Overall, I enjoyed reading this one, and felt like it struck a good balance between being super educational yet not getting too in-the-weeds academic.
Continue readingAllergic by Theresa MacPhail
Tag: 5 stars
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
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.
Continue readingJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
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.
Continue readingWatership Down by Richard Adams
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.
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 readingThe Fishermen and the Dragon by Kirk Wallace Johnson
When I first read the blurb, I was a little skeptical. How well could a single book encompass both environmental justice and racial justice? As it turns out, these stories are more intertwined than I’d expected.
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 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.
Continue readingAncestor Trouble by Maud Newton
This book is a kind of family history viewed from the lens of cultural history, or perhaps a cultural history viewed from the lens of family history.
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