Inspired by Jillian’s Classic Club Michelle of The True Book Addict has put together a spin-off for non-fiction novels, A Non-Fiction Adventure. Here are the guidelines: -choose 50+ non-fiction books; the number is up to you. Choose 50, 75, 100, 200. It’s entirely your choice -Books must be non-fiction–biography, autobiography, history, memoir, cooking, travel, science, etc. -list them […]
We were left at the end of part two with Elizabeth and her Aunt and Uncle Gardner going off to Pemberley. Elizabeth, with a feeling of trespassing indeed runs into Mr. Darcy who was not scheduled to return home until tomorrow. After an awkward 8th grade moment the two recollect themselves and head on with […]
Once Upon A Time VI hosted by Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings Carl says: “Wednesday, March 21st begins the sixth annual Once Upon a Time Challenge. This is a reading and viewing event that encompasses four broad categories: Fairy Tale, Folklore, Fantasy and Mythology, including the seemingly countless sub-genres and blending of genres that fall within this spectrum. The challenge continues […]
Okay, so I dropped the ball on the second week of my P&P read-along — but with good reason, my internet was down! That has been happening a lot recently and it is so frustrating! Plus, I think the repairman knows what’s wrong but is too lazy to do it, which is even more irksome. […]
Today I have a guest post by Samantha from The Little Munchkin Reader sharing how she discovered Jane Austen and how it impacted her. The works of Miss Jane Austen have entered into readers lives in different ways. For some it was from watching a short movie clip and for others it was reading […]
The Classics Club is hosted at Goodreads by Jillian. The objective of the club or project is to read 50+ books within the next five years. My target date is March 11, 2017. I don’t plan on setting a definite number of books as I can be very fickle. Although, due to the vast number of […]
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” are the opening lines of Pride and Prejudice. My how far we have come, from believing that life is incomplete without a husband to Go Daddy commercials. Although, that thought is […]
Even in Jane Austen’s time there were book reviews. Here are a few thoughts her peers had on her works. Sense and Sensibility Published: 1811 Sense and Sensibility was criticized the status of women down to the price of tea. In the end people were torn down the middle either by her portrayal of realism […]
While searching on the internet to learn more on Jane Austen I found a grouping of letters written to her sister Cassandra. I thought this would be an interesting way to get a closer look into her everyday life. Steventon: Saturday (January 9, 1796). In the first place I hope you will live twenty-three years […]
To better understand these motives Jon Krakauer, the author flip-flops between the heinous, unbelievable actions of 1984 and the creation of the Mormon religion and its prophet, Joseph Smith. Discovering the golden plates and the start of the religion was very interesting but the disturbing subject of polygamy and how Fundamentalists behave then and now […]