Category Archives: classics

Book Review: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Posted on January 19, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: Brave New World Author: Aldous Huxley Genre: Dystopian fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library. First line: A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Brave New World … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

Posted on January 12, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: The Quiet American Author: Graham Greene Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Penguin Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library. First line: After dinner I sat and waited for Pyle in my room over … Continue reading →

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Three mini-reviews: Where Water Comes Together With Other Water: Poems, Z for Zachariah, and Ethan Frome

Posted on December 23, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: Where Water Comes Together with Other Water: Poems Author: Raymond Carver Genre: Poetry Publisher: Vintage Books Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library. First line: Where this floated up from, or why, I … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, November 28, 2009

Posted on November 28, 2009 by CarrieK

Author links: ~ Natasha at Maw Books has a guest post by Bonny Becker, author of several children’s picture books. ~ Nick Hornby on literary fiction. ~ Kathy at Bermudaonion has an interview with Ann Pearlman, author of The Christmas … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Posted on November 17, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: The House of Mirth Author: Edith Wharton Genre: Classic fiction Publisher: Wordsworth Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Read it online through Daily Lit First line: Selden paused in surprise. After finishing Wharton’s The Age of Innocence … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Watsons by Jane Austen

Posted on October 27, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: The Watsons Author: Jane Austen Genre: Classic fiction Publisher: Hesperus Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy that was a gift from a friend First line: The first winter assembly in the town of D— in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Posted on September 19, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: The Age of Innocence Author: Edith Wharton Genre: Classic Publisher: Barnes and Noble Classics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: My own copy First line: On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in … Continue reading →

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My ever-expanding list of books you must read

Posted on September 4, 2009 by CarrieK

Update: I’m editing the title to indicate that these are books I think everyone must read, not books I’m listing for myself to read. I’ve read – and loved – all of these, that’s why I consider them must-reads. ) … Continue reading →

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