I had a college professor who was a Mark Twain impersonator on the side. I went to UNLV in Las Vegas, so this whole impersonation thing is kind of normal there. Needless to say, he was a huge fan of Mark Twain and no matter what humorous literature we read, he claimed Mark Twain influenced […]
Literary Quote of the Day: “Nothing Except a Single Green Light”
June 7, 2022 By
There are very few things Greater than Gatsby and you’re participating in two of them at the same time: (1) Summer Vacation; (2) This podcast. It’s already page 24 and we really haven’t met the titular man of the novel. Here’s how Nick describes his first (kind of) encounter with the Jay Gatsby: Quote: He […]
Literary Quote of the Day: A Word from Oingo Boingo
June 6, 2022 By
Nothing screams summer fun like a dystopian novel that involves characters getting metaphorically stomped on the face over and over and over and loving it in the end. That’s why we’re going with our third and final quote from 1984. Intro Music O’Brien explains to Winston what the future holds for citizens of Oceania. Just […]