The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

by athena // 31 March, 2016 // 2 Comments

This was the right spring time book for an Easter read. I’ve seen more than one adaptation of this book on TV and movies. I also think I read at the very least an adapted version of this as a... Continue reading →

Little House series round-up post

by athena // 13 November, 2014 // 4 Comments

I am counting this as one Classics Club entry because technically I’ve reread most of the books except two. The Little House in the Big Woods Farmer Boy Little House on the Prairie On the Banks of Plum Creek By... Continue reading →

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 4 September, 2014 // No Comments

The more I re-read these books, the more uncomfortable I am with Charles Ingalls. While the books have some lovely moments especially with Laura exploring the wild and the glimpses of frontier life, I get annoyed with Pa. He buys... Continue reading →

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 25 August, 2014 // No Comments

Compared to the first book, lots of things happen in this novel. So also begins the the restlessness of Charles Ingalls. This novel had moving, travel, house building, Indians, malaria, and more. A lot of the stuff was on the... Continue reading →

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 23 August, 2014 // No Comments

This book in the series is known for its food, and there is lots and lots of food at the beginning stages. Almanzo’s childhood is relatively stable and abundant when compared to Laura’s. I think Laura wrote all the food... Continue reading →

The Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 21 August, 2014 // 2 Comments

This is part of a readalong of the Little House series I am organizing on an internet forum I moderate. One of the reasons I organized the readalong was to see if they were as good as I remembered, but... Continue reading →

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

by athena // 9 February, 2013 // No Comments

My parents did not read to me as a child so I had to read a lot of children’s classics on my own as a kid or now, later as an adult. I also remember being read to a few... Continue reading →

Anne of Green Gables

by athena // 23 November, 2007 // 3 Comments

By L. M. Montgomery. I missed on reading this Canadian classic when I was kid. I really wish I had. I’ve been fairly busy these past weeks (a couple more weeks and I’m on free), so it took me much... Continue reading →

Peter Pan in Scarlet

by athena // 30 September, 2007 // No Comments

This is the sequel authorised by the Great Ormond Street Hospital which has owned the rights to Peter Pan since J. M. Barrie’s death. Peter Pan is without the doubt one of my favourite books growing up, and it remains... Continue reading →

Bridge to Terabithia

by athena // 9 August, 2007 // 3 Comments

This book reminded me a bit of To Kill a Mockingbird in its setting and main characters. Both books takes place in the south. While the core themes of it differ, both are essentially stories about growing up. Katherine Paterson... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Great __ Novel

by athena // 5 July, 2007 // 8 Comments

What, in your opinion, is the (mythical) Great American Novel? At least to date. A â€œclassic,â€ or a current oneâ€“either would be fine. Mark Twain? J.D. Salinger? F. Scott Fitzgerald? Stephen King? Laura Ingalls Wilder? It doesnâ€™t have to be... Continue reading →

A Visit to William Blake’s Inn

by athena // 3 July, 2007 // 3 Comments

Like Nancy Willard the author of this book, I loved William Blake’s poetry from the first time I read it. I even made a layout inspired by and using “Tyger” for this domain about five years ago. In high school,... Continue reading →

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