Review: Persuasion
Title: Persuasion Author: Jane Austen Genre: Literary Fiction / Classic Published Date: 1817 Why I wanted to read it: I am reading the book as part of Austen in August, but I’ve wanted to read more of...
View ArticleReview: Emma
Title: Emma Author: Jane Austen Genre: Literary Fiction / Classic Published Date: 1816 Why I wanted to read it: I am reading the book as part of Austen in August, but I’ve wanted to read more of Jane...
View ArticleReview: Lady Susan
Title: Lady Susan Author: Jane Austen Genre: Literary Fiction / Classic Published Date: 1871 (Written in 1794) Why I wanted to read it: I am reading the book as part of Austen in August, but I’ve...
View ArticleReview: The Watsons
Title: The Watsons Author: Jane Austen Genre: Literary Fiction / Classic Published Date: 1817 (unfinished) Why I wanted to read it: I am reading the book as part of Austen in August, but I’ve wanted...
View ArticleReview: Sanditon
Title: Sanditon Author: Jane Austen Genre: Literary Fiction / Classic Published Date: 1817 (unfinished) Why I wanted to read it: I am reading the book as part of Austen in August, but I’ve wanted to...
View ArticleReview: Mansfield Park
Title: Mansfield Park Author: Jane Austen Genre: Literary Fiction / Classic Published Date: 1814 Why I wanted to read it: I am reading the book as part of Austen in August, but I’ve wanted to read...
View ArticleMy Favorite Classic Review
The Classics Club created Monthly Meme to bring members of the club closer together using various discussion topics. A new question is asked each month pertaining to the classics, and bloggers are...
View ArticleWhy I Read Classics
The Classics Club created Monthly Meme to bring members of the club closer together using various discussion topics. A new question is asked each month pertaining to the classics, and bloggers are...
View ArticleThe Classics Club Readathon
If you’re reading this blog post on January 5th, 2013, that means I’m reading (providing I woke up on time to get started). If you’re reading this blog post after that date, I couldn’t tell you what...
View ArticleThe Classics Club Spin
Update: The Classics Club gods have spoken! Number 14 was drawn, meaning I’ll be reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. What’s on your list? The Classics Club is hosting The Classics Club Spin, another fun...
View ArticleThe Classics Club Spin #2
Update: The Classics Club gods have spoken! Number 6 was drawn, meaning I’ll be reading Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence. What’s on your list? The Classics Club is hosting The Classics Spin #2,...
View ArticleTo Kill A Mockingbird Read-Along: Part One
I would like to begin by saying I read To Kill a Mockingbird roughly a decade ago. I don’t recall most of it, so what happens in each of my short reviews is as far as I can remember. I will hopefully...
View ArticleTo Kill A Mockingbird Read-Along: Part Two
For those following the read-along, things have gotten rather intense in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The children are learning a lot more and growing up while it feels like some of the adults...
View ArticleThe Classics Club Spin: Round 3
Update: The Classics Club gods have spoken! Number 4 was drawn, meaning I’ll be reading A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor. What’s on your list? The Classics Club is hosting The Classics...
View ArticleReview: Pride and Prejudice
Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen Genre: Literary Fiction / Classic Published Date: 1813 Overview (Barnes & Noble): “Pride and Prejudice—Austen’s own ‘darling child’—tells the story...
View ArticleSecond Annual Classics Club Readathon
Welcome to the second (annual) Classics Club Readathon! The host of this legendary (yes, legendary) event is, of course, The Classics Club. If you are reading this post on January 4, 2014, that means...
View ArticleClassics Club Readathon End Post
Confession: I didn’t completely obey my own guide to a rocking a readathon. I started out the morning like a champ. I ate my yogurt, downed some coffee, and started reading at 8 AM EST (7 AM for me) as...
View ArticleThe Classics Club Spin #5
Update: The Classics Club has spoken! Number 20 is the winner! I will be reading Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. In honor of this, here’s a lovely picture of Dickens’ great-great-great...
View ArticleThe Classics Club Spin #8
One of my favorite reading challenges is back! The Classics Club is hosting The Classics Spin #8. This event is designed to encourage Classics Club members to read a chosen book within a certain...
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