Tag Archives: memorable

Around the World in 80 Diets, by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Thistle

Awhile back, Katie mentioned this book on her blog and I immediately ordered it from my library. It seemed like a fascinating book, a photographic look into the diets of 80 people from around the world, arranged in order of … 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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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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The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Thistle

The Inferno is the first in a trio of epic poems where Dante is led through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Virgil, the classical Roman poet, leads him through Hell, where Dante sees all the different ways that sinners are punished … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Chocolat, by Joanne Harris

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Thistle

Vianne and her daughter Anouk move to a little town in France and open a chocolate shop, which offends the priest in town because she does this right at the start of the Lent season. The two lock into a … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Thistle

Oh Jane Eyre, how I love you!! Sigh. This is my second time through Jane Eyre (if I don’t count the graphic novel version and the several movie versions I brought home), and I love it just as much as … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Craddock, by William Somerset Maugham

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Thistle

When Bertha Ley falls in love with a farmer on her family’s land, Edward Craddock, she flies against convention to marry beneath her. Her love is passionate, violent, and irrational, while Edward’s love for her is calm, sensible, and steady. … Continue reading →

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The Host, by Stephenie Meyer (audio)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Thistle

Wanderer is a Soul, a parasitic alien who has lived through multiple lives on multiple planets before coming to earth to invade a new host, a girl named Melanie. Earth has been mostly taken over by the new alien race, … Continue reading →

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Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (audio)

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Thistle

I first read Lolita about a decade ago. It was my first experience was Vladimir Nabokov, and what made me fall in love with him. I decided to revisit this novel on audio, a second read. Here, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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