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- My video for the Literary Gladiators Roundtable Read: • S- Max's "A Streetcar ...
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Let's talk about books!
Such a variety this month, one of these books was a 6 star read for me! I can't wait to hear whether any of you have read these and whether your opinions were similar or different from mine.
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Thank you for this video! I love your recommendations! 🌈📚❤️
I am so happy to hear that you had a great reading month! It was also wonderful to have you take part in our Alphabet Roundtable Read! Your video was amazing and I liked hear about your thoughts to A Streetcar Named Desire. I, too, read it for the first time in English II when I was in college, but I developed a greater appreciation for the play when I read it for a discussion on our channel. I will say, though, that the auditory description makes it so that I feel the need to read it in silence. It also makes the play even more haunting. I feel that Tennessee Williams intentionally arranged the play as he did, because he wanted us the reader to view the characters as having a bird's eye view, but only being able to see the situation from the exterior and what it is that is taking place in front of us. The two characters that probably warrant the most sympathy from me are Stella and Mitch, both have direct contact with both Stanley and Blanche, but neither have much power over what is going on, though they know more than we do as the reader or viewer. Stanley was beyond a jerk and I can say more colorful things to describe him. He pushes everyone around and what happened in Scene 10 solidified his immoral behavior. He does get the advantage of being a dominant male in that time and place, which Tennessee Williams knows very well and depicts. I remember you mentioning in your review that we do not learn much about his background, though, and some of his arguments towards Blanche's advantageous and self-serving behavior are valid. It also sounds like he comes from a rough background that was not so well-to-do. Blanche had a lot of problems where she was and is just looking to find a sense of happiness and contentment. She should definitely have a right to that and the ability to have the help she needs to get back on a mental track. She does, however, take advantage of the Kowalskis during her visit and has a background where she has done this to others as well. Stanley and Blanche both are advantageous in their own way, but again, we only know so much. This play really fascinates me and I would like to read more by Tennessee Williams. I own a box set of his complete plays published by Library of America. As for the other works you read, I feel that healthy approaches to gender should be better addressed in literature and in the media, because I feel that it creates a contradiction as to one's expectations on the other and how it creates unnecessary gender roles. We are at a point where people need to be treated as people. While there are aspects of one's sex that cannot be looked over in the clinical sense, the fact that someone has to be dependent on the other or seeing one kind of person as superior to the other is something we need to move on from. The Night Bookmobile does look quite fascinating, though it is unfortunate you did not like it as much. For all I know, I could very well agree. I am just seeing it from what you showed and summarized. The Sleeper and the Spindle looks fascinating. I like Neil Gaiman's work, though I have picked up all of his work for discussions that we had on our channel rather than on my own. I did, however, buy a few of his works for my own reading. His take on Rapunzel sounds like a thought-provoking twist. I will have to do some research on Tom Lake. I know that Ann Patchett has written works that appeal to the general reader and I will have to do more research on what she has written and what her stories are about. Her Majesty's Royal Coven seemed to fit you like that perfect glove. It feels really good to find something that speaks to you and it makes me inclined to want to look into it some, because it sounds like a good meld between an adventurous story and being able to understand others much better. Thank you for sharing and I hope you have a great reading month in March! -Josh
Nine books is some going. I spent most of February reading one, Dune. Best wishes. Hope you are reading something good.
Love A Streetcar Named Desire. I need to read it. I’ve only seen it as a play and movie. I have loved some Ann Patchett in the past and look forward to reading Tom Lake. 😊💙