Category: Historical

Review: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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Victor Hugo’s achievement with Les Miserables is in stunning and breath-taking. Not only is the story superb, realistic, and moving, but it is complemented by aspects of French philosophy, history, and politics. When beginning this novel, I had no idea that I would be exposed… Continue Reading “Review: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo”

Category: Book Review, Classics, Fiction, French, Historical, Victor Hugo

Review: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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“It wasn’t until after the first book (50 or so pages) of A Tale of Two Cities that I finally began to sink into the story and to appreciate what Dickens was developing. While there wasn’t as much opposition between London and Paris as… Continue Reading “Review: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens”

Category: Book Review, Charles Dickens, Fiction, Historical, Literature

Reviews: The Earlies Part 16

Posted on January 9, 2010 by

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Goat: A Memoir by Brad Land Interesting.. twisted at times. The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger Not that great. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Wonderful young adult book about a boy growing up during the Revolutionary War. Fun fiction story which… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies Part 16”

Category: Book Review, Brad Land, Brent Hartinger, Damian McNicholl, David Levithan, Esther Forbes, Fiction, Gay Lit, Historical, Mitch Albom, Young Adult

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