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Essays

James Joyce and the Yuletide Epiphany

Christian Kriticos - 1.6.2017 | 2
What Joyce presents us with in "The Dead" is a true, unidealized epiphany. In the real world epiphanies are hard -- we do not have literal ghosts and angels to gently guide us towards them. And that is why Joyce’s story is the perfect coda for the holiday season.
Christian Kriticos - 1.6.2017 | 2
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Essays

A Reading Resolution

Christian Kriticos - 12.29.2016 | 2
I learned more from Isaacson’s biography than I have from a single book in a long time.
Christian Kriticos - 12.29.2016 | 2
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Reviews

Made of Sterner Stuff: On Roald Dahl and ‘Love From Boy’

Christian Kriticos - 9.8.2016
One gets the sense that it was inevitable that Roald Dahl would become a great writer.
Christian Kriticos - 9.8.2016
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Essays

An Invitation to Hesitate: John Hersey’s ‘Hiroshima’ at 70

Christian Kriticos - 8.31.2016 | 17
In our current age, in which every refresh of the Web browser brings a new story of tragedy, to be forgotten as quickly as it appeared, it seems that 'Hiroshima' is as relevant as ever. Drone warfare is now a simple fact of life, and the nuclear threat still very much exists.
Christian Kriticos - 8.31.2016 | 17
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Reviews

Origin Stories: The Darker Side of J.R.R. Tolkien

Christian Kriticos - 4.5.2016
This story marks Tolkien’s earliest use of verse and song within a prose narrative, a stylistic element that pointed to his love of Germanic and Nordic sagas and would become a defining feature of his best-known works.
Christian Kriticos - 4.5.2016
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The Millions Interview

Animals Emoting: The Millions Interviews Yann Martel

Christian Kriticos - 2.29.2016 | 4
You mistreat animals, you eventually will mistreat human beings. If you’re casual to animal life you will eventually be casual to human life.
Christian Kriticos - 2.29.2016 | 4
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Essays

Hapworth Revisited: On J.D. Salinger’s Most Inscrutable Short Story

Christian Kriticos - 6.11.2015 | 7
The story remains something of a baffling enigma: branded as unreadable by critics, and never republished, only the most dedicated Salinger devotees bother to track it down and slog through it.
Christian Kriticos - 6.11.2015 | 7
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