Tag Archives: classics

“I’ve Always Meant to Read That Book!” Challenge: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Posted on March 31, 2013 by CarrieK

Title: As I Lay Dying Author: William Faulkner Genre: Classics, literary fiction Publisher: Vintage International Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: Jewel and I come up from the field, following the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Posted on March 13, 2013 by CarrieK

Title: Bleak House Author: Charles Dickens Genre: Classic Publisher: Penguin Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: London. Michaelmas Term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln’s Inn Hall. Goodreads … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen; Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan; Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier; and Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery

Posted on October 11, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: Sense and Sensibility Author: Jane Austen Genre: Classic Publisher: Tantor Audio Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from YA Sync Audiobook reader: Wanda McCaddon Audiobook length: 11 hours and 9 minutes First line: The family of Dashwood … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Annotated Emma by Jane Austen and David M. Shapard

Posted on July 11, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: The Annotated Emma Author: Jane Austen and David M. Shapard Genre: Classic fiction Publisher: Anchor Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: ARC from the publisher First line: Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons; Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt; Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery; and The Replacement Wife by Eileen Goudge

Posted on May 10, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: The House at Tyneford Author: Natasha Solomons Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Plume Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: When I close my eyes I see Tyneford House. I’ve already blogged … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The Annotated Persuasion by Jane Austen and David M. Shapard; The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman; Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Posted on February 9, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: The Annotated Persuasion Author: Jane Austen and David M. Shapard Genre: Classic Publisher: Anchor Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch-hall, in Somersetshire, was a man … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction by Kate Chopin

Posted on May 31, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction Author: Kate Chopin Genre: Classic fiction Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: A green and yellow parrot, which hung … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Posted on May 18, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Anna Karenina Author: Leo Tolstoy Genre: Classic, Russian literature Publisher: Penguin Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its … Continue reading →

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