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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD by Thomas Hardy | Review
To be honest, my initial expectations weren’t very high for Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Far from the Madding Crowd. All I knew about it before opening the first page was that it’s often hailed as an “epic” love story. My track record with love stories has been hit or miss at best (anyone else feel lukewarm about Romeo… 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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FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley | Review
Some stories seem to extend beyond the confines of their original forms. Whether it be from popular adaptations or its reputation over time, certain novels have been distorted in the eyes of those who have yet to read them. Put simply, this is a clash between expectations and reality, between what the reader perceives the… Continue reading
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WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED by Gail Collins | Review
When Everything Changed is an incredibly comprehensive account of how the role of women in society has changed throughout recent American history. Though I expected this book to have a certain level of detail in its research, I did not expect it to discuss this topic from such a wide variety of perspectives. Here the… Continue reading
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THE TRUTH ABOUT STYLE by Stacy London | Review
Stacy London has been an inspirational figure in my life for years. Back when she and Clinton Kelly starred in their TLC television show What Not to Wear, I was enthralled by her seemingly innate ability to empower others. No matter an individual’s problems with self-esteem or self-confidence, Stacy seemed to always know exactly what to say… Continue reading
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NOT JUST JANE by Shelley DeWees | Review
*** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. ** “In Not Just Jane, Shelley DeWees weaves history, biography, and critical analysis into a rip-roaring narrative of the nation’s fabulous, yet mostly forgotten, female literary heritage. As the country, and women’s roles within it, evolved, so did… Continue reading
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Looking Back at 2016
What a year 2016 has been. I officially declared my English major and became my advisor’s research assistant. I completed my freshman year of college and embarked on my sophomore year. I spent a rainy day in New York City with friends and stood outside of The Room Where It Happens. I said goodbye to… Continue reading
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THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA by Michael Pollan | Review
Michael Pollan’s book The Omnivore’s Dilemma came onto my reading radar in a rather unusual way. I had gone my entire life without knowing this book existed, and then over the course of a few weeks three of my professors mentioned it in class. It began in Intro to Anthropology during our food unit, which makes sense… 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
About ME //
i’m holly — former english major, current twenty-something book lover, allergic to nuts. drop me a line at nutfreenerd@gmail.com or on instagram.
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