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A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

by athena // 30 December, 2013 // 2 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 →

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

by athena // 23 December, 2013 // No Comments
I had somewhat high expectations for this novel given how much I liked Agnes Grey and the style of Anne Bronte’s writing overall. I found my expectations were not quite met. In general, this is a good novel and like... Continue reading →

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

by athena // 12 April, 2013 // 5 Comments
I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I think Walden’s ethos and philosophy is largely positive and relatable for me. His views on the appreciation of nature, solitude, and civil life are good and important. I... Continue reading →

Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant

by athena // 1 January, 2013 // No Comments
I started reading this book in original French while living in France in the summer of 2010. I managed one chapter and then I had to return to the local library. I try to read one French book a year,... Continue reading →

The Classics Club – November 2012 Meme

by athena // 13 November, 2012 // 4 Comments
The Classics Club November 2012 Meme Question: What classic piece of literature most intimidates you, and why? (Or, are you intimidated by the classics, and why? And has your view changed at all since you joined our club?) Since I... Continue reading →

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

by athena // 8 November, 2012 // 6 Comments
This book was epic. Once again, I was conflicted about giving it a 4 or a 5 on Good Reads. As with before, the deciding factor was if I would reread it again. I wouldn’t be against reading it, but... Continue reading →

The Classics Club Monthly Meme – October 2012

by athena // 2 October, 2012 // 12 Comments
This month for the Classics Club Monthly Meme: Why are you reading the classics? To be honest, I’ve always read classics so I can’t say why I do it now. Even my favourite children’s books as a child were classics... Continue reading →

Love & Freindship and The History of England by Jane Austen

by athena // 14 August, 2012 // 3 Comments
Another reread from the collected minor works of Austen. I won’t do a proper post on Sanditon and The Watsons since they are unfinished, but I rather liked their beginning especially Sanditon’s when I read them three years ago. These... Continue reading →

Lady Susan by Jane Austen

by athena // 10 August, 2012 // 5 Comments
In 2009, I read Sanditon, The Watsons, Lady Susan, and the juvenilia from the Everyman’s Classics compilation so this is technically a reread. I enjoyed the book, but I don’t think I remember much of it so I may as... Continue reading →

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

by athena // 7 August, 2012 // 6 Comments
Mansfield Park is the only major novel of Jane Austen I hadn’t read yet. I have seen a couple of adaptations of it so I knew the story. In a reply comment in the Austen in August post, Roof Beam... Continue reading →

The Classics Club Monthly Meme – August 2012.

by athena // 6 August, 2012 // 14 Comments
The Classics Club monthly meme for August 2012: What is your favorite classic book? Why? I read a saying, “Asking a bookworm what her favourite book is like asking a mother who her favourite child is.” While I am not... Continue reading →

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

by athena // 4 August, 2012 // 4 Comments
Another classic children’s book I missed out when I was younger. I knew of this book as a child, but I wasn’t very interested in this genre at that time. I had a proclivity to mythology and fantasy then. I... Continue reading →

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