Word: readerly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...reader who has just turned 21 and a Colorado native, I was excited to see Joel Stein's article on breweries in my home state [April 21]. I was disappointed, however, to find that the story makes no special mention of even one brewing company south of Denver. The state's capital may be considered the "Napa Valley of Beer," but our "playland of tasting bars" doesn't end at the city's limits. Emily Silver, COLORADO SPRINGS...
...night over a Guinness Stout and a cigarette - men who wore open-necked shirts and small gold chains around their neck. They would sit for hours at a time, then grunt an observation, tap the cigarette on the ashtray and then shake their heads." Images like this make the reader want to read Poon on Singapore, not London, Toronto or New York City...
...they just end. Mark dumps Celeste because he wants to be with the younger Gwyn, but there’s no change in his attitude towards Celeste. When asked what happened to Celeste, he says “nothing,” and it’s true. The reader can’t get involved in this, can’t grow attached, and so, even though there is some sort of emotional trajectory written into the story and some sort of movement in the work, it feels as if there is none. The only real action that...
...love is a strange place,” says the narrator of “Love Marriage,” the debut novel of V. V. Ganeshananthan ‘02, a former Crimson managing editor. While certainly not a new and innovative idea, Ganeshananthan draws the reader into this “strange place” in a poetic and informative fashion. Through beautiful language and memorable characters, Ganeshananthan creates a world that, while not completely original, provides insight into the unique experiences of Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants. Just as authors like Gabriel García Márquez...
...added. Miran Pavic ’09, the editor-in-chief of The Voice, agreed that the concept of the project is radically different from existing campus publications and media groups. “It’s going to be student-oriented, modern in layout and design, and reader-friendly,” explained Pavic. “There are many interesting people in this community, but they don’t often have a platform for their voices to be heard,” Duque agreed. “We hope to tap into that...