Posts by aKula

11. The Republic - Plato This is an examination of what it means to be a just man, and whether being just while being considered unjust is advantageous to being unjust while generally being perceived as just. To examine these questions,...

10. Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay Three schoolgirls and a teacher mysteriously disappear during an outing at Hanging Rock on Saint Valentine's day 1900. (Hanging Rock is a volcanic formation in the bush near Melbourne,...

9. Empire - Gore Vidal This is one of a series of historical fictions chronicling American history by Gore Vidal. Part of the story deals with a young woman who decides to buy a newspaper in Washington DC after her brother introduces...

It's interesting how divisive Hemingway is, I absolutely loved Fiesta (the sun also rises), definitely one of his best books in my opinion. Quote:Originally Posted by clockwise Do you ever read mysteries, bestsellers, lighter fare,...

8. Kassandra - Christa Wolf King Priam's daughter Kassandra, a priestress of Troy, is captive outside the gates of Mycanae. As she awaits her execution, she recalls the story of her life in Troy, the relations within the ruling family,...

7. Time Regained - Marcel Proust. The last volume of Proust's masterpiece. Begins with the narrator's visit to the area around Combray (where the first volume starts). He is disenchanted with the failure of the surrounding to live up to...

Is Katrina's still the go to place for alterations in Melbourne?

Quote:Originally Posted by jmills I've lost my white linen pocket square! I'm wondering if anyone here has suggestions for a quick replacement - possibly an obscure domestic source? The local brick and mortars just have cotton...

Quote:Originally Posted by Nicholas D C True that, but there's too much expertise in this thread to not get feedback now and again - helps me figure out things I wasn't thinking about before. I find this thread to be far more...

6. Fathers and Sons. Turgenev. Paints a portrait of the political differences of two generations. While both are progressive, the old liberalism of the land owning class has been replaced with the nihilism of the younger generation. All...