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The Custom Of The Country by Edith Wharton
“When The Custom of the Country was first published in 1913, it was her ninth novel, and her audiences were eager to read Wharton’s indictment of the American upper class. They weren’t to be disappointed. In this novel, we follow the … Continue reading
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Tagged American heiress, book review, Edith Wharton, gold digger, high society, marriage, The Custom of the Country, Undine Spragg
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Emma by Jane Austen
At this point there isn’t a Jane Austen novel I haven’t already read, but such joys should never be experienced only in the singularity. So it was with anticipation that I picked up Emma after many years of first experiencing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1815, book review, Emma, Emma Woodhouse, England, Jane Austen, matchmaker, Romance, social satire
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The Red One by Jack London
The Red One: Short Story Collection (1918) I wanted to read the first of Four short stories: “The Red One”, because Arthur C. Clarke got the idea of “The Sentinel” (the precursor to “2001”) from it. I wasn’t aware that … Continue reading
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Life Of Pi by Yann Martel
Someday I’m positive I’m going to get asked a trivia question, “Who is Richard Parker?” and I’ll grin with knowing as I proudly assert, “It’s a Bengal tiger who survived 227 days on a life raft, in the Pacific Ocean, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bengal tiger, book review, Life of Pi, life raft, Pacific Ocean, Richard Parker, shipwreck, survival, Yann Martel
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Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
When I was in high school, I discovered a used book store that contained all sorts of literary treasures. Many of these came from college students looking to sell back their required reading from their English classes, and so I … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-war, book review, Dresden, Firebombing, Kurt Vonnegut, Satire, Slaughterhouse Five, World War II
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Recapitulation by Wallace Stegner
I was first introduced to this wonderful author with his classic, Big Rock Candy Mountain. The same characters of a boy and his parents continue in this work, as the now grown Bruce Mason, returns home to Salt Lake City … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Bruce Mason, going home, Recapitulation, recollection, Salt Lake City, Wallace Stegner
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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
So many times, classic novels are identified as such because they broke through some literary barrier. They are lauded and hailed, and yet, when you read them, you say to yourself: shouldn’t I be enjoying this? And so I often … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, fisherman, man vs. nature, marlin, sharks, struggle, survival, The Old Man and the Sea
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