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donna tartt article

 https://www.today.com/popculture/books/donna-tartt-secret-history-interview-questions-rcna62501 "There’s no way to build a solid or realistic literary character without putting a good deal of yourself in it. With "The Secret History," my DNA is recognizably twined throughout all the characters — which is only to say that a gesture or a turn of phrase or an intonation of my own voice will unexpectedly conjure up Francis, say, or Henry, and the emotions and ideas that went into creating them.   " bacchus euripedes reclaiming art in the age of artifice by jf martel

war and peace notes dump

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Anna pavlova lol or whatever her name is the Host and the job of being The Host. Slapped on Smiles contrasting with pierre's smiles of others are more described as objects Put Onto their faces where pierres has softer vibe war n peace. pierre smile description contrasted with helenes and also as pierre is leaving underline bttm pg22 bttm 24-25 pierre Get a Job! pg 24 the word peace.. First time in book? n don't think war has been said only in French so far.? screenshot underline from insta write songs in playlist. waltz on pg34 character descriptions pg36 viscount.  describes how they look a bit n mannerisms. somehow says more about character without directly saying it.. if u kno u kno. archetypes of people write playlist in back of book?? for Anna party beginning a nocturne of some kind?? count n being nice pg 42 to 43.. spineless. ppl pleaser.  like what pierre said i guess g 173. smiles again. bootlegs officer. Tolstoy showing what we should think of ppl thru his descriptio...

where angels fear to tread

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 I think a lot about sensibility n etc  e.m forster pg. am I True? sentimental, sincerity.. tryptich of conversations between philip and miss abbott goodreads review calls it  muddle of manners

Reading: Master & Margarita

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 Reoccuring pontius pilate Literally finished this book on easter sunday! Matthew the levite & yeshua body in a cave.. Fave page 398 authorial presnce !!!!!!!! higher power, not rlly having any power at all..  faust.

boyparts

at beginning... boring for something that covers so many Saucy?? topics... contemporary fiction thoughts... boring... lack of voice.. tells not shows... see what was trying to b done but didn't do it as well as couldve the twists are twisting... im just thinking ok  . not whipped by it. think a lot more little things could've been sewn into the unreliable narration. .. v art school.. not in a good way .. those flop ppl that think they're doing smthn lol