Category: Literature

Review: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

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Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 21 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Cranford tells the tale of an oft-overlooked portion of Victorian population, the middle class.  Many novels of the Victorian era focus exclusively on the… Continue Reading “Review: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell”

Category: 1001 Books, 2012 Challenges, 2012 Classics Challenge, Book Review, Classics, Classics Club, Elizabeth Gaskell, Fiction, Literature, Victorian, Victorian Celebration

Review: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

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Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 18 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Agnes Grey is the first novel of the youngest Brontë sister, Anne.  It is based in large part on Anne’s life and was created… Continue Reading “Review: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë”

Category: Anne Bronte, Book Review, British Literature, Literature, Uncategorized, Victorian, Victorian Celebration

Review: In One Person by John Irving

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

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In One Person by John Irving Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 18 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Irving is known for his bold approach to sexuality and the social/familial “other.”  This latest is no exception to that well-established reputation. … Continue Reading “Review: In One Person by John Irving”

Category: Bisexuality, Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Death, Family, Fiction, Fictional Memoir, GLBT, John Irving, Literature, Sexuality, Transgender

Review: Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

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Save  Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 16 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was the troubled wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famous American writers of all-time.  Save… Continue Reading “Review: Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald”

Category: Book Review, Creative Non-Fiction, Dance, Expatriate, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Family, Fiction, Fictional Memoir, Flappers, Jazz Age, Literary History, Literature, Psychology, Zelda FitzgeraldTags:

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 04  Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) The Handmaid’s Tale is a rather terrifying vision of an America wherein the government has fallen to religious (Christian) extremists,… Continue Reading “Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood”

Category: 1001 Books, 2012 Challenges, 2012 TBR Challenge, Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Literature, Margaret Atwood, Religion, Sociology

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