I can see why the setting is so important in John Steinbeck's novels. It's the first thing we get to experience in East of Eden. The descriptions that John Steinbeck writes about the Salinas Valley, where East of Eden is set, made it sound like paradise. I don't know why, but I was completely enchanted ... Read More »
Book Review: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I don't know how I made it through high school without reading this classic, but I'm so glad I get to come back to books like this and read them as an adult. I'm sure I would have learned stuff in high school, but I feel like I'm getting more appreciation out of books like ... Read More »
Book Review: Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Right away I fell in love with the writing. It was fascinating with it's deep thoughts one minute, biting sarcasm the next and some very amusing honesty. It's visual, easy to imagine and I could tell that it was a play first before this novelization came out. And the voice was just bursting with personality. ... Read More »
Book Review: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist is a social satire that criticizes Victorian England. Some of his criticisms of society could still apply today. It was more graphic and violent than I thought it would be. Dickens writes the best characters I've ever read. Even the minor characters have personalities and flaws. Dickens has this way of narrating that makes ... Read More »
Book Review: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
I read this book mainly because it was talked about a lot in Eclipse. I was shocked by how dark and Gothic it was. I can't imagine what people must have thought when it was published. If I could pick two words to describe Wuthering Heights it would be "passionate" and "bizarre." I've never read ... Read More »
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.