The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinMy rating: 1 of 5 stars A children’s tale glorifying an abusive relationship with all…
Tag: Classic
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey #6), by Dorothy L. Sayers
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve long wanted to read some of the…
Existentialism Is a Humanism, by Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre (Please note that Sartre consistently speaks of “man”. Ironically, Simone de Beauvoir’s partner…
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #2), by James Herriot
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet: The Classic Memoir of a 1930s Vet by James Herriot My rating: 5 of…
If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1), by James Herriot
If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a rule, I never re-read…
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier My rating: 2 of 5 stars I never learn… Classics and I are incompatible and…
My Man Jeeves and Other Early Jeeves Stories, by P.G. Wodehouse
My Man Jeeves and Other Early Jeeves Stories by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 1 of 5 stars Oh, well, I’ve…
Buddenbrooks, by Thomas Mann
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann My rating: 5 of 5 stars Except for some periods, I have always read a lot…
Agnes, by Peter Stamm
Agnes by Peter Stamm My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Agnes” by Peter Stamm was a rather unusual read, although…
The Moomins and the Great Flood (Mumintrollen #1), by Tove Jansson
The Moomins and the Great Flood (Mumintrollen #1), by Tove Jansson My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The Moomin family…
