My kitchen tap dribbles for some seconds after turning off. I've been advised to remove the cartridge to either clean or replace but I can't seem to move the white plastic outer part in the picture. Should it unscrew anticlockwise? I've tried everything and it won't move. Thanks!
I’m reading The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. I’d previously only read Washington Square and loved it, most of all for his style. Those long sentences drew me in and I breezed through it, as I am with The Portrait of a Lady. I find the characters in both books to be incredibly real and easy to know, something which I find lacking in a lot of books I read. (I’ll freely admit it’s partly me; unless a character is described in detail, physically and character-wise, they appear flat to me. I struggle to fill in the blanks. Maybe that’s just what makes a great writer.)
But that brings me to my question. This is something that didn’t occur to me while reading Washington Square but has with this book. There are long sections which describe the characters in depth: their personality, traits, their character. For instance, a few characters are described as being very intelligent. However, we rarely get to see any examples of that intelligence. James is telling us about the characters in great detail in such a way that we feel we know them personally, but we rarely see the traits he’s describing in action. Apart from these descriptions, the dialogue seems to have the sole function of moving the story along and there are only rare glimpses of what he’s told us about the characters actually on display. In fact, often in "action" scenes (with dialogue where things are actually happening) they deviate from what he's told us, and there is commentary on that very fact. This makes for very deep and rounded characters.
This seems to be in direct violation of the sacred rule of “show don’t tell”. I know, it’s not a rule. Any writer can do as they please and still write great literature. But I’m surprised that such a highly-revered writer wouldn’t follow that usual way of writing. As I have said, I am enjoying the book immensely and I suppose if I feel like I know the characters, it is successful writing. But I do sometimes feel like I’d like to see a bit more of the characters demonstrating the characteristics that are so well described.
Am I way off the mark? Am I missing something? I’m not an expert and am interested in opening the discussion in case any one else feels similarly (or feels the complete opposite!).
The crab on the (image) left is Charybdis feriata and the crab on the right is Scylla olivacea. Or crucifix crab and mud crab.
It started as an inside joke and I committed to the bit. I am the priestess of a crab cult, and I got these to honour the crab god Carcinos (praise be 🙌) lol
I sent her a the drawing and basically said “go nuts. got some of my favourite tattoos out of it
Hi everyone, I inherited a copy of the Hobbit which I believe is from 1965 and I just wondered if it had any value or interesting background. It's sentimental value is too high to ever sell, but it would be cool to know.
I was encouraged to post by reading a recent comment that 1966 16th impressions are valuable, it seems mine is 1965? Its missing the jacket and has some staining but the binding seems to be in good condition.
TIA!