Lesser-known classical books you shouldn't forget
The plot: Hungry Hill follows four generations of Brodricks from the opening of the mines on Hungry Hill with Copper Johnny to the selling of Clonmere hall by John Henry. This book is divided into several chapters where the focus is on the current Brodricks heir/master. My thoughts: I read the two first chapters for... Continue Reading →
The story: The Doll is a collection of 13 short stories, written when she was still starting out, and published under the moniker “The Lost Stories”. “I loved you too much, wanted you too much, had for you too great a tenderness. Now all of this is like a twisted root in my heart, a... Continue Reading →
The story: The book covers the life of al-Jawad family, al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd, Amina, Yasin, Khadija, Fahmy, Aisha and Kamal, in Egypt between 1917 and 1919. Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd is a tyrannical head of the family, and the different subplots usually deal with how his children try and cope with his harsh way of living.... Continue Reading →
I am reading the three books in the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy and reviewing them after I have read each book. The Wife is the second book, and there will be spoilers for the first book The Wreath. My thoughts on The Wreath, the first book in the series, can be found here. The plot:... Continue Reading →
I need help from the great book blogging world. I stumbled over Cleo’s review of The Phoenix and the Turtle by William Shakespeare. This review reminded me that while I have a strong relationship with his plays (I don’t want to say well read since I’ve hardly read any of his history plays. I don’t... Continue Reading →
This blogpost was inspired by Classics remarks, a meme posted weekly on Pages Unbound review. Last week they posted the meme: What is a classic you loved when you were younger, but feel differently about now? And this week’s meme is What is a classic you loved when you were younger, and you still love... Continue Reading →
The plot: In The Red House in the shadow of The Big House lives the proper older sister Margaret/Peggy and the romantic younger sister Prue. They are in lower middle-class and try to make do within the limitations that Victorian society put on lower middle-class women. During the story, the older sister falls in love... Continue Reading →
To celebrate Shakespeare day I saw Macbeth directed Justin Kurzel. I know I’m late with the program with this film, but it did make me think about the problem with Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is often interpreted as one of the pure bad guys. She is ambitious and willing to go over bodies to get... Continue Reading →
The story: Part one of the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, the book follows Kristin Lavransdatter from her youth until her eventual marriage. The book is set in Norway during the 1300s. My thoughts: The book starts with a young Kristin traveling with her father around the countryside in Norway to tend to her father’s wealth. On... Continue Reading →
I published my first blogpost 17th august 2014. I decided to write about Love’s Labour’s Lost; my favourite play by my favourite author (and probably my favourite written fiction text of all time). I think (hope) that I have become a better a better writer, reader and generally changed as a person. I have lately... Continue Reading →
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