I had a nice (age 8) who was recently diagnosed with dyslexia. As a good Lit.se member, I tend to like to give books as gifts, but want to make sure that I'm getting books that she can actually read. I have seen lists, such as this one, of books that are supposedly friendly for dyslexics. I was h...

I remember some years ago listening to a recording of a speech by Martin Luther King Jr, in which he says something like: Even if Jewish leaders told me "No, we do not need your help fighting anti-Semitism," I would still speak out against anti-Semitism because it is wrong, it is evil, and it is...

From Chapter 48 of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations: “Mr. Jaggers was for her [Molly, Mr. Jaggers's maidservant],” pursued Wemmick, with a look full of meaning, “and worked the case in a way quite astonishing. It was a desperate case, and it was comparatively early days with him then, and he...

Belarusian Literature There have apparently been recent censorship efforts directed at this type of literature, which I think is a good reason to have a reading challenge for it. More details are available on Wikipedia on this type of literature.

It's no secret that Howard Roark was loosely inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Interestingly enough, on a recent tour of Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Oak Park, IL, I encountered a park named after Henry W. Austin, a prominent Oak Park businessman and politician who was, at a minimum, still alive at...

What makes someone good at literary analysis? Is there a word to describe the sort of personality, or temperament a person who is good at literary analysis has? Are certain people naturally "good" at this? I've noticed for myself I am able to very quickly read over a section of written material a...