Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Clocking in at about 3 hours-counting the mega dose of Coming Attractions-HP7.1 doesn’t feel like that long a movie.  There are only a few breaks in the action-and then there is that whole Long Goodbye feeling that permeates the whole experience.  Harry looking longingly at his former room under the stairs.  Hagrid reminding us that he brought Harry into this magical world all those years ago.  References to the other times that Harry has done battle with The Dark Lord. I began to loose my way in the Harry Potter world right after Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. …

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Indignation by Philip Roth

“On Philip Roth’s ten-most-important list, number 1 would have to be:my dick!”  ~Carolyn See Indignation is the story of college aged atheist Marcus Messner.  He was raised by Jewish parents during the Korean War.  He is not a very likable fellow.  Nothing seems to go his way and he spends a good deal of his time complaining about the fact that nothing ever goes his way.  He also spends a lot of time talking about how men his age are being Drafted into the army and sent off to be cannon fodder in Korea.  So he goes to college to…

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