Plot: Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and…… Read more “Book Review: The Secret History By Donna Tartt”
Tag: classic
Book Review: A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens
Plot: “A Christmas Carol” captures the heart of the holidays like no other novel. Review: I listened to the audio version of this. I swear there was…… Read more “Book Review: A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens”
Book Review: Just For December By Laura Jane Williams
Plot: Evie Bird is a romance writer whose latest bestseller is being made into a Christmas movie.Duke Carlisle is a world-famous actor who has landed the role…… Read more “Book Review: Just For December By Laura Jane Williams”
Book Review: The Great Gatsby By F.Scott Fitzgerald
Plot: A true classic of American literature. The Great Gatsby celebrates a heightened sensibility to the promises of life, an American capacity for hope that remains unsullied…… Read more “Book Review: The Great Gatsby By F.Scott Fitzgerald”
Book Review: Lord Edgware Dies By Agatha Christie
Plot: It’s true; Hercule Poirot had been present when the famous actress Jane Wilkinson bragged of her plan to ‘get rid of’ her estranged husband, Lord Edgware.…… Read more “Book Review: Lord Edgware Dies By Agatha Christie”
Book Review: The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie By Muriel Spark
Plot: At the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher extraordinaire Miss Jean Brodie is unmistakably, and outspokenly, in her prime. She is passionate…… Read more “Book Review: The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie By Muriel Spark”
Book Review: The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Plot: A woman and her husband rent a summer house, but what should be a restful getaway turns into a suffocating psychological battle. This chilling account of…… Read more “Book Review: The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman”
Book Review: The Blue Train By Agatha Christie
Plot: A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and a night train from London to the French Riviera — ingredients for the perfect romance or the perfect…… Read more “Book Review: The Blue Train By Agatha Christie”
Book Review: Being Lolita By Alisson Wood
Plot: NYU MFA candidate and Goldwater Fellow Alisson Wood’s BEING LOLITA, a memoir of the author’s two-year relationship with her high school English teacher who seduced her…… Read more “Book Review: Being Lolita By Alisson Wood”
Book Review: Carrie By Stephen King
Plot: A modern classic, Carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in American fiction — Stephen King. The story of misunderstood high school girl Carrie White, her extraordinary…… Read more “Book Review: Carrie By Stephen King”
Book Review: Godmersham Park By Gill Hornby
Plot: On 21 January 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess. At 31 years old, she has no…… Read more “Book Review: Godmersham Park By Gill Hornby”
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