Pride and Prejudice was the first real love story I read — and no matter how many I’ve read since then, each is measured against Austen’s tale and left wanting. The same is true with the film adaptations. I’ve seen the 1995 made-for-television version approximately 100 times, and I love it more each time I…
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Good vs. Evil
Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Genre: Fiction – Gothic/Horror Publication Date: 1886 Gothic Reading Challenge For this round of the Gothic Reading Challenge, I chose a Gothic classic by Robert Louis Stevenson. It’s a short story, but it packs plenty of punch. Check out The Strange…
Essays by Sloane Crosley
Title: I Was Told There’d be Cake Author: Sloane Crosley Genre: Non-fiction, Essays Publication Date: 2010 On my list of Future Reads from way back in October is I Was Told There’d be Cake, a collection of essays by Sloane Crosley, who has written for Salon, the New York Times, the Village Voice, and Playboy….
“I am never going to die.”
Title: Super Sad True Love Story Author: Gary Shteyngart Genre: Fiction – Dystopian Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $26.00 (hardback) Welcome to the world of the future. Books (or “printed, bound media artifacts”) are considered smelly and outdated, the country is crushed by a credit crisis, and people can determine each others “Hotness” and “Fuckability”…
“I have lived more than a thousand years.”
Title: My Name is Memory Author: Ann Brashares Genre: Fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $15.00 (paperback) Daniel has an old soul. He has lived dozens of lives, from ancient Africa to modern-day Virginia. Every time that Daniel lives, he remembers another soul: the one he murdered. It is his greatest shame, and yet it…