"An interesting selection, Dad, yet essentially a failure-as you can see, I'm still awake."
Literary Critic In Training Gifts
Are you searching for a thoughtful gift for someone passionate about literature and honing their critical skills? Our collection offers clever, literary-themed items that celebrate their love of books and critique. Whether they're just starting out or seasoned in reading and analysis, these gifts bring a touch of humor and inspiration to their literary journey. From amusing mugs to stylish prints, find something that cheers their pursuit of literary mastery.
"That's the guy I hired to read Proust for me."
Bob encounters one of the bugs in the Jean Paul Sartre fan website.
Ed Flanders, Deconstruction Worker
Thomas Mann.
"I'll do the movie but I want to be highly compensated and highly acclaimed."
First Novels.
Blue Stockings
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Now I really hate poetry."
Why we need poetry. . .
German Expressionist Breakfast
It's Dostoevsky. It's Melville. It's Flaubert. But it doesn't dance.
"It turns out everyone here is self-published."
Shakespeare was bisexual
"His exercise wheel has lost all its fascination sinces he started reading Hemingway."
The Forbidden Joyce Kilmer
"I did the math. If we want to read all of Proust in this lifetime, we have to start tomorrow morning."
"Oh, this old thing?"
George Orwell
The Proust of Twitter
Emily Dickinson: Mime - "I think she's saying something about death."
"It's felt to be his most thought provoking work."
The World's Biggest Book Club
Shakespeare loved a grammar joke
Beckett for Beginners: "Waiting for Thumbkin"
"Maybe I don't like stunning debuts."
"Tracey, this is Gene. He also read the Nancy Reagan book in unbound galleys."
Günter Grass
"Nevermore." "You don't have to use 'air quoths' every time."
"I’ve seen better metaphors in my litter box."
"The moral of the story, honey, is that being a celebrity does not make you a credible children’s book author."
"I like his earlier work better, particularly the ones I said I didn't like at the time."
My Literary Influences
Lord Byron
Literary Critic In Training Gifts Collection
Literary Critic In Training Mugs
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Literary Critic In Training Pillows
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Literary Critic In Training Prints
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Literary Critic In Training T-Shirts
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