Day: April 25, 2016

Celebrating #WorldPenguinDay the Bookish Way

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Selection of my Penguin Books Collection ©Literati Girl

This is the sort of penguins we’re talking about, right? Took me a while to herd these back together.

In this picture:

  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
  • High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
  • To the Holy Shrines by Sir Richard Burton
  • The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
  • On the Road by Jack Kerouac
  • Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
  • The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
  • Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
  • The Timeout Book of London Short Stories
  • Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
  • The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
  • Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
  • All Points North by Simon Armitage
  • Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka
  • A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

#MailboxMonday: New Reads Vol. 2

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This past week, I’ve received more books for my M.A. thesis. I’m looking at how cultural aspects are portrayed in Australian Literature, so I need novels and I need textbooks about anything to do with cultural representation, Literature, Australia and everything else I can get my hands on.

Australian Literature and text books @Literati Girl

Australian Literature and text books @Literati Girl

Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas #AtoZ

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This post is part of the 2016 April A to Z Challenge.

Dylan Thomas’ “play for voices” Under Milk Wood was devised as a radio programme.

It follows the inhabitants of Llareggub, a small, fictional fishing village in Wales. Using a mixture of first and second person narration, we get to experience the villagers’ dreams and everyday interactions with each other.

There is not much plot as such. But with a whole cast of varied characters, all with their own dreams, regrets, problems and lives, there is never a dull moment.

As is common in small towns and tight-knit communities, everyone has a big secret to keep hidden and old ghosts that haunt them. Behind the socially obligated pleasantries and forced smiles lies a host a contempt and murderous thoughts.

Dylan Thomas’ writing style is beautiful with its lyrical wordplay and poetic descriptions which conjure up the village and the folks living in it. Thomas’ language is almost musical, packed with metaphors, imagery and hilarity. As Under Milk Wood is intended to be read and heard, rather than read, the full effect of the play becomes apparent when you read out loud or listen to one of the many great recordings of the play.

We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood.

 

My Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Title: Under Milk Wood
Author: Dylan Thomas
Publisher: Penguin Books
Release Date: February 3, 2000 (originally published in 1953)
Pages: 112
ISBN:  978-0140188882