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Category: Classics Club

The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris

June 4, 2023 Louise Leave a comment
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To be quite honest, I would not recommend this book to most readers. It’s probably worth a read if you’re a hard-core fantasy genre fan! But I certainly wouldn’t recommend this particular audiobook version to any reader.

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The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

May 28, 2023 Louise Leave a comment
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I think I’d recommend this book to readers who enjoy historical fiction generally, especially — obviously — to folks who are drawn to pastoral stories or stories set in non-Western cultures. It’s certainly not a bad choice if you need to pick up something to read for a long flight.

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

March 27, 2023 Louise Leave a comment
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Like The Jungle Book, I know I must have read this as a child, as my old copy of it is still in my possession, but my only memory of it was of a vague impression of having rather enjoyed the illustrations.

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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

March 26, 2023 Louise Leave a comment
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I opted to put this title on my to-read list because I had fond memories of reading another book by Rudyard Kipling — Just So Stories, a collection of animal-focused short stories for children.

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The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

March 18, 2023 Louise Leave a comment
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This is really a collection of stories for people who want a deeper understanding of folk tales generally, who want to know more about the origins of kid-friendlified childhood fairy tales, and, perhaps, who are just interested in the cultural history of Germany.

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Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot

March 12, 2023 Louise Leave a comment
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Poetry isn’t really my bailiwick. But I know a fun poem when it’s on the page in front of me, and the poems in this book are super accessible and will appeal to just about anyone who is even passingly acquainted with cats.

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Moby Dick by Herman Melville

March 5, 2023 Louise Leave a comment
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Take my advice and listen to the audiobook if you can.

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

December 11, 2022 Louise Leave a comment
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It’s an uncomfortable but important tale; pick it up when you’re feeling ready to confront some unsavory truths about our nation’s foundation.

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

December 4, 2022 Louise Leave a comment
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It’s the perfect sort of book to snuggle up with under a quilt with a nice big mug of something warm during this dreary season of short days and depressing weather.

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Watership Down by Richard Adams

November 20, 2022 Louise Leave a comment
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Here is a story worth reading for kids and grown-ups alike — and probably for grown-ups to read to their kids, though that recommendation is a little bit outside of my wheelhouse.

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