Review of Isle of Dogs (2018 movie)
Nope. Still not a fan of Wes Anderson.
I enjoyed this short, out-of-print book more than I necessarily expected to. It got off to a slow start, especially for such a short novel, but it gave me lots of food for thought.
This book is mind-blowing! My French teacher had it when I was in high school… 20 years later I was thrilled when I found a copy of my own.
Cyrillic: Incomprehensible yet blessedly phonetic!
This “review” contains quotes from the book and explanations for why I chose them.
Someday, I want to get my hands on the Spanish, Dutch, and Czech translations of this same book.
This “review” consists of some quotes from the book and explanations for why I chose them.
I’d bet far more people have heard of this influential Chinese classic than have read it.
Maltese is not just a popular breed of dog or an infamous falcon statuette, it’s an amazing hybrid of Arabic and Italian!
Yu Hua’s book is organized around ten words, but the ten essays in the book aren’t necessarily about the words themselves. They’re about the author’s experiences in the context of Chinese society as it changed and developed around him.