Hi y'all! I am thrilled to share my review of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. This is the first time I have read this classic novel about contrasting life in the English Southern countryside and the growing Northern manufacturing towns. I have seen the BBC adaptation a few times and love it! Finally, it …
Category: The Classics Club
[The Tempest]: A Review
Hi y'all! I'm excited to share my review of The Tempest by the Bard--William Shakespeare. I love Shakespeare and have read several of his comedies, histories and tragedies. Some of my favorites are Henry V, Macbeth, Hamlet, and Much Ado About Nothing. I've seen several performed in all sorts of venues from Shakespeare in the …
[Northanger Abbey]: A Review
Hi y'all! I hope you are having a great week. It's suddenly decided to be winter in Texas, and we are not prepared for the cold. So we're mostly staying inside and trying to keep warm. Of course, staying in also offers plenty of reading time so I am off to a great start in …
[Treasure Island]: A Review
Happy Monday, my friends! Today I am excited to share my review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. I read this as part of my Classics Club list at the end of 2018. This is a classic adventure story. There are pirates, a quest for treasure, and surprises along the way. It seems like …
Book Goals 2019!
Hi y'all! I've been thinking about my 2019 book goals for a few weeks now. When I described them to my husband last night, I called them "simple." And then he laughed. Perhaps, "simple" is the wrong word to describe them. But either way, I am excited to dive into these goals in 2019! 12 …
Northanger Abbey: A Preview Infographic
Happy Christmas, my friends! I love this time of year. As I write this, our Christmas tree is decorated and lit across the room from me. It's windy and brisk outside and we are dreaming of snow (not probably in Texas, but we can dream!) A few months ago, I was contacted by Emma Welch …
[Around the World in 80 Days]: A Review
Hi y'all! Okay, this is a funny story. I was organizing my reviews and adding new ones to my master review list. I was looking for my link of my last Classics Club review to my list but I couldn't find it. And I realized I never actually wrote it! So finally, here is my …
[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]: A Review
Hi y'all and Happy November! I'm excited to be finally be posting a new review! As usual, I'm a bit behind schedule on my reviews. It's a goal of mine to publish 5 reviews this month which is definitely possible. So here's the first one. Today I'm talking about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by …
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[Mere Christianity]: A Review
Happy Wednesday, my friends! I am honored and a bit overwhelmed at the prospect of sharing my thoughts on Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. It seems wrong to call this a "review" in the traditional sense of the word. It's not something I feel qualified to critique; instead, I would say this is more …
[Little Dorrit]: A Small Review
Hi y'all! I am thrilled to be (finally) sharing my full review of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. If you recall, this is my "big" classic for the year (just under 1000 pages), and I was surprised how quickly I was able to finish it. My shorter reviews of the different sections of the novel …
