Hi, friends. As 2019 winds to a close, let’s look back on my reading this year! My habits fluctuated throughout the year. I didn’t spend
Category: Classic Works
Modern Classics: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (Glimpse at Mental Illness + my Reaction)
Hi, friends. In today’s post, I’ll discuss one of the most renowned classics dealing with mental illness. I’ll give a general overview of the storyline
Discussing The Color Purple by Alice Walker & Comparing Book vs. Movie
Hi, friends. Today’s classic is well-known due to its major film adaptation. I’ll explain some background about the book and discuss my reaction to the
Defending Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (& Breaking Down the Three Reasons It Swayed Hearts)
Hi, friends. Today’s post focuses on a classic novel that greatly influenced American thought on slavery on the cusp of the Civil War (1861-1865). I
Classics: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Hi, friends. Today’s classic is sweet and heartwarming, and the burgeoning of little girls into little women pairs well with the buds and blossoms of
Classics: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Hi, friends. Today’s classic is the first novel I’ve read from Hardy, who wasn’t a Victorian (Charles Dickens, the Brontë sisters) yet not quite Modernist
