Art & Culture
It Ends With Us failed to morally condemn domestic abusers and missed the opportunity of offering a nuanced look at the difficulties their victims face.
Art & Culture
Principles for Living Your Best Life in The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library is a thought-provoking novel centered on how to live a deeply satisfying life.
Art & Culture
The Hidden Greek Virtues of Hogwarts Houses
Angel explores how Hogwarts houses reflect Aristotle’s virtues, revealing timeless moral lessons in Harry Potter.
Art & Culture
Isolation vs Pursuing Passions in Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing depicts the effects of ostracization, abuse, and abandonment on a strong, intelligent girl who is determined not only to survive but to thrive.
Art & Culture
Vicious Cycles in The Girl on the Train
"The Girl on the Train" is a thrilling, twisty mystery with a focus on a dark aspect of psychology.
Art & Culture
Problems with Control in Chaos Walking
Chaos Walking is a rich trilogy with many interesting ideas and sci-fi concepts, among them the issue of control versus freedom.
Art & Culture
Introducing Fictionosophy
Thomas Walker-Werth interviews Angel about the purpose and vision of her Substack Fictionosophy and how literature and the ideas in it have affected her personally.
Art & Culture
What The Handmaid’s Tale Teaches Us About Self-Esteem
Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale illustrates the relationship between liberty and self-esteem, which I explore in this new video.
Art & Culture
Spiritual Values in Charles Dickens’s Holiday Stories
The warmth of Dickens's happy endings and the joy he envisions as possible to everyone make his Christmas stories a cozy pick for reading beside a crackling fire this winter.
Art & Culture
“Emma” by Jane Austen
As Emma discovers that the way to love people is to encourage their independence, she builds a life that’s not only delightful on the surface, but deeply fulfilling.
Lifestyle
Book Review: “Discipline is Destiny” by Ryan Holiday
Holiday's message is a powerful one despite not being clear if one should be disciplined for one's own sake or someone else's.
Lifestyle
Book Review: “The Art of Living Consciously” by Nathaniel Branden
True mindfulness is about connecting your mind to reality.
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