Chris Wolak

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• Surprised by Patroclus

  By Chris Wolak on September 2, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  Last Monday I wrote about how writing a weekly blog post might keep me focused on what I want to read and help avoid shiny-new-book-syndrom. As I was still suffering from the mighty book hangover that Middlemarch gave me, I… Read More ›

• Response to “Scandal.” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By Chris Wolak on August 28, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  What a story! I wasn’t sure what type of scandal to expect in this short story, but it certainly wasn’t one that included sex trafficking, newspaper manipulation by the rich, or anti-semitic fear of a Jewish conspiracy. “Scandal” has all… Read More ›

• It’s Monday…

  By Chris Wolak on August 26, 2019 • ( 13 )

  

  What do you think about weekly meme posts? I’ve always been impressed by book bloggers who write weekly posts about what’s going on in their bookish lives. I wish I had that kind of consistency. It might help keep me… Read More ›

• Middlemarch by George Eliot

  By Chris Wolak on August 18, 2019 • ( 25 )

  

  I finished reading Middlemarch last weekend. The reading pace I had set for myself didn’t come off as planned, but that didn’t matter. There was no hurry, I just wanted to keep momentum. I enjoyed just about every minute of… Read More ›

• August Reminder! The Willa Cather Short Story Project #7: SCANDAL

  By Chris Wolak on August 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Our story for August 2019 is “Scandal,” first published in August 1919.

• Middlemarch update

  By Chris Wolak on July 29, 2019 • ( 14 )

  

  According to the reading schedule I set for myself, I should be finishing Middlemarch today. As of this morning, I’m on page 497 and still have 393 pages to go. This classic novel, which is often touted as the best… Read More ›

• Response to “A Gold Slipper” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By Chris Wolak on July 24, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  Willa Cather must have had some fun writing “A Gold Slipper.” She takes the fairy tale tradition of a magical slipper and plays with gender and the stereotypes that divide between business and art. One of the gender roles Cather… Read More ›

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