The final novel would of course be Voltaire. I am not a big fan of Voltaire, but I appreciate that which he did for writing. The book read how I imagine most satires do: rise, and fall of fortune; impossible situations; suspense of believability of said situations; and, sarcastic tone in the prose. This was … Continue reading Zadig
Category: A-Z 2019
Nynorsk Finale
Kjærlig hilsen Nynorsk, Eg naut tida vår i lag. Eg vil behald deg. Eg vil lær vel. Eg vil skriv deg, og eg vil tal målet ditt. Ikkje gløym meg. Ver trygg. Ver elska. -J.A. Victor Wilson
Scottish Gaelic Story Time Finale
As Teague got home, he felt slightly better that he had helped a kid stay warm; however, why were the bells important? Pulling up his computer, he sat in bed cross-legged, and researched bells. 'Oh! They were used to scare off the fey.' He continued to look into the matter. 'The fey were originally Celtic … Continue reading Scottish Gaelic Story Time Finale
Yvain
This book was a hard read. Truly, even in modern French, I found it difficult to find the story. It was very of its time in the straightforwardness of the plot, but the heart of the story was a little deeper. Yvain's separation from his love wears a bit thin in modern senses. Most would … Continue reading Yvain
Nynorsk Y
Word(s) Part(s) of Speech English Yla Verb Howl, to Ylja Verb Warm, to Ynga Verb Make younger, to Yr Adjective Cheerful Eit yr Noun Drizzle Ysta Verb Curdle, to Yte Verb Bestow, to Ei yteevne Noun Performance Ytre Adjective Outer Yve seg Verb Succumb, to
Scots Gaelic Story
Teague awoke again (a-rithist) in his car. He looked behind him, and saw an empty backseat. 'What the hell?' said he. 'What is going on?' He heard bells in the distance (eadar-dhealachadh). A soft clang ringing out called to him. He noticed that it was not a headache-inducing clang, but a calming clang (gliong). His … Continue reading Scots Gaelic Story
Letters S-X Ranked
1.Save Me the Waltz One will not be surprised to find this here. It was so beautiful that I have to put it where it belongs, and it really is a gem. 2. Way of Kings, the Mr. Trantham was right. I did enjoy it immensely. I will read the next two books in May. … Continue reading Letters S-X Ranked
Xena
Okay, this book pissed me off. It treated two strong women -- arguably by the description of Gabrielle, she has not gotten to her full string warrior self -- as weaklings. It reduced them to sexualised descriptions. Yes, the show had a fair bit of sex for a network show in the late 90s; however, … Continue reading Xena
Nynorsk Story Time
Unnskyld. He sat in a chair ( stol ); his cigar fumed ( rauk ). The man enjoyed the taste ( smaken ) of the tobacco, but knew that it would be frowned upon to admit it. Smoking ( røyking ) was banned these days. He still spoke to himself in the empty study. Unnskyld. … Continue reading Nynorsk Story Time
Scottish Gaelic Story Time
And, the bell still rang. Teague awoke ( dhùisg )in his car. The windows ( uinneagean ) were sweating, and the air was stifled. He was covered in sweat ( allas ). He was still in the parking lot ( pàirc chàraichean ), and he saw the beams of early day stretch into the dark world of city parking. … Continue reading Scottish Gaelic Story Time
