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Daisy Miller – Henry James
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I always feel weird when I try to review a classic, especially if I didn’t like it, because A) everything that can be said has already been said, and B) I’m afraid that I will have missed some great metaphor … Continue reading

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A Little Princess – Frances Hodgson Burnett
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First of all, I feel like I should say straight out that I really, really enjoyed this book. Remember that when you read the whining and complaining that will follow. It’s just what I do, I guess. This is such … Continue reading

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Crap I Read Lately…and I DO mean crap.
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I’ve been slacking on my posts SOOO much, and I guess it’s time to rectify that. Sort of. I normally post a review after every book I read…however, as I am now more than just a handful behind, I’m taking … Continue reading

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P&P Readalong Review #4
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Chapters 31-40 should be subtitled: Lizzy is  clueless, tweenage drama, meddlesome friends, and lots o’ letters In this section, Darcy (and also his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam) visit Elizabeth and the Collinses at the parsonage. Charlotte wants to believe at first … Continue reading

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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 3
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Chapters 21-30 –  from Rejecting Mr. Collins to Mrs. de Burg’s Well, Caroline Bingley has persuaded Mr. Bingley to leave town to marry Darcy’s sister, and Jane’s deludedly nice and doesn’t blame Caroline and is all martyrish sweetness and YAWN. … Continue reading

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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 2
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Chapters 11-20 – from Imprisoned at Netherfield to Mr. Collins’ Proposal More bitching about at Netherfield. Mean girls, mean Darcy, clever Lizzie. (I’m guessing that could sum up most of the book from here on out). There’s an awesome scene … Continue reading

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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 1
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First off, I don’t think I ever read Pride and Prejudice before, so I’ll be able to talk about this from a first-time perspective, yay! I’m doing an audiobook of this one, and also trying out the Audible listen + … Continue reading

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P&P Readalong/Challenge Review #1
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I suppose I’m a bit of a Janeite: I visited her gravesite in Winchester while touring there, have read all her novels (both completed and unfinished), and even took an extra senior seminar to study her work in more depth … Continue reading

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Anthem: Bookdorks CHALLENGE #2 Update: Ayn Rand makes me feel stupid
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Books that make me feel dumb automatically go on the DO NOT WANT list. I was challenged to read Anthem on on 1/22/12. And although I didn’t meet the deadline to get my review up (missed it by, um…more than … Continue reading

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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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This cover from the recent film is WAY prettier than the free Kindle noncover I personally have, so I’m including it instead… Also, this was going to be a “Two Dorks, One Book” post, but I think Kelley got caught … Continue reading

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