Category Archives: Literature

Shattering Idols

Posted on May 28, 2022 by JC

I have shattered many idols out along the dusty track, Burnt a lot of fancy verses — and I’m glad that I am back. Henry Lawson, Up the Country I have had a number of posts over the years discussing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Literature, Religion, Society | Tagged Books, Christianity, Exodus, Idol Worship, Idols, Moses, Star Wars, Start Trek, Video Games | Comments Off

Robert E. Howard in Film

Posted on May 7, 2022 by JC

Robert E. Howard’s writing has been a source of inspiration for countless works across all forms of media. Though he wrote extensively in his short life, there have been relatively few direct film adaptations of his work. What makes this … Continue reading →

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The Importance of the Scouring

Posted on March 13, 2022 by JC

Homeward Bound by Alan Lee I have recently re-read the The Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time in a decade — this time to my son who had really enjoyed The Hobbit. When getting to the end … Continue reading →

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The Gamma According to Trollope

Posted on February 22, 2022 by JC

Having just finished reading The Warden and Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope, I wanted to write something about them as I loved them and Trollope is now on my ever growing list of authors I regret not reading earlier. I … Continue reading →

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A Review of The Hobbit Film Trilogy

Posted on February 12, 2022 by JC

I shared the excitement of many when it was announced that Peter Jackson would be returning to direct a film adaptation of The Hobbit. This excitement was somewhat muted learning it would be split into two films and was further … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Literature, Ramblings | Tagged Books, Fantasy, Middle-earth, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | Comments Off

The Historical Fiction of Robert E. Howard

Posted on January 25, 2022 by JC

This is a continuation of my journey through the works of Robert E. Howard. A journey that began with an interest in reading the stories of Conan the Cimmerian and led me to his other great tales. I have written … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Literature | Tagged Conan, Dark Agnes, Red Sonja, Red Sonya, Robert E. Howard, Sword Woman | Comments Off

A Review of Modern Japanese Short Stories

Posted on January 12, 2022 by JC

Modern Japanese Short Stories edited by Ivan Morris, Tuttle Publishing, August 1st, 2019 (first published in 1962) Modern Japanese Short Stories is a collection by twenty five Japanese authors with stories published from early to middle of the twentieth century. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Japan, Literature | Tagged Ango Sakaguchi, Ayako Sono, Books, Fumio Niwa, Haruki Murakami, Ivan Morris, Japanese, Junichiro Tanizaki, Kan Kikuchi, Modern Japanese Short Stories, Shusaku Endo, The Tale of Genji, Ton Nakajima, Yukio Mishima | Comments Off

Scattered thoughts on Ayn Rand

Posted on December 14, 2021 by JC

My early introduction to Ayn Rand was a chapter devoted to her in a book titled Architects of the Culture of Death by Donald De Marco and Benjamin Wiker (her chapter was written by De Marco). This is a Catholic … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Literature, Religion, Society | Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Objectivism, The Fountainhead | Comments Off

A Long Short Journey

Posted on November 14, 2021 by JC

One of my goals for this year was to read Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, yet another book I have had on my shelf for many years and had yet to read. But also a much beloved and … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Literature, Religion, Society | Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Cervantes, Christianity, Don Quixote, Simon Leys | Comments Off

Commentary on Vox’s Top 10 Novels

Posted on September 30, 2021 by JC

This was written over seven years ago and may be out of date given both time and the volumes of literature Vox Day seems to go through each year. However, having seen this some years ago. I set myself a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Literature, Society | Tagged Brideshead Revisted, Crime and Punishment, Evelyn Waugh, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Herman Hesse, Italo Calvino, Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse, Richard Adams, The Code of the Woosters, The Glass Bead Game, The Lord of the Rings, The Tale of Genji, Tolkien, Tolstory, Vox Day, War and Peace, Watership Down | Comments Off