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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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- education
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- Harry Potter
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- house
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- I made a thing.
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- Middle East
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Tag Archives: memorable
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte
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
Reasonable Doubt, by Marcia Mickelson
Marcia Mickelson is a friend of mine, and I’ve read three of her novels (two that are published and one that I edited and will hopefully get published). Of the three, this is by far my favorite. Marcia is an … Continue reading
Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys
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
Posted in 2008, Adult, Prose
Tagged classics, divinity, historical, Latin America, memorable, POC, revisiting
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Protected: Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux
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Posted in 2008, Adult, Prose
Tagged classics, memorable, reread, RIP-worthy, translation
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The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
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
Posted in 2008, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, classics, favorite, memorable, portentous
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Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen
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
Posted in 2008, Adult, Prose
Tagged Africa, classics, memorable, nonfiction, place-character, POC
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The Zen Leaf 