Review: Jane Eyre

This was one of those classic books I avoided due to its length. I also didn't think I particularly cared for Gothic literature. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized these were silly excuses. I'd read all of the Wheel of Time series and I really enjoyed Frankenstein. Plus, an online …

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Review: A Tale of Two Cities

In my trek to revisit classic literature (and read the books I was supposed to have read and...didn't), I've finally made my way back to Dickens, specifically to one of his greats: A Tale of Two Cities. I remember trying to read this book in high school. I didn't make it past the first page. …

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Poetry: Shakespeare – Sonnet 106

For we, which now behold these present days, Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.

Review: When Christmas Comes

I have recently come to enjoy the mystery genre, and since I already enjoyed Klavan's Another Kingdom series, I decided to read When Winter Comes as well. This book is neither like Another Kingdom nor Agatha Christie. Klavan is an intriguing writer; no two books (or series) of his I have read have been alike. And yet, I can see the …

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On Banned and Challenged Books

Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. G. K. Chesterton