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On the “purpose” of writing, capitalist culture, and trust in the reader: a response to George Saunders
I was a bit disappointed after reading "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain"
 • Julia Sampaio
Jane Austen - Reading Guide #3
Everything you need to do a deep dive in the excellent works of Ms Jane Austen: annotation system, companion reads, criticism, lectures, and more.
 • Julia Sampaio
"All Glory Ends In Night": the doomed resistance of Beowulf
The unknown author of Beowulf lamented the erasure of a glorious past, but we’re still reading about his heroes (and learning from them)
 • Julia Sampaio
Does the Artist have to Leave?
"I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race" - A…
 • Julia Sampaio
Favourite Books from a Very Critical Person - part 2
It's so hard to make a list of favourites
 • Julia Sampaio
Favourite Books from a Very Critical Person - part 1
It's hard for me to consider a book a favourite. Let's discuss the ones that made the list
 • Julia Sampaio
Victorian Literature - Reading Guide #2
How to start reading Victorian Literature: novels, poetry, annotation systems, critical reading syllabus, research material, etc.
 • Julia Sampaio
30 books before 30
I'm not turning 30 yet ok this is just a long-term plan calm down.
 • Julia Sampaio
“We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?”
a few thoughts on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innoncence
 • Julia Sampaio
A Year in Books - 2024
Notes on my favourite books of the year (and a few books I want to read in 2025)
 • Julia Sampaio
A Clear Phantasmagoria
On H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)'s poetry
 • Julia Sampaio
Às Margens do Liffey
Sobre linguagem, interpretação, e Dubliners de James Joyce
 • Julia Sampaio
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