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POPSThe Dirty Letters of James Joyce
"Frank as these letters are, their psychology can easily be misunderstood. They were intended to accomplish sexual gratification in him and inspire the same in her, and at moments they fasten intently on peculiarities of sexual behaviour, some of which might be technically called perverse...before quartering Joyce into these categories and consigning him to their tyranny we must remember that he was capable, in his work, of ridiculing them all as Circean beguilements, of turning them into vaudeville routines. Then too, the letters rebuke such obvious labels by an ulterior purpose; besides the immediate physical goal, Joyce wishes to anatomise and reconstitute and crystallize the emotion of love. He goes further still; like Richard Rowan in Exiles, he wishes to possess his wife's soul, and have her possess his, in utter nakedness. To know someone else beyond love and hate, beyond vanity and remorse, beyond human possibility almost, is his extravagant desire. "
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POPSThe Godchecker "Godchecker is 100% non-denominational. All Gods are welcome, whether Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Slavonic, or of No Fixed Abode. Polytheism is much more fun than monotonous monotheism. The Gods are queuing up to get in! And Terry Pratchett fans, Tolkien afficiandos, Douglas Adams devotees and Harry Potter nuts will love our selection of Goddities!"
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POPSAtheism in Science Fiction In his Neanderthal Parallax, Sawyer envisions a parallel universe where Neanderthals were not wiped by our ancestors, but prospered to build a civilization based on freedom of thought, constraints of applied genetics, tolerant bisexuality, total surveillance, and lack of any notion of afterlife...In Contact, Sagan provides numerous theological discussions, from pointing out inconsistencies in the two versions of Jesus' family three in the New Testament, to the issue of inclusiveness in regard to the profile of delegates who should represent the—mostly religious—human race before other sentient civilizations.
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POPSSmells like literary spirit Some people reckon sniffing books is a bit of a fishy fetish. But I scent a sweeter story, bound up with books' power to enchant. Does this get up your nose, too?
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POPSHow do you arrange your books? I dedicate separate shelves for my books per genre, and then I arrange them alphabetically by the author's last names. But since I've more books than I've got space, tons of paperbacks adorn my bed, my bedside table, my computer table, my floor - you name it, they're everywhere. :) Isn't it wonderful?
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POPSWriters Mugs Books, text, audiobooks, quotes - it's very hard to choose, so here's everything. :) And oh, check out the artwork, too!
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