http://bliterature.com Books as video... effortless reading. Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:17:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today: Joseph Conrad's novella The Heart of Darkness. Malarial, violent, sardonic. I'm not entirely sure what to make of this book. The narration by Marlow (enclosed by the other narration) tends to editorialize, which is sometimes annoying.The mostly short, Saxon words make the text flow well, so I found the ... http://bliterature.com/?p=26 I'm still managing to watch a book per weekday/evening; uploading the movies is another matter. Without the benefit of an upload client, getting a series of movies corresponding to a 400-page book onto Revver's server is an ...um... ordeal. So I apologize for falling behind in posting the books. I'll ... http://bliterature.com/?p=24 Today: Oscar Wilde's contribution to the Gothic genre, The Picture of Dorian Gray. It's an allegory of moral corruption, as you probably already know. The cover art is Narcissus by Gyula Benczúr. [More »] http://bliterature.com/?p=22 Today: Siddhartha: An Indian Tale. I've read it twice now: first to edit the grammar in the Project Gutenberg version, then for pleasure and enlightenment on my iPod. As pretentious as it might sound—OK, as pretentious as it does sound—there are some books that one ‘has to’ read again every ten ... http://bliterature.com/?p=20 Stumbled across a beautiful track from The Mountain Goats: Raskolnikov felt sickBut he couldn't say whyWhen he saw his face reflectedIn his victim's twinkling eye.Some things you'll do for moneyAnd some you'll do for funBut the things you do for love are gonna come back to you one by one. Of course, ... http://bliterature.com/?p=19 Today's book is the Gothic classic by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, subtitled The Modern Prometheus. "You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been." [More »] http://bliterature.com/?p=17 You've seen Match Point, now watch the book. As in most Russian literature, the patronymics and cute-names can be confusing. So here's a guide to understanding Dostoyevsky's masterpiece: ‘Rodion Romanovitch’ and ‘Rodya’ refer to the same person, the protagonist Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov. ‘Dounia’ refers to his sister, Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikov. ... http://bliterature.com/?p=14 Every day, I read a book on my iPod. Or rather, I watch one—that is, watch a video of the book's words in motion. All the videos will be posted on this blog, so you can watch a book a day too! Read online or (if you have a video iPod) ... http://bliterature.com/?p=12