Tag Archives: classics

The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Thistle

This story is about Kit, a teenage girl who travels from Barbados to Connecticut after her last remaining relative on the island dies. Once in Connecticut, she’s met with suspicion from the entire community she comes to live in. They … Continue reading →

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Protected: Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Thistle

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The Lost Stradivarius, by John Meade Falkner (audio)

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Thistle

Yes, I suppose there are some spoilers in this review. Contrary to my previous assertions that I don’t like audiobooks, I actually enjoyed this one. Of course, it was a lot shorter than my last attempt with Librivox, and that … Continue reading →

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We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. This is one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. I finished reading it a couple days ago; I’ve been pondering it since and still I can’t make heads or tails of it. Seriously, I think about three quarters … Continue reading →

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Emma, by Jane Austen

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Thistle

This is the second Jane Austen I’ve read (I read Persuasion last summer), and I enjoyed Emma much more than Persuasion. That’s probably because the latter was not fully finished – and therefore probably not fully edited – when Austen … Continue reading →

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1984, by George Orwell

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Thistle

1984 is not my favorite book, but it’s still pretty good. I had to read it in high school, alongside Brave New World (which I liked better), and now my monthly book club at the library is reading 1984, so I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Thistle

This recommendation was made by a woman at my non-online book club when we discussed Jane Eyre last month. Before just over a year ago, I’d never read anything by any of the Brontes, and have now read all three. I … Continue reading →

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The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Thistle

This book is about a country cricket named Chester who gets accidentally carried to NYC in a picnic basket. He meets up with a little boy, Mario, who keeps him as a pet, and with two city-toughened friends, Tucker Mouse … Continue reading →

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Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Thistle

I must say, this book was a very welcome change from Don Quixote. So welcome, that it only took two days to read. Of course, I admit it’s shorter – under 200 pages – but it’s also extremely captivating. The … Continue reading →

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Don Quixote (book 1), by Miguel Cervantes

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. Hem. Well, I’ll make this brief. I didn’t like this book at all. This is supposed to be such a great book, the model for modern times, or whatever such nonsense. To me, it felt like the 1600s version … Continue reading →

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