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Book Review: Quicksand by Nella Larsen

Format: Paperback Pages: 192 pages Published: 1928 Publisher: Penguin Classics Genre: Classics, Fiction & Literature

Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Format: Paperback Pages: 410 pages Published: August 1938 Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Fiction, Classics

Book Review: Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe by Stacy King

Format: Paperback Pages: 308 pages Published:  October 17, 2017 Publisher: Udon Entertainment Genre: Mangas, Classics, Graphic Novels     Synopsis: The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe is a brilliant collection ofContinue reading “Book Review: Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe by Stacy King”

Books To Help Win Your Reading Challenge

The year is fast approaching and if you are like me, you probably noticed that you have only a couple of weeks to reach your 2017 Reading Challenge Goal (IContinue reading “Books To Help Win Your Reading Challenge”

Book Review: Persuasion by Jane Austen

Format:  Paperback Pages: 271 pages Published: 1817 Publisher: Bantam Classics Genre: Fiction,Classics         Synopsis: Jane Austen’s last completed novel, Persuasion is a delightful social satire of England’s landed gentry and a moving taleContinue reading “Book Review: Persuasion by Jane Austen”

Book Review: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton

Format:  Paperback Pages: 410 pages Published: 1913 Publisher: Oxford University Press Genre: Fiction & Literature, Classics       Synopsis:  Edith Wharton’s satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentiethContinue reading “Book Review: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton”

Book Review: A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin

Format:  Paperback Pages: 56 pages Published: February 26, 2015 Publisher: Penguin Classics Genre: Fiction, Short Stories, Classics       Synopsis: A short story by Kate Chopin. The story takes place in an unnamed city–aContinue reading “Book Review: A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin”

Book Review: The Mysteries of Udoplho by Ann Radcliffe

Format:  Paperback Pages: 693 pages Published:  1794 Publisher: Oxford University Press Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Classics     Synopsis: A best-seller in its day and a potent influence on Sade, Poe, and other purveyors of eighteenthContinue reading “Book Review: The Mysteries of Udoplho by Ann Radcliffe”

Short Review of 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie

4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie My rating: 4 of 5 stars It is interesting to see the different writing styles Christie’s incorporates into her stories, even when they containContinue reading “Short Review of 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie”

Book Review: Matilda by Mary Shelley

Format:  Paperback Pages: 110 pages Published: March 3, 2016 (first published 1819) Publisher: Penguin Little Black Classics Genre: Classics, Fiction Synopsis: Mary Shelley’s dark story of a bereaved man’s disturbing passion for hisContinue reading “Book Review: Matilda by Mary Shelley”

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