Tag: classic
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Review: Emma
Emma by Jane Austen I, embarrassingly, have two copies of this book. I bought an absolutely beautiful copy (Chiltern Publishing) from The Owl and the Cat Bookery, but then I saw the entire boxed set of Jane Austen works (Arcturus) at Coles. I didn’t want to break up the set, and I don’t want to…
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Review: The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne In high school, a classmate of mine read and made a presentation about this book. Since then, I’ve wanted to read it for myself, so I bought a copy when I saw it at Coles. Read: June 17 – July 20, 2023 Book contains: public shaming, talk of religion,…
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Review: Inferno
Inferno by Dante Alighieri 4 stars – I liked it; it was good A classic of poetry that I’ve been planning to read for a while now. I finally bought a copy after reading Cassandra Clare’s series The Mortal Instruments and watching Netflix’s Lucifer, which both reference this work. Read: Feb. 9 – Feb. 14,…
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Review: The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White 4 stars – I liked it; it was good This is a shorter novel that’s sort of a prequel to the legends of King Arthur and the Round Table. Read while I was on vacation in Mexico. Read: Jan. 13 – Jan. 24, 2023. To buy your…
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Review: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 4 stars – I liked it, it was good After finishing Dracula [see my review of this book here], I wasn’t sure what book was next from my TBR shelf. While browsing my Spotify account for other audio readings of classic books,…
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Review: Dracula
Dracula by Bram Stoker 4 stars – I liked it, it was good This book is one my friend Jakob and I promised we’d read together over the summer of 2022. We never really got around to it, but I still managed to start it before the summer ended. I started reading on September 15,…
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Review: Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell 4 stars – I liked it; it was good I first read this book for a class in high school (who hasn’t?) but only recently found it while browsing my local bookstore. I bought the book on a whim and started reading it less than an hour later to pass…
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Review: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 4 stars – I liked it; it was good In my youth, I attended an Alice in Wonderland-themed birthday party for one of my friends and it was amazing. Granted, it was for the movie, but I’ve since watched the movie, and with everything that’s been happening with…