New: We're going to be reading "A Christmas Carol" for the December STIR. Like many of you, I have seen many productions of this, but I am not sure if I have actually read the original Charles Dickens text. So, let's read and discuss. Sure, I know we're in the midst of holiday craziness and finals time but A Christmas Carol* is short, it is timely, it is good, and it is widely available for free (including on several forms through Project Gutenberg here). Grab, borrow, or download yourself a copy and we'll start discussing on Dec. 20th.
Newish: We're going to be reading Kenneth Miller's Finding Darwin's God for January at the request of one of my students who wants to discuss.
Sorta Random: Has anyone made vinegar, sauerkraut or kimchee?
Old: I had the good fortune to see Janet and skype with Brenda recently. Janet and I discussed July's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and concluded that Tom Wolfe was fantastic at re-creating the scene, but that we were overall satisfied to be done with that scene (both in the book and satisfied that it wasn't part of our life). Brenda and I each had issues with verisimilitude in Diary of Marie Landry. The book is allegedly the diary of a 14-year old. I didn't believe that her English would be quite that good and thought that the diary device was overall unnecessary. Brenda didn't believe that Marie would whine so little and be so repentant when she did whine. Brenda was also waiting for some sexual tension or growing up issues.
*Novel or short story? To italicize or quote?
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