A powerful poem, one which you might recognise some of its verses recited in the movie Interstellar.
Written to his blind and dying father, Dylan ThomA powerful poem, one which you might recognise some of its verses recited in the movie Interstellar.
Written to his blind and dying father, Dylan Thomas put much emphasis on encouraging him to fight for life. The poem introduces four types of men who might be approaching death: wise men, good men, wild men and grave men. Regardless of how one portrays him or herself, the poet believed we would not want to leave this life without putting on a good fight....more
“You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise (...)
You may shoot me “You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise (...)
You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.”
How the feminine and confident energy exuded from this book is just sending me shivers. Indeed ahead of its time....more
This is the first time I have read a classic (quite voluntarily actually because of its good reputation) - my first Oscar Wilde's book and honestly I'This is the first time I have read a classic (quite voluntarily actually because of its good reputation) - my first Oscar Wilde's book and honestly I'm stunned. Oscar's extraordinary writing style and the unique characters he creates definitely charm their way to my heart.
The book is a brilliant puzzle for the readers, and the plot twist is totally unexpected and yet necessary. Oscar will come down as my favorite Victorian writer, especially and absolutely for this work of art of his. Of all the quotes in the book this has got to be my most favorite one:
"It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place. The thoroughly well-informed man--that is the modern ideal. And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-a-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value."...more
hayao miyazaki certainly did this book justice, especially with the flower garden scenery. it was everything i could have imagined, and more. the intehayao miyazaki certainly did this book justice, especially with the flower garden scenery. it was everything i could have imagined, and more. the interactions between sophie and howl were beyond amusing and their dialogues, together with calcifer were full of sarcasm - my favourite type of humour. i just love them so SO much.
the only sad thing about the book was its ending, which i thought was a bit of a rush compared to the movie made by ghibli studio.
p/s: howl will always be held dear in my heart but he is such a whiny drama queen XD
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