Re-Reading Childhood Favorites: Heidi by Johanna Spyri
You might not expect Heidi to be one of my childhood favorites, but it is. I tended to love books that were grittier and darker. I…
Read Harder 2018: Revisit a Classic You Hated
With three months left to finish the Read Harder 2018 challenge, I’ve been putting off the toughest category on the list: an assigned book you hated…
Ten Books That Have Been on my TBR List the Longest
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is the top ten books that have been on my TBR list the…
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The New York Drama Critics’ Circle named it the…
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
For some reason I started this book several times; it didn’t quite grab me at first. I suppose a story about a theater director seemed like…
1984 by George Orwell
1984 has to be one of the most disturbing books I’ve read, between the creepy parallels with our current political situation, and the torture and brainwashing. …
The Books that Shape Us
Cathy from 746 Books has started a series called The Books that Built the Blogger, and the idea is to talk about the books that have…
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
I read Little Women for Roof Beam Reader’s Classics Book A Month club. Adam has posted some great discussion questions, which I’ll respond to in this…
Exploring Children’s Classics: Railway Children and All-of-a-Kind Family
Next in my exploration of children’s classics written by women are The Railway Children and All-of-a-Kind Family, both set around the turn of the century, although…
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
I spent months reading this book, which is unusual for me. I tend to read a book straight through once I’ve started, but with this book…
Exploring Classic Children’s Series: Betsy-Tacy and Anne of Green Gables
For the Women’s Classics challenge, I’m exploring classic children’s books written by women. In September I read two books, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big…
Reading Children’s Classics by Women Authors
I haven’t done anything this year for the Women’s Classic Literature Event, which is hosted by the Classics Club, but since it’s September and it’s Back…
