Tag Archives: classics

Carlyle’s House and Other Sketches, by Virginia Woolf

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Thistle

This is an interesting little book that I picked up solely because I love Virginia Woolf and thought it would be fun to read through some of her writing sketches. I didn’t realize that instead it would be extracts from … Continue reading →

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The Hour Before the Dawn, by William Somerset Maugham

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Thistle

So I really thought this book was going to be the end of my reading rut. I haven’t read a book I loved loved loved since The Tapestry of Love back in early October, and when I started this lesser-known … Continue reading →

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Protected: Claudine at School, by Colette

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Thistle

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Black No More, by George Schuyler

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Thistle

In a dystopian 1930s America, a scientist invents a procedure to change black people into white people in appearance, thinking that he will be solving America’s racial problems. As blacks flock to his hospitals to undergo the three day treatment, … Continue reading →

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Rites of Compassion, by Willa Cather and Gustave Flaubert

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Thistle

Rites of Compassion is part of the 2×2 series of books published by The Feminist Press at the City University of New York. According to the back of the book: The 2×2 series pairs literature, usually by men and women, … Continue reading →

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The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran (audio)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Thistle

The Prophet is Lebanese classic poetry. You guys all know how difficult poetry is for me! However, I decided to try it out anyway. My first surprise was realizing that this was originally written in English and not in Arabic … Continue reading →

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Armadale, by Wilkie Collins

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Thistle

A 900-page tome like this is difficult to sum up, but I will try my best. First, we have the story of the Allan Armadales. Four of them – two fathers locked in a bitter rivalry, and their two sons. … Continue reading →

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Daddy Long Legs, by Jean Webster

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Thistle

Honestly despite all the great things I’ve heard about this book, I found it quite boring up until about 2/3rds through. Once I started making connections, it started getting more interesting, probably because I was far more interested in other … Continue reading →

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Dick and Jane and Vampires, by Laura Marchesani

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Thistle

I never read the original Dick and Jane books as a child, but I’ve seen them around as an adult. When I saw this one at the Penguin booth at the Texas Book Festival, I knew I had to have … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (graphic novel), by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thistle

While of course this graphic novel version of Jekyll & Hyde can’t quite live up to the original text, which is one of my very favorite books, the illustrator did an excellent job capturing Stevenson’s tone and atmosphere in his … Continue reading →

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