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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Author: Agatha ChristieOriginally Published: 1926Length: 288 pagesSource: LibraryChallenge(s):R.I.P. VIPersonal Enjoyment Factor: 4.5/5Poirot's gaze took on an admiring quality. "You have been of a...
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Literary GIVEAWAY Blog Hop
Once again it's time for a Literary Giveaway Blog Hop hosted by Judith from Leeswames' Blog. This time, I compiled a list of all the the classics that I rated five stars on Goodreads, and the winner...
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Winners for the Literary Blog Hop
Thank you to all of those who stopped by and entered the giveaway. I have been in such a good mood lately, with fall weather finally surfacing, that I was possessed by a kindly spirit and I decided to...
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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
You know how when you make pancakes, sometimes you have to throw the first one out because it's a dud?Well, let me introduce you to The Castle of Otronto, the Gothic literary movement's first pancake:I...
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24-Hour Readathon - A little late to the party...
My favorite thing about the readathon is getting up at 5 a.m. California time and having a solid chunk of time to read, but I'm in the midst of Part 2 of a cold, and thought it would be best to sleep...
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R. I. P. VI Kicks the Bucket
Wow, what a speedy couple of months since Carl's Sixth R.I.P. challenge began! I was blessed with about two whole days of truly autumn-like weather, and as I'm writing this, it's actually raining (or...
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Two 2012 Classics Challenges
'Tis the season to join challenges! I usually go easy on reading challenges these days, but here are a couple I don't want to miss out on. I love classics and I love lovers of classics, and the world...
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Blogiversary and Giveaway
Blogiversary or blogoversary? I've been doing this four four years now, and I still don't know. Spell check doesn't like either one of them. Oh, well, it's okay with the word GIVEAWAY, and hopefully...
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Multi-topic Post
1. It's December and the biggest casualties of the season have been blogging and housework. As I am writing this post right now, you can deduce that housework is on the very lowest rung of my...
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Daniel Defoe: Classics Challenge January Prompt
I'm nearing the end of Robinson Crusoe, and finally there's a bit of action. But it involves the discovery of cannibals who are having a little European "feast." This seems like a good place to stop,...
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Foundation Group Read: Part 1 (of 2)
Another group read led by Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings is going on right now and it's probably not too late to join in if you're interested. This is a short, interesting, and easy book to read....
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Moby-Dick Group Read: Discussion 1 (Chapters 1-28)
I never formally declared my intentions for this group read, so here you go:Maybe it's because of the suggestive "conquering" in the readalong title, or maybe it's because I only made it through fifty...
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Foundation Group Read: Part 2
Yikes! I'm a whole day late. This was due to the three day weekend in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. No school for the kids and my husband took the day off of work, and so we celebrated by...
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Moby-Dick Group Read: Discussion 2 (Chapters 27-55)
I'm behind schedule already on my posting and reading, which is actually not that unusual for me. This time my excuse is that I had limited time to read, and when I had a couple of hours here and...
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Moby-Dick Group Read: Discussion 3 (Chapters 56-93)
I am soooo ready for a Whale category on Jeopardy. Bring it on, Alex! Step aside Ken Jennings!Thanks to Melville, I never knew so much about whales, nor did I know there was so much to know about...
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Foundation and Empire Group Read, Part 1
Find more details and discussion on this group read at Stainless Steel Droppings. So how about this cover, huh? If I lived during Foundation times I would put it in some slot to be atomized....
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Clarissa Year-Long Group Read
I will confess that I was testing the waters a bit before committing to a readalong of Clarissa by Samuel Richardson, considered to be the longest book written in the English language. If it looked to...
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Moby Dick: There She Blows!!! Finally.
Author: Herman MelvilleOriginally Published: 1851Length: 648 pages Source: LibraryEvent: Moby-Dick Readalong at The Blue BookcasePersonal Enjoyment Factor: 3.5/5(No major spoilers in the post. I let...
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Foundation and Empire Group Read: Conclusion
It seems like a lifetime ago since reading and discussing the first half of Foundation and Empire because in between the two sections I had to finish up Moby-Dick for another readalong and read Rebecca...
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens!
I love this picture, but it reminds me how much a hate beards. Yuck!My children got me a beautiful biography of Dickens for my birthday. I'm hoping to read a little bit of it today to celebrate. Or...
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