Classics Club Challenge
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A ROOM WITH A VIEW by E.M. Forster | Review
“My father says that there is only one perfect view — the view of the sky straight over our heads, and that all these views on earth are but bungled copies of it.” I decided to read E.M. Forster’s novel A Room with a View with no knowledge whatsoever of the story’s plot or context besides Continue reading
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LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott | Review
The enduring popularity and praise of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has intrigued me for some time. I couldn’t help but wonder what made this classic American novel stand out among its neighbors, particularly since it initially seemed to be a simple story about four sisters living during the Civil War. What is it about Continue reading
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Classics Club Challenge | Update 1
Over a year ago in September 2015 I posted this introduction to the Classics Club Reading Challenge. The official specifics of this challenge can be found here, but basically it means that you make a list of classics you’d like to read by a certain date. Each time you read a classic on your list you have to Continue reading
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez | Review
In a New York Times book review, William Kennedy once wrote that “One Hundred Years of Solitude is the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race.” After reading Gregory Rabassa’s English translation of this classic Spanish novel by Gabriel García Márquez, I have to say that I Continue reading
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PERSUASION by Jane Austen
Before reading Persuasion, the only novel I had ever read by Jane Austen was Pride and Prejudice, which I adored. I actually read the two back to back, which I quickly realized was a bit of a mistake. I found there to be a distinct difference in the tones of these two novels, and I was not expecting the more Continue reading
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Book Review: ROBINSON CRUSOE
Author: Daniel Defoe Number of Pages: 320 Publisher: Modern Library Release Date: 1719 “Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, Continue reading
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