Word: journey
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...same family, who together grapple with the inconclusive questions of human existence. Ilana's narration greets, and scares, the reader first. Ilana is a woman of the old country, probably Russia, who somehow falls in love with a stranger and finds herself in an unnamed American city. Her journey comprises stories of rape and incest, murder and solicitation, placed in a mythical context of forests and magic. A "man in the forest laughing with little pointed teeth" violates her, yet gives her a Faberge egg. This egg becomes the metaphor for Ilana's life and spirituality, though the connection remains...
...introductory text may not have anything new to say; indeed, Kugel often lets the Scripture speak for itself, including lengthy passages but neglecting to analyze or comment on them. Those seeking a rigorous examination of the Bible's unique poetic forms should look elsewhere. However, if an unchallenging journey through the imaginative universe of the ancient Israelites sounds appealing, there is probably no better travel guide than this graceful text...
...Adam Sandler/Farrelly Brothers gross-out comedy era.) Critics are comparing it to Alice in Wonderland, but that's misleading; Wonderland was always either a) the product of Alice's dream b) a series of psychedelic hallucinations or c) an exercise in wordplay. Cameron Diaz' and John Cusack's tortuous journey inside the head of Mr. Malkovich is no Wonderland. This is for real...
...stepped back out onto the deserted main street behind the transfer station and headed back towards the highway. The air was crisp and the sky was clear blue. Gazing off into the distance I noticed the gold peak of the Capital building sparkling like a beacon for my journey back to my red- bricked home...
...Vaux: I like music that everyone else hates, like Journey, Chicago, Yes, and King Crimson. Among the new bands, I really like Jamiroquai. I also listen to a lot of jazz guitar (George Benson, John Pizzarelli) and Armenian folk music...