Tag: Book Review

Here We Go a-Wuthering

Posted on January 4, 2025 by

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“. . . by the next day I did want him, not as a brother or sweetheart or husband or even as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as Heathcliff, my own being, as I am his.”… Continue Reading “Here We Go a-Wuthering”

Category: Emily Bronte, Kathe KojaTags: , , , ,

2023 Reading Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2023 by

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Hello, Fellow Travelers! Near the end of 2020, I told myself I would slow down my reading in 2021. That didn’t happen. So, at the end of 2021, I said I’d try again next year. Guess what? It didn’t happen. Surely, 2023 was the… Continue Reading “2023 Reading Year in Review”

Category: BL Manga, Books, Buddhism, Christianity, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Manga, Nonfiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Year In Review, Young AdultTags: , , , ,

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Posted on March 18, 2023 by

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If you’re looking for a beautifully written, emotionally powerful novel that transports you to a different time and place, look no further than Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. The plot of this epic multi-generational saga is both sweeping and intimate, taking readers on a journey… Continue Reading “Pachinko by Min Jin Lee”

Category: 2023 TBR Pile Challenge, China, Chinese Literature, History, TBR Pile, TBRYear10Tags: , ,

Review: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

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The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 29 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) W. Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil is a sad and beautiful story of love, betrayal, growth, and forgiveness. … Continue Reading “Review: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham”

Category: Book Review, Fiction, Literature, W. Somerset MaughamTags: , , ,

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