RIP Review: Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison
by Jenners • 10/24/2012 • 3 Stars, Classics, Dystopia, Fiction, H Authors, M Titles • 42 Comments
A review of Harry Harrison's 1966 book, Make Room! Make Room!
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Watership Down by Richard Adams
by Jenners • 06/27/2012 • 5 Stars, A Authors, Audiobook, Classics, Fiction, W Titles • 56 Comments
A review of the audiobook version of Watership Down by Richard Adams—one of my rare 5 star reads!!!
Read more →The Giver by Lois Lowry
by Jenners • 10/10/2011 • 4 Stars, Classics, Dystopia, Fiction, G Titles, Gothic/Horror, L Authors, Young Adult • 61 Comments
A review of the excellent YA dystopian book The Giver by Lois Lowry.
Read more →Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
by Jenners • 01/19/2011 • 3.5 Stars, A Authors, Classics, Fiction, G Authors, Humor, P Titles • 83 Comments
A review of the genre mash-up book Pride and Predjudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.
Read more →Musashi Readalong Book VII: The Perfect Light
by Jenners • 11/21/2010 • Classics, Musashi Readalong • 31 Comments
A discussion of Book VII of Musashi, an epic novel of the samurai era written by Eiji Yoshikawa ... and the conclusion of the Musashi Readalong.
Read more →Musashi Readalong- Book VI: Sun and Moon
by Jenners • 11/14/2010 • Classics, Musashi Readalong • 20 Comments
A discussion of Book VI of Musashi, an epic novel of the samurai era written by Eiji Yoshikawa.
Read more →Musashi Readalong-Book V: Sky
by Jenners • 11/08/2010 • Classics, Musashi Readalong • 22 Comments
A discussion of Book V of Musashi, an epic novel of the samurai era written by Eiji Yoshikawa.
Read more →Musashi Readalong-Book IV: Wind
by Jenners • 11/01/2010 • Classics, Musashi Readalong • 30 Comments
A discussion of Book IV of Musashi, an epic novel of the samurai era written by Eiji Yoshikawa.
Read more →Review: We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson
by Jenners • 10/31/2010 • 4 Stars, Classics, Fiction, Gothic/Horror, J Authors, Mystery/Thriller, W Titles • 43 Comments
The last book I read for the RIP Challenge, We Have Always Lived In The Castle was author Shirley Jackson's final novel. I suspect you won't forget the narrator Merricat and will drawn into this wonderfully creepy tale.
Read more →Review: Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
by Jenners • 10/28/2010 • 4 Stars, Classics, D Authors, Fiction, Gothic/Horror, Mystery/Thriller, R Titles • 65 Comments
I finally get around to reading Daphne DuMaurier's classic book "Rebecca" and find it wonderfully creepy.
Read more →Musashi Readalong-Book III: Fire
by Jenners • 10/21/2010 • Classics, Musashi Readalong • 26 Comments
A discussion of Book III of Musashi, an epic novel of the samurai era written by Eiji Yoshikawa.
Read more →Musashi Readalong-Book II: Water
by Jenners • 10/11/2010 • Classics, Musashi Readalong • 22 Comments
A discussion of Book II of Musashi, an epic novel of the samurai era written by Eiji Yoshikawa.
Read more →The Brothers Karamazov Readalong Final Post
by Jenners • 10/08/2010 • 2.5 Stars, B Titles, Brother K Read-A-Long, Classics, D Authors • 42 Comments
My final post in the epic readalong of The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I found the book to be overly long, rambling, and boring. I was thrilled to finish it.
Read more →Musashi Readalong – Book I: Earth
by Jenners • 10/02/2010 • Classics, Musashi Readalong • 34 Comments
A summary of Book 1 of Musashi, an epic novel of the samurai era written by Eiji Yoshikawa.
Read more →A Valley Girl’s Take on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
by Jenners • 09/27/2010 • 3.5 Stars, A Authors, Classics, P Titles • 116 Comments
A book review of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice ... as written by a teenage Valley Girl!
Read more →Brothers Karamazov Read-A-Long: Post 3
by Jenners • 09/12/2010 • Brother K Read-A-Long, Classics • 12 Comments
The third update in my slog through Fyodor Dostoevsky's epic novel "The Brothers Karamazov."
Read more →Brothers Karamazov Read-A-Long: Post 2
by Jenners • 08/22/2010 • Brother K Read-A-Long, Classics • 19 Comments
Another post for The Brother's Karamazov Readalong.
Read more →The Brothers Karamazov Read-A-Long Post 1
by Jenners • 07/30/2010 • Brother K Read-A-Long, Classics • 16 Comments
The first post for the Brothers Karamazov Readalong.
Read more →The Classics Reclassifed by Richard Armour
by Jenners • 01/21/2010 • 4 Stars, A Authors, C Titles, Classics, Humor, Non-Fiction • 17 Comments
A bit about one of my favorite books, The Classics Reclassified by Richard Armour.
Read more →Review: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
by Jenners • 05/27/2009 • 4 Stars, A Titles, Classics, Fiction, M Authors, Young Adult • 20 Comments
Title: Anne of Green GablesAuthor: Lucy Maud MontgomeryThere are many versions out there. I read mine on my KindleBook Specs: 304 pagesBook Category: Fiction, Children (but really, for everyone!) Story Overview On Prince Edward Island in the little town of Avonlea, brother and sister Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt a young boy...
Read more →Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
by Jenners • 04/03/2009 • 3 Stars, B Authors, Classics, Fiction, J Titles • 22 Comments
Some rather free-form and disrespectul thoughts about Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
Read more →101 Books College Bound Seniors Should Read
by Jenners • 03/20/2009 • Classics • 11 Comments
A list of 101 books college-bound students should read. How many have you read?
Read more →Poll Results: What Classics I Will Be Reading
by Jenners • 03/17/2009 • Book Talk, Classics • 9 Comments
Results of my poll asking what classic book I should read.
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