I hate that I still feel like such a dunderhead when it comes to poetry, but I’m about ready to admit defeat.
Continue readingShakespeare’s Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Category: Book Reviews
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I more or less enjoyed reading this one. The poem had a way of inducing a kind of irresistible mood, by turns eerie and somber.
Continue readingThe Birds of America by John James Audubon
I would recommend this book to folks who might appreciate it as a beautiful union of art and science, and also to anyone with even a passing interest in backyard birding.
Continue readingThe Story of My Experiments with Truth by Gandhi
I would recommend this book to readers who are interested in getting a personal perspective of late-19th to early-20th century life in India and South Africa, and (obviously!) to folks looking for insight into the intellectual and spiritual life of Gandhi, as an individual.
Continue readingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
I wish that I had read it when I was of the target age group.
Continue readingThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Alas, I struggled.
Continue readingJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
My spouse is a big fan of Michael Crichton, and Jurassic Park is THE Dinosaur Story. So, of course this one had to go on my list for Classics Club. It’s one of the most recent titles on the list, first published in 1990.
Continue readingUbik by Philip K. Dick
I’m acquainted with a couple of people who absolutely rave about the works of Philip K. Dick, and both of them seem to think that the best of his works is Ubik. I had no choice but to put it on my to-read list.
Continue readingThe Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
This story really was quite creepy; I can definitely see why it has captured the imagination of so many readers over the years. It has spawned all kinds of spin-offs and has been referenced often in later horror and sci-fi works.
Continue readingThe Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman
If you think cooking is a fun hobby, if you like trying new ingredients and combinations, if you want to try something different but not unrealistically complicated — this is the cookbook for you.
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