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Tag: literature
Is Young Adult Fiction Too Adult?
Young Adult Fiction. It is arguably one of the most popular categories among readers, piquing interest in young adults and older adults alike. Young adult fiction isn’t technically a “genre” per se, but more of a category, such as adult, or children’s books. In an article titled “Do Teens Get Pushed Out of Books When Read More …
What Does an Online English Course Look Like?
To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the University of Michigan’s world upside down would be an understatement. The recent outbreak has shifted all classes to an online format, and sent many students home to finish out the semester there. As an English major currently enrolled in three English classes, seeing how each instructor Read More …
The Great Lakes and Literature Event Review
February is a distinct month in Michigan. Winter is drawing to a close, spring is on the horizon, and pretty soon the Great Lakes will start to generate their waves again. While those gathered in the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery on February 25th at 5:30 PM ranged in diversity, one thing they all very well Read More …
Lost in Translation
Last semester, for one of my English courses I read The Vegetarian by Han Kang. The novel was originally published in 2007 in South Korea, Kang’s home country, and later translated into English in 2015, where a year later Vegetarian became the first Korean novel to win the Man Booker International Prize. Deborah Smith, the Read More …
The Little Prince Feels Like Home
I don’t have a favorite book. Yes, I have a solid group of four or five that read over and over again, but I’ve never been good at picking one solid favorite. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, however, is one that keeps appearing in my life whenever I seem to need it the most. Read More …
The Great Lakes and Literature
The Great Lakes Theme Semester, Michigan Quarterly Review, and the Hopwood Program are hosting an event titled “From the Great Lakes to the Global Water Crisis: Writers on Water”. The event will be held in the Gallery Hatcher Graduate Library on Tuesday, February 25 from 5:30-7:30 pm. It is expected to host many accomplished writers Read More …
Book Review – Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
“Memory is a funny thing. When I was in the scene, I hardly paid it any mind. I never stopped to think of it as something that would make a lasting impression, certainly never imagined that eighteen years later I would recall it in such detail. I didn’t give a damn about the scenery that Read More …
Live Poetry and Open Mic in Downtown Ann Arbor
The Michigan winter, dare I say, is upon us. As we face the reality that the sun may only shine a whopping four days over the next three months, we’re inclined to find new resources to save us from this seemingly bleak state of affairs. This could be cheering amongst the Children of Yost at Read More …
Learning about the Midwest in the Midwest
The University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus is quite unique. The city itself is full of people from all over the country and world, and the campus’ diversity sometimes makes it hard to remember it resides in the Midwest. While those who were born and raised in the Midwest pick up on the things that Read More …
