Gothic Reading Challenge As I work my way through the Gothic Reading Challenge, I find myself getting more comfortable with this admittedly bizarre genre. So this month I thought I’d test my appreciation by reading the genre’s progenitor, The Castle of Otranto. The plot The story begins on the wedding day of the sickly Conrad…
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Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Gothic Reading Challenge Okay, so my original list for the Gothic Reading Challenge has pretty much gone out the window. But that’s the beauty of books: they can lead you down mysterious new paths. And few things are more mysterious than Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. The plot Jacob has grown up listening to…
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…
“Dearest Miss Morland, what ideas have you been admitting?”
Title: Northanger Abbey Author: Jane Austen Genre: Fiction Publication Date: December 1817 (posthumous) Gothic Reading Challenge For this round of the Gothic Reading Challenge, I’ve chosen a novel by Jane Austen, who I didn’t think was a Gothic novel writer. For good reason, turns out. Here’s Northanger Abbey. The plot Catherine Morland is excited to…
“This is the story of what a Woman’s patience can endure, and of what a Man’s resolution can achieve.”
Title: The Woman in White Author: Wilkie Collins Genre: Fiction – Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: 1860 Purchase Price: $7.95 (paperback) Gothic Reading Challenge Finally managed to read a book that was on my original Gothic Reading Challenge list, and boy was it a doozie! Check out The Woman in White. The plot Walter Hartright’s family is…