Bits and pieces from our little corner of Texas.
The Awakening ended up on my to-read list because it is often included in studies of feminist history, which is a subject that I find very interesting. Plus, not gonna lie, it’s short. So I went into this story knowing nothing more about it than that.
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If I was friends with Gone with the Wind on Facebook, our relationship status would be… It’s Complicated.
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Well, if this is a novel for ‘grown-up people’ I don’t even want to grow up.
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I’m so glad I chose to read this because I feel like I learned quite a bit, and it made me hungry for more information about chimpanzees and other East African wildlife in particular.
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My feelings about the whole thing changed in the last third or so of the book, where things took an abrupt turn for the worse.
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My goodness, what a creepy and depressing piece of literature this is.
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I put this on my to-read list because it is supposed to be one the top classic sci-fi stories or all time; it’s been described as an epic space opera with a focus on compelling, universal themes.
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Look, as it turns out, this whole Sherlock thing is not my thing. Holmes is not my homie.
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Even though it is often considered a children’s story — whether that’s because it’s so short and poetic, or because of the illustrations, or because it is about a child — I think that this is a book that you really get more out of as an adult.
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I have to confess, I was terribly nervous about this one. I kept putting it off, even though several people told me it was worth reading, because let’s face it … 1,270 pages of translated French from the 19th century is intimidating.
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