Confession: I’d never read anything by Oscar Wilde before this.
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Category: Classics Club
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Color Purple is widely considered a modern classic for good reason. It’s not an easy read, it won’t necessarily give you warm fuzzy feelings or romantic thrills, but it’s still just as rewarding as it is demanding.
Continue readingEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
I’m so glad I took this opportunity to read East of Eden, and I’m looking forward to trying more works by Steinbeck.
Continue readingThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
I would recommend this one to kids and adults alike. It’s a delightfully different take on Christmas, and exactly the kind of cozy story I’ll re-read every year around the holidays.
Continue readingThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
This book is certainly a keeper, and one I’ll probably end up re-reading again in the future at least a couple more times.
Continue readingThe Once and Future King by T. H. White
This was actually a re-read for me, though it’d been probably about a decade since I read it originally. It’s certainly a favorite of mine now!
Continue readingVoyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
In a word: FASCINATING.
Continue readingThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles is really a collection of related short stories rather than a typical novel. The stories begin at a time when Earthlings first begin to land on Mars and meet the native inhabitants, and proceed along to the point where a little group of humans become the Martians.
Continue readingWide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately, and… well, this was a fantastic novel to pull me out of it.
Continue readingAnne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
FIRST, I just have to fangirl for a minute over this gorgeous cover!
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