The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
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…
The Classics Spin 4
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…
Classics Club September 2013 Meme
Rereading a favourite classic at different stages of your life gives you different insights with each reading. Is there one classic you’ve read several times…
The Classics Spin 3
The Third Classics Spin from the Classics Club. As with before, I must pick twenty books, then a random number will be selected and each…
Classics Club August 2013 Meme
Do you read forewords/notes that precede many classics? Does it help you or hurt you in your enjoyment/understanding of the work? - Classics Club I…
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
This is one of those novels that seemed almost like nonfiction. It is based on Kerouac's actual journeys across America so a lot of it…
William – an Englishman by Cicely Hamilton
Is a book a classic when no one has heard of it? I looked on Goodreads and reportedly only about 55 people have rated/read it…
The Classics Spin 2
The Second Classics Spin from the Classics Club. As with before, I must pick twenty books, then a random number will be selected and each…
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
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…
The Classics Club Monthly Meme – March 2013
Do you love Jane Austen or want to “dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone”? (Phrase borrowed from Mark…
The Classics Spin!
There is a new challenge at the Classics Club where you pick twenty books, then a random number will be selected and each of us…
Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant
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…