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The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

by Athena // January 26, 2023 // No Comments
John Wyndham was an English sci-fi author known for his works published in the mid-20th century. I read The Chrysalids by John Wyndham as assigned reading in middle school and remember it leaving an impression. It was helped by the... Continue reading →

A Suitable Boy by Virkram Seth

by Athena // January 16, 2023 // No Comments
This review is overdue. I am writing and finishing it now in another country but posting it after my holiday. This novel was the last novel I read in 2022 and one of the best. This is a true classic.... Continue reading →

The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

by Athena // September 5, 2017 // No Comments
Vacation book #2. I had read that this book was one of the most interesting Christie novels alongside The Murder of Royger Ackroyd. I generally like the pacing of Christie’s novels and enjoyed Poirot and Miss Marple in the past.... Continue reading →

Diamonds are Forever by Ian Flemming

by Athena // August 31, 2017 // No Comments
This was one of my vacation books. I am not sure why I didn’t read Live and Let Die first. I guess it was not on Kindle for some reason. I enjoyed Casino Royale well enough. These books should be... Continue reading →

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland

by Athena // June 2, 2016 // No Comments
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure or Fanny Hill by John Cleland is considered the first pornography in novel form. This book was widely banned, illegally published, and denounced by its author. It is definitely a classic in an infamous... Continue reading →

Stuart Little by E. B. White

by Athena // May 17, 2016 // No Comments
When I was a kid, I enjoyed Charlotte’s Web so I wanted to read another E. B. White book. I have not seen the Stuart Little movies either. This was a nice little children’s book which is written more of... Continue reading →

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

by Athena // March 31, 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 →

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

by Athena // December 25, 2015 // 4 Comments
Happy Holidays! In brief, I liked Joyce’s prose right away. There is something so simple yet good in how he puts words together. However, the plot, the dialogue, and the character left me a bit wanting. I did like it... Continue reading →

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

by Athena // December 6, 2015 // No Comments
This is a collection of stories from the same town of characters. I had hoped it would be like Gaskell’s Cranford, but it was a bit more like Faulkner and Stoner by John Williams. Faulkner and Hemingway were allegedly inspired... Continue reading →

Little House series round-up post

by Athena // November 13, 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 →

The Classics Spin 5

by Athena // February 4, 2014 // 5 Comments
The Fourth Classics Spin from the Classics Club. As with before, I must pick twenty books, then a random number will be selected and each of us must read the number listed at X number by April 1, 2014. These... Continue reading →

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

by Athena // December 30, 2013 // 4 Comments
When I was around the age of Sara Crewe, I had seen the 1995 movie adaptation of this book and liked it. It was magical. I really adored the message about every girl being a princess and the sense of... Continue reading →

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