• My Antonia

    My Antonia is beautifully written and has all the pieces to make a Great American Novel, including immigrants pursuing the American Dream, veneration of the land, and pioneerism,…

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  • Brave New World

    I’m not a fan of science fiction or dystopian novels, but this may be my favorite of that category, perhaps because it was written in 1930, so the…

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  • Bleak House

    One of my new all-time favorites, right up there with David Copperfield by the same author. Perhaps one of the reasons I enjoyed this book so much is…

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  • Dracula

    This was a fantastic recommendation from my mother. 5/5 stars. It was scandalous in its time but sounds virtuous to modern ears, at least my modern ears. It…

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  • Foundation

    I’m not normally a fan of sci-fi, and I suppose I’m not in this instance, either. But it was more interesting than I thought it would be originally.…

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  • The Haunting of Hill House

    I’m usually not much for mysteries or ghost stories, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one! It was well-written, it was short enough that I didn’t get tired of…

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