Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. Awesome, one I really didn’t want . . . I’m also going to see if I can read Cymbeline (my last spin pick), Dracula, The Moonstone, The Crucible and maybe Irish Faerie Tales and Turning of the Screw, since all these are very Autumnal and I’m quite behind on my… Continue reading My Classics Club Spin #12 is . . .
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Classics Club Spin #28 List
I’m going to attempt another spin. I had a play the last time which if I hadn’t essentially forgotten I could easily have read. I’ve put it on this list along with The Idiot and anything I felt was Autumnal feeling or at least not as Spring-y or Summer-y. An Anton Chekhov novel The Wimsey… Continue reading Classics Club Spin #28 List
Classics Club Spin #27 List
Well, these spins have 2 out of 3 + success rate for me (I say over 2 out of 3 because I at least started The Idiot which I’ve again put on this list) which is pretty good. An Anton Chekhov novel A Good Man is Hard to Find or other Flannery O’Connor novel A… Continue reading Classics Club Spin #27 List
The Mill on the Floss Review
Prepare yourselves. I remember my sister telling me the synopsis on this story oh, a decade ago, so I knew the siblings died, I couldn’t remember anything much else, just vague things like there was a love interest. I didn’t have any connotation of the author then, and her name didn’t stick. Years later I… Continue reading The Mill on the Floss Review
Classics Club Spin Title
My number 11 is Mill on the Floss. I’ve borrowed it multiple times and started to read it one of those times. I’ll have to see if I can get in on Kindle and start sooner than I did for all my other spins.
Classics Club Spin
I’m joining in the Classics Club spin #26, I put The Idiot on again, maybe if it gets picked this time I will finish since I’m at least 1/3 through. A Thomas Hardy novel Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas Cymbelline Henry VI,… Continue reading Classics Club Spin
Winter Reading Plans 2021
My General Reading Goals (present to March 20) Try to keep my books borrowed from the library to 12. Try to keep any other borrowed books to far fewer. Join an online book group, I’d like to join The Enchanted Book Club deluxe, maybe in March, depends on what they are reading. Work through important… Continue reading Winter Reading Plans 2021
Coriolanus: Play and Performance Review
So, this is very late. I’d definitely skimmed or read the story version of this play as well. I wrote my notes as remarks, so I’m going to have to pull my brief reviews from these somewhat cryptic responses. Ugh. There is a reason this one is not one of Shakespeare’s super popular plays. Coriolanus is… Continue reading Coriolanus: Play and Performance Review
The Idiot Part One
I’m reading The Idiot by Dostoevsky for my Classics Club spin. I’m using this character list, someone took the Sparknotes version and took out the spoilers (why do these character lists have spoilers in the first place?!!!!). I printed it out, so I could have it handy. I’m reading on the Serial Reader app. I did… Continue reading The Idiot Part One
Classics Club Spin #24 List
I was thrilled that I actually participated and read a work off my list the last time, and I’m happy to participate in this newest spin. An Anton Chekhov novel The Wimsey Papers by Dorothy Sayers A Good Man is Hard to Find or other Flannery O’Connor novel A Portrait of A Lady and/or… Continue reading Classics Club Spin #24 List
Review of Frankenstein
I read Frankenstein this month for The Classics Club October Dare. I’m a procrastinator, so I’m really lucky that I have a review done at all; I’m actually proud of myself since I did think ahead, takes notes, and make an outline. I just didn’t leave myself enough time for a couple drafts. And I… Continue reading Review of Frankenstein
My Classics Club Spin Book Is . . .
The Classics Club spin number for this spin is 12 so my book is Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell. Phooey. This is not one I particularly wanted to read nor do I think it particularly important to read. I was 22 when I first started this list; I’ve learned to be a bit more realistic and mature… Continue reading My Classics Club Spin Book Is . . .