Classics

North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell

April 5, 2010

Title: North and South Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Pages: 521 Publisher: Penguin Popular Classics Copyright: 1994 (1854) Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I’ve heard people compare this book to Pride and Prejudice. In fact, I’ve heard people say that they like it BETTER than P&P! Blasphemy. And, I, have to say, I disagree. Pride and Prejudice is [...]

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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

December 23, 2009

Title: Fahrenheit 451 Author: Ray Bradbury Pages: 179 Publisher: Random House Copyright: 1953 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I can’t remember what, precisely, compelled me to purchase this book. But I’m glad I did. It’s fantastic. Really. Guy Montag is a firefighter. Well, more accurately, he’s a firestarter. In future America, books have been deemed dangerous. [...]

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Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell

May 21, 2009

Title: Gone with the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell Pages: 959 Publisher: Scribner Copyright: 2007 (1937) Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I just don’t even know where to begin. I read this book almost two months ago, and I’ve been hitting a mental block with the review. I’ve just decided to put my thoughts out there, jumbled [...]

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Persuasion, by Jane Austen

April 21, 2009

Title: Persuasion Author: Jane Austen Pages: 271 Publisher: Bantam Dell Copyright: 2008 (1818) Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ So I am in the rather embarrassing position of having previously read only one of Jane Austen’s works: Pride and Prejudice – one of my favorite books of all time. I’ve been meaning to get to more Austen [...]

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Anne of the Island, by L.M. Montgomery

December 28, 2008

I got in a nostalgic mood a couple of weeks ago and raced through Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island. Anne of the Island picks up directly where Anne of Avonlea left off. Anne has decided to go to college for her B.A.  She heads off to Redmond and has a lively first [...]

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Anne of Avonlea, by L.M. Montgomery

December 27, 2008

I got in a nostalgic mood a couple of weeks ago and raced through Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island. Anne of Avonlea picks up directly where Anne of Green Gables left off. Anne has completed her time at Queens but has decided to forgo college to stay home and take care of [...]

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To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

September 24, 2008

I love this book. I’m not alone in this adoration though. In fact, I think this book has pretty much been deemed the best book of the twentieth century. Scout, the narrator, and her older brother Jem are the children of Atticus Finch. Their mother died years ago, so they’ve been raised by Atticus and [...]

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Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier

September 22, 2008

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Rebecca opens with the narrator describing this dream and the timorous life she is currently living. Then the narrative jumps to the past, to explain what happened. The narrator, the second Mrs. de Winter, is brought to her new husband’s English estate, Manderley. Her reign as [...]

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