Though it is a book required in multiple high school curriculums, I was surprised to learn that a number of Lawrentians and one of my professors had never read Harper Lee’s classic novel. This is one of my all-time favorite novels, so much so that it was the focus of my senior capstone. It is…
Literary Review “Educated: A Memoir”
I am normally not a big fan of memoirs, but Tara Westover’s story, “Educated,” reads so well it is hard to believe everything she is writing is true. Westover begins her story depicting her childhood in the mountains of Idaho. She familiarizes readers with the landscape: hills and mountains she and her brothers explore, the…
Freshman underdog wins LU Live
From left to right, musicians Sam Taylor, Nolan Ehlers, Jamil Fuller, Jack Kilkelly-Schmidt and Ben Portzen perfom at LU-Live. The group calls themselves ‘Jamil and the Litterbox Kids.’ Photos by Taylor Blackson. On Friday, September 14, five musical acts battled for a $500 cash prize at the annual LU Live competition in Warch’s Esch-Hurvis…
Literary Review “The Lottery”
Since I recently reviewed a short story in The Lawrentian, I thought I would continue along that trend and write about the first short story I ever read, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” Written in 1948, Jackson’s dystopian tale is a forerunner of contemporary novels such as “The Hunger Games” and “The Maze Runner.” The story…
Literary Review “The Yellow Wallpaper”
While I normally write reviews for full novels or novellas, I thought it was terribly unfair to leave out some of the best works of literature because they are classified as short stories. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” tackles two of my favorite subjects: feminism and madness. The story opens with the…
Book Review “Slaughterhouse-Five”
Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” is one of the weirdest books I have ever read. It involves war, aliens and time travel, and all these strange plot points combine to make it one of the best contemporary works of literature. I am not usually a fan of science fiction, but Vonnegut’s breathtaking story easily makes it one…
Book Review “Julius Caesar”
The only thing I love more in this world than William Shakespeare is J.K. Rowling, and I do not have the patience to write a seven-part review of the Harry Potter series, so here we are. Maybe it’s because I’m currently studying in London or the fact that Shakespeare was the OG playwright – either…
Book Review “On Chesil Beach”
As an English major, I am normally a snob toward contemporary works. I unashamedly prefer the old and Gothic to whatever teen angst crap is being churned out these days. However, after stumbling upon a movie trailer for “On Chesil Beach,” I thought I would give the novella a try. Author Ian McEwan wrote the…
Southern poet gives powerful reading
Heather Dobbins reads her poetry in the Wriston Art Galleries. Photo by Taylor Blackson. On Feb. 22, visiting poet Heather Dobbins gave a reading to a packed audience in the Wriston Art Galleries. Before Dobbins began, Assistant Professor of English Melissa Range gave a raving introduction. Both Dobbins and Range attended the same university and…
Ebony Stewart delivers powerful performance
Poet Ebony Stewart performs in the Mead Witter Room. Photo by Nidi Garcia. On Feb. 15, touring performance artist and slam poet Ebony Stewart performed for an intimate crowd in the Mead Witter Room in Warch Campus Center. The reading, sponsored by the Events Planning & Organizing Committee (EPOC) and Slam Poetry Club, began with…
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