Kit TeguhThe hidden world of paper flowers. On V.C. Andrews’s Flowers in the Attic.I struggle to think a more fucked up book that I’ve read in my life. Naked Lunch? Sure, Burroughs’s work is nightmare fuel and bits of it…2d ago2d ago
Kit TeguhLost in the world of double moons and Little People. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami.At the core of it, Murakami’s 1Q84 is about that moment which takes a great deal of courage which might in the off chance change…Oct 30Oct 30
Kit TeguhHemingway being a man’s man writing about men’s men. On Men Without Women.All in all, there are fourteen stories in Hemingway’s Men Without Women, and some of them (surprise, surprise) actually have women in them…Oct 24Oct 24
Kit Teguh*Shakespearean Facepalm* Reading Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of VeronaYeah look. When you’ve published dozens of plays, some of them are probably gonna be a bit dogshit. That’s a bit harsh actually, as The Two…Oct 20Oct 20
Kit TeguhOn the savage follies of youth in Stendhal’s The Charterhouse of ParmaWhen you look at it from the outset, The Charterhouse of Parma is a messy, messy book, messier than your average five year old birthday…Oct 13Oct 13
Kit TeguhThe idiot who’s smarter than you. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.“Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from…Oct 6Oct 6
Kit TeguhFarewell My Lovely Phillip Marlowe. A novel by Raymond ChandlerBy this time, I’m quite familiar with Chandler’s quick-witted style, Phillip Marlowe’s stoic but sardonic demeanour and the platinum glossy…Sep 29Sep 29
Kit TeguhThirsting over a rugged Scottish bloke in Gabaldon’s Outlander.Yeah look, there’s spoilers here. Not that I’d recommend the book.Sep 27Sep 27
Kit TeguhTelling stories for the sake of a free feed. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.To read The Canterbury Tales in its entirety is a feat in itself, even to find one that is completely unabridged. The Canterbury Tales is a…Sep 27Sep 27
Kit TeguhThe quandary of the desperate housewife. A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen.Ever had a doll when you were a kid? Well, I had G.I. Joes. and they were a lot of fun. My sister had Barbies. The G.I. Joes would somehow…Sep 23Sep 23