I'm Laala and I'm 22 years old. This is mainly a book blog: reviews, photographs, quotes. I also post anything that tickles my fancy.
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I'm the founder and editor in chief of an online literary magazine, Write Me a Metaphor. I'm also a poet, and you can buy my book on Amazon.
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~ Wednesday, March 7 ~
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Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?
He’s making a little bit of sense now in snippets (I like the above passage), but honestly I think he was going senile as he was writing this (I reserve the right to change my opinion as often as I like). There is so much that is just wrong, some that is subject to opinion, and some that’s really interesting. It’s a fascinating way to meander through his mind, but I don’t even think he backs up his own arguments. When I’m done I’m going on a hunt to see what other people thought of it, I think it’ll be interesting to read.

Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

He’s making a little bit of sense now in snippets (I like the above passage), but honestly I think he was going senile as he was writing this (I reserve the right to change my opinion as often as I like). There is so much that is just wrong, some that is subject to opinion, and some that’s really interesting. It’s a fascinating way to meander through his mind, but I don’t even think he backs up his own arguments. When I’m done I’m going on a hunt to see what other people thought of it, I think it’ll be interesting to read.

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~ Tuesday, March 6 ~
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Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?
Clearly I am an intelligent student with astute and piercing insights into literature. Who wants to smack Tolstoy a little. He’s making some good points, and he mostly begins by looking at the right things, but he has some ridiculous theories as well. Silly (and occasionally amazing) man.

Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

Clearly I am an intelligent student with astute and piercing insights into literature. Who wants to smack Tolstoy a little. He’s making some good points, and he mostly begins by looking at the right things, but he has some ridiculous theories as well. Silly (and occasionally amazing) man.

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~ Thursday, March 1 ~
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Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

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~ Tuesday, February 28 ~
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Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

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~ Saturday, February 25 ~
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Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

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~ Wednesday, February 22 ~
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Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

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~ Tuesday, February 21 ~
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So that art, which consumes enormous amounts of human labour and of human lives, and breaks down love among people, not only is not anything clearly and firmly defined, but is understood in such contradictory ways by its lovers, that it is difficult to say what generally is understood as art, and particularly as good, useful art, in the name of which such sacrifices as are offered to it may rightly be offered.
— Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?
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~ Monday, February 20 ~
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Currently reading. It’s fascinating, and I’m glad I’m reading it, but I hope beyond hope it’s also useful for my essays. It’s almost crunch time.

Currently reading. It’s fascinating, and I’m glad I’m reading it, but I hope beyond hope it’s also useful for my essays. It’s almost crunch time.

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~ Tuesday, January 17 ~
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Above all, I wouldn’t want people to think that I want to prove anything. I don’t want to prove anything, I simply want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself. I have that right, haven’t I?
— Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
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~ Monday, January 16 ~
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But that had been grief and this was joy. But that grief and this joy were equally outside all ordinary circumstances of life, were like holes in this ordinary life, through which something higher showed.
— Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
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