Category Archives: 2011

Dracula, by Bram Stoker

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Thistle

The first weekend of May, a cold front came through and got me right into the mood for RIP reading. My last book of the weekend was Dracula. Everyone pretty much knows the story of Dracula. While I didn’t love … Continue reading →

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Death in the Castle, by Pearl S. Buck

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Thistle

The first weekend of May, a cold front came through and got me right into the mood for RIP reading. Death in the Castle was the second of three books I read. Buck is famous for The Good Earth, which is … Continue reading →

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Amphigorey Again, by Edward Gorey

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Thistle

The first weekend of May, a cold front came through and got me right into the mood for RIP reading. Amphigorey Again is the first of the three books I read! This is the final of four Gorey collections, morbid macabre … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Winter of our Discontent, by John Steinbeck

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Thistle

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The Professor’s House, by Willa Cather

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Thistle

The Professor’s House is different from most of Cather’s more famous works, which feature immigrants, pioneers, and life in the lower Midwest. Interestingly, I’ve found that I tend not to care much about those works. My Antonia was okay but … Continue reading →

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The Unit, by Ninni Holmqvist

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thistle

Imagine a world where economic productivity comes first, a world perhaps not so different from our own, if you really think about it. In this world, people are considered necessary to society if they marry, have children (future workers), and/or … Continue reading →

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Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Thistle

Jude and Sue are two distant cousins from a family that has had bad luck with marriage. They’ve both been warned not to marry anyone, but both do, and both marriages fail. Now they are in love with each other, … Continue reading →

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Shooting Kabul, by NH Senzai

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Thistle

I have a difficult time reading children’s or middle-grade fiction because I recognize too many of the elements that go into writing them. Shooting Kabul was no different, and at first I struggled, but the story was so engaging that … Continue reading →

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Joy in the Morning, by Betty Smith

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Thistle

Eighteen-year-old Annie leaves Brooklyn to join her longtime boyfriend Carl in the Midwest, where he’s attending law school. The two get married against their families’ wishes. This book takes them through their first year of marriage and the birth of … Continue reading →

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Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Thistle

Saint Joan is a play that explores the life, death, and canonization of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc fascinates me and always has. She’s one of those people that I would love to go back in time to meet, … Continue reading →

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