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Continue readingDecember 2024
What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past month!
Continue readingDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
I’ll admit that this one was a bit intimidating to start with. The unabridged audiobook is nearly 40 hours long! It’s also over four centuries old, and I’ve had very mixed experiences with pre-twentieth century literature. But I needn’t have been so apprehensive.
Continue readingNovember 2024
What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past month!
Continue readingOctober 2024
What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past month!
Continue readingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
I wouldn’t call this book scary, exactly, but it certainly provides a perfect thrill for this season of ghosts and ghouls; I’d recommend it to any reader who’s looking for a classic-for-good-reason spooky story to enjoy for Halloween (or any time of year TBH).
Continue readingOrlando by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf. That’s one of those author names that everyone seems to recognize, and including one of her works on any must-read list of classic books is basically a requirement.
Continue readingWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
This is not a love story.
Continue readingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
I’m almost embarrassed to put this review out into the world; I suspect that most folks are going to roll their eyes about how I just don’t appreciate true literary genius.
Continue readingAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
I would recommend this book to anyone else who, like me, wants to give mystery novels a fair shot; it’s clearly one of the best examples of the genre.
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