of Muskification of Bird began looming on the horizon. By January of this year, I began thinking about the overabundance of material-topics I had for potential posting. Three projects also came to mind. 1) A <a href="https://c.im/tags/TarotCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TarotCard</a> layout based on <a href="https://c.im/tags/Narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Narrative</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PlotLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlotLine</a>. I've explored this idea using the <a href="https://c.im/tags/CelticCrossLayout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CelticCrossLayout</a>, and will try to take it a bit further. <a href="https://c.im/tags/KelticLayout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KelticLayout</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SelfExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfExploration</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jungian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jungian</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreativeWriting</a> <a href="https://impliedspaces.wordpress.com/the-keltic-layout-for-the-tarot-plot-structure/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://impliedspaces.wordpress.com/the-keltic-layout-for-the-tarot-plot-structure/</a> 2) I've acquired too much material for my <a href="https://c.im/tags/ScannedCollages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScannedCollages</a>. I'm branching out with <a href="https://c.im/tags/AlteredBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlteredBook</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AsemblageArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AsemblageArt</a>. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Collage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Collage</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CollageArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CollageArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Assemblage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Assemblage</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AlteredBookArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlteredBookArt</a> 3) "Try to motivate my reading by using the <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> #2023 to give me as much flexibility in choices." My <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookPile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookPile</a> needs to get a small dent (at least). 😂 Picture Prompt bingo card a loosey-goosey#ReadingChallenge in which you match books that you’ve read to one of the pictures on the bingo card. The key thing is that you be as <a href="https://c.im/tags/creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creative</a> in your <a href="https://c.im/tags/interpretation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interpretation</a> of the picture as you like. <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookChoice</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prompt</a> <a href="https://bookforager.wordpress.com/2022" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bookforager.wordpress.com/2022</a> So here I am - even more <a href="https://c.im/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> activity as I fill time and a small part of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> with talk <a href="https://c.im/tags/OfBookishThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OfBookishThings</a>.😉

Mr. Pataphor, Dadaist DadProject 3) "Trying to motivate" reading, I'll use the <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PicturePromptBingo</a> #2023 to give me as much flexibility in choices. My <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/BookPile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookPile</a> needs to get a small dent (at least). 😂 Picture Prompt bingo card a loosey-goosey#ReadingChallenge in which you match books that you’ve read to one of the pictures on the bingo card. The key thing is that you be as <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creative</a> in your <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/interpretation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interpretation</a> of the picture as you like. <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/BookChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookChoice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prompt</a> <a href="https://bookforager.wordpress.com/2022/12/05/fun-for-monday-announcing-the-picture-prompt-bingo-for-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bookforager.wordpress.com/2022/12/05/fun-for-monday-announcing-the-picture-prompt-bingo-for-2023/</a>

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