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[merelyamonarch]

I'm sitting here literally banging my head against the desk. Why the FUCK have all my teachers decided to set "interesting" and "unusual" assignments this year? What's wrong with a nice, straightforward essay? I can write essays in a couple of hours, but I've got NO IDEA what to do with "write a book review of The Plumed Serpent". I have no idea

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[valaraiya]

I am helping by writing your book review for you:

This book, The Plumed Serpent, is a silly book. Snakes do not have feathers. It's not even about snakes. I recommend suing the author and publishers for false advertising, also firing the editor. Surely someone should have noticed this glaring error before the book went to press? If you do want to read something about snakes, this reviewer advises a trip to Blockbuster (or your equivalent local rental shop) to pick up a copy of Snakes On A Plane. While this may in fact not be a book, it IS most definitely about snakes.

The end.

This will certainly get you at least a 2.i

[merelyamonarch]

Thanks for that, honey. I handed it in just like that. You are, of course, included in my bibliography.

The snakes it claims to include are actually poorly concealed phalic metaphors. D.H.Lawreence is not a subtle man.

What I did discover in the course of completling this assignment is that I'm not longer able to write from just one perspective. It's been drilled so far into my head that criticisms and arguments should be balanced that I just can't ignore it!

[valaraiya]

But, but, but, penises don't have feathers either! It's been far too long since I had to do any kind of literary analysis. I kinda miss it. My mind is becoming far too literal these days =(