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Little Eyes: Remote Control and Controlled
At the very end of Samanta Schweblin’s Little Eyes (2018), there is a mention of a young boy “staring at his own reflection on [a] black screen” (239). The book’s resonance with the TV series, Black Mirror, could hardly be clearer. As with … Continue reading Continue reading
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Roads Not Taken
I ended up teaching a course on long books this semester. Here is the original proposal: Why are long books long? Beyond its length, what makes a long book different from a short book? How is the experience of reading … Continue reading Continue reading