2019 Reading Challenges
This year I’m going to avoid signing up for any new challenges, but will continue with the ones I enjoyed most last year. The TBR Pile…
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…
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 Women’s Classic Literature Event
In 2016, the Classics Club is hosting the Women’s Classic Literature Event. This year long event will have quarterly check-ins where we can share thoughts and…
Spooky Halloween reads: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Every year, the RIP challenge encourages bloggers to review Halloween-themed reads (paranormal, mystery, horror). This is my first review for RIP X. I appreciated Portrait of…
The Classics Club 50 Question Survey
Last November, the Classics Club posted a survey with 50 questions. I didn’t want to post 50 questions all at once, so I thought I might…
Ready for 2015: Reading Challenges
Happy New Year! Last night the husband and I stayed in, cooked a nice dinner, drank a “special occasion” bottle of wine. A pretty good New…
Top Ten Books to Get You in the Halloween Spirit
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I’ve always loved fantasy, and while I don’t always say I’m a…
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House was written by Shirley Jackson in 1959. A finalist for the National Book Award, it’s considered by many to be one…
Reading Huck Finn, Chapters 1-16
The good news is, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is everything I hoped (and expected) it would be. The bad news is, I’m not feeling terribly…
Reading Huck Finn, Part I
Okay, not surprisingly, I didn’t hear a ton of interest in reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. But even if I’m talking mostly to myself, here’s…
Chew on This: Literary Board Books
This article in last Sunday’s New York Times caught my eye with its cheerful cover of a board book called Moby Dick. Moby Dick? Yes, for…
