Tag Archives: classics

Protected: Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Thistle

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My Antonia, by Willa Cather

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. I got an unusual lesson in “Never judge a book by its cover” while reading My Antonia. My book cover tells me that Antonia Shimerda elopes with a railway conductor after her father’s tragic death, and later comes back … Continue reading →

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The Eye, by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. The Eye is Vladimir Nabokov’s fourth novel (more of a novella, really). It is told from the point of view of a tutor, who, towards the beginning of the book, is beaten up and humiliated in front of his … Continue reading →

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The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Thistle

I really thought I wouldn’t like this book. I was very hesitant to begin it, thinking it would just bog me down like so many others I’ve read this year. As it turns out, this is one of the best … Continue reading →

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Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Thistle

Out of Africa is Karen Blixen’s memoir (under a pseudonym) about her years in Africa. I’ve wanted to read this for a long time, and finally checked it out a month or so ago. In the last couple months, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. Well this was definitely my pointless read of the month. I read half of Madame Bovary in off moments in Palestine, times when Becky was stressed or out shopping alone because of her stress, hours spent in airports, etc. … Continue reading →

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Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Thistle

“the Kraft Macaroni and Cheese of literature” Jason said to me, before I began reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, that the book was good – as long as I didn’t mind that the characters aren’t in the least … Continue reading →

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