When the Giants Sleep
So it goes, Gentle Reader.
We have lost an icon. We have lost Kurt Vonnegut.
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Welcome, to what one feminist academic has to say about pop culture. Comics read, television watched, reviews heavily spoilered.
Why the Title "Arrogant Self-Reliance"
Robert Browning made me do it.
"At times I almost dream
I too have spent a life the sages' way,
And tread once more familiar paths. Perchance
I perished in an arrogant self-reliance
Ages ago; and in that act a prayer
For one more chance went up so earnest, so" - from "Paracelsus"
"At times I almost dream
I too have spent a life the sages' way,
And tread once more familiar paths. Perchance
I perished in an arrogant self-reliance
Ages ago; and in that act a prayer
For one more chance went up so earnest, so" - from "Paracelsus"
Why the name "Amy Reads"
My name is Amy, and I read. A lot. As "to read" implies both comprehending words on pages, and analyzing, critiquing, and evaluating texts, "Amy Reads" on several levels, both professionally and personally.
Oh, and *a lot*.
Contact Information
- Amy Reads
- Email: serenitysignal at gmail dot com
My Current Pop Culture: Comics
- ***Reviews may contain spoilers***
- Comics Pull List
- Action Comics
- All-Star Superman
- Batman
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8
- Daredevil
- Detective Comics
- Fables
- Fallen Angel
- Final Crisis
- The Flash
- Justice Society of America
- Locke and Key
- The New Avengers
- New X-Men and Imprints
- Runaways
- Secret Invasion
- Secret Six
- Wonder Woman
- Young Avengers
My Current Pop Culture: Television
- ***Reviews may contain spoilers***
- Beloved Television Series
- 30 Rock
- Burn Notice
- Dexter
- Family Guy
- Friday Night Lights
- Fringe
- Good Eats
- Lost
- Mad Men
- The Mentalist
- The Office
- Parks and Recreation
- Project Runway
- Robot Chicken
- The Soup
- South Park
- Supernatural
- The Venture Bros.
- Wire in the Blood
- Wolverine and the X-Men
- ******
- Wish You Were Here
- Angel (RIP)
- Arrested Development (RIP)
- Battlestar Galactica (RIP)
- Better Off Ted
- Boomtown (RIP)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (RIP)
- Carnivale (RIP)
- Deadwood (RIP)
- Dollhouse
- Eyes (RIP)
- Firefly (RIP)
- Flight of the Conchords (RIP)
- Foyle's War (RIP)
- The Inside (RIP)
- Jericho (RIP)
- Kings (RIP)
- The Middleman (RIP)
- My So-Called Life (RIP)
- Pushing Daisies (RIP)
- The Sopranos (RIP)
- The Wire (RIP)
- Wonderfalls (RIP)
- The X-Files (RIP)
My Current Pop Culture: Tryouts
- Fall Lineup 2009
- Community
- FlashForward
- Glee
- Vampire Diaries
- *****
- Other Items of Note
- Castle
- The Colony
Smart People Blog
- AcadeMama
- Aggie Bibliophile
- All Mirth and No Matter
- Ami Angelwings' Heavenly Comic Reviews
- Ami Angelwings' Super Cute Rants of DOOOM
- Awesomed by Comics
- Brainfreeze: Comic Love
- Comic Book Thoughts
- Confessions of an Aspiring Science Fiction Scholar
- Crimitism
- The Discriminating Fangirl
- Exercise in Futility
- First-Person Narrator
- Fortress of Soliloquy
- Girls Read Comics! (And They're Pissed)
- Grabbingsand
- Green Lantern Butts Forever!
- Hoosier Journal of Inanity
- In One Ear...
- Kailana's Written World
- Legion Abstract
- Michael May's Adventureblog
- Mister Fanboy
- Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric
- Own Worst Enemy
- Pretty, Fizzy Paradise
- Ragnell's Written World
- The Rhetorical Situation
- Random Thoughts
- Sentient Force Field
- Separation of Spheres
- Shelly's Comic Book Shelf
- Son of Baldwin
- True Confessions of an Hourly Bookseller
- Zombie Underground
Websites with Moxie
Brilliant Webcomics
Former Self-Reliances
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- Amy Reads the Week (of April 27th, 2007)
- Amy Reads the Week (of April 20th, 2007)
- Make Mine Amazonian: A Brief Review of Wonder Woma...
- Amy Reads the Week (of April 13th, 2007)
- When the Giants Sleep
- When Batman’s Got Your Back(story)...: A (Very!) B...
- For the Birds!
- Amy Reads the Week (of April 6th, 2007)
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6 comments:
I can't believe how many comics blogs have posted something about Kurt Vonnegut dying.
I tried reading quite a few Vonnegut books and there was only one I liked even a little bit (Galapagos). My reaction to the rest was along the lines of, "Man, this guy hates human beings." I don't see the appeal of his writing at all, and, while of course every man's death diminishes me and all that stuff, I won't particularly miss him.
I thought his appearance in the movie Back To School with Rodney Dangerfield was hysterical. But then again I was in 9th or 10th grade and I have no taste.
I heard about this in the morning right after I woke up. How sad. He'll be missed.
Hi Matthew,
I can't believe how many comics blogs have posted something about Kurt Vonnegut dying.
I tried reading quite a few Vonnegut books and there was only one I liked even a little bit (Galapagos). My reaction to the rest was along the lines of, "Man, this guy hates human beings." I don't see the appeal of his writing at all, and, while of course every man's death diminishes me and all that stuff, I won't particularly miss him.
Vonnegut wasn't a happy individual, it's true. I did my hs junior year term paper on Slaughterhouse Five, and really fell in love with his work, but I haven't read his entire oeuvre. Mr. Reads, however, is a huge fan, and was really, really upset when he died.
I think it's also that I'm hitting the age when many of my heroes are starting to retire (Stephen King) or pass on.
But you don't have to like his writing. No one will ever force you!
Try reading his short story "Harrison Bergeron." You may like that better.
Ciao,
Amy
Hi Mr. Fanboy,
I thought his appearance in the movie Back To School with Rodney Dangerfield was hysterical. But then again I was in 9th or 10th grade and I have no taste.
I actually love that, too. I think it very appropriate that the writer would get a C on his own book report :)
Ciao,
Amy
Hi Chris,
I heard about this in the morning right after I woke up. How sad. He'll be missed.
It's really true. It kind of hit me hard all week.
Ciao,
Amy
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