We’ve had a copy of this one on our shelves for years. It’s considered a must-read in the science nonfiction genre. Somehow I never got around to reading it until this year.
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Category: Classics Club
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
To be honest, I was a bit intimidated by this book. In print, it’s about 960 pages. The audiobook I listened to was over thirty-six hours long; it took me a couple of months to finish. But it was worth it.
Continue readingThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
If you’re in the mood for some good old-fashioned spooky storytelling for Halloween, I can definitely recommend giving this one a listen.
Continue readingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
I think I’ll add the sequels to this book to my to-read list — there are further nineteen of them!
Continue readingThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
I was really looking forward to reading this title for Classics Club, mainly because I previously read another book by the same author for the same reason — The Count of Monte Cristo, which I thoroughly enjoyed and count among my favorite books of all time.
Continue readingManufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman
Ultimately, I would only really recommend this book to readers who want a deeper understanding of how propaganda works, or perhaps to people who are interested in mid-to-late 20th century American history.
Continue readingWest With the Night by Beryl Markham
This is certainly a worthwhile read/listen for anyone who likes memoirs, but I’d also recommend it to folks who enjoy adventure stories or books about plucky ladies who make their own way, even if you’d usually pick novels over nonfiction.
Continue readingAll Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
This is a great book if you’re a fan of rural slice-of-life stories, or if you’re in need of some good old-fashioned wholesomeness — and who isn’t, these days?
Continue readingA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Though I may never really “get” Hemingway, I can see why this is a classic of the memoir genre and I’m glad I gave it another chance.
Continue readingAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
There are several little verbal jokes that I think went over my head as a kid, and a few references to things that I think are distinctly Victorian, so I’m glad I took the time to re-read this book as an adult with a little more context.
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