Northerner Abbey might be my favorite Jane Austen novel. One of the main reasons is because Catherine is my new favorite heroine. She's a tom boy and she treats her life like it's a fictional novel. Catherine is the kind of person that would yell "plot twist!" at an unfortunate event in her life. I aspire ... Read More »
Book Review: The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is a beautiful memoir about the power of love, language, and learning. It was sad and humbling to hear Helen describe how desperate she was to communicate with people. Since Helen was deaf and blind, she would go into a rage after being so frustrated that no ... Read More »
Book Review: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett's way of writing, even in the author's note, has a whimsical, magical child-like tone to it that is very endearing. And like a child, the author can also be bluntly honest which made me laugh. I loved reading about Sarah and the teacher that is jealous of her. In all honesty, the imaginative and ... Read More »
Book Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Journey to the Center of the Earth was incredibly slow. It took 100 pages for them to get to the volcano, walk around, and run out of water. That is half of this 200 page novel. I struggled through this book because all I could think for the first half of the novel was "Nothing....is...happening." Another thing ... Read More »
Book Review: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
I was not expecting this classic novel about revenge to also be ironic, sarcastic, funny, witty, and based on a true story. The Count of Monte Cristo is about more than just revenge, especially in the unabridged edition that I read. As long as this story is, I really can't see how you would abridge it without ... Read More »