Tag: Classic

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MY COUSIN RACHEL by Daphne du Maurier

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 MY COUSIN RACHEL by Daphne du Maurier was the #ClassicsBuddyRead pick for September. I had read and really enjoyed REBECCA and JAMAICA INN by du Maurier and have been wanting to pick up more of her books! When I got a prompt from Katie @katieneedsabiggerbookshelf to read a book that Mary… Continue reading MY COUSIN RACHEL by Daphne du Maurier

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THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty

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THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty is a classic in the horror genre. Chris is an actress and a single mother to a young daughter Regan. When Regan begins to exhibit unusual behaviors, she is at a loss of what to do. Doctors and others weigh in with ideas of what may be happening, but… Continue reading THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty

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THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington Irving

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington Irving was the #ClassicsBuddyRead pick for October. I don't think I had actually ever read this one which is such a classic for the season, so I was glad we added it to the schedule! THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW tells the story of… Continue reading THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington Irving

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THE JUNGLE BOOK by Rudyard Kipling

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Rating: 4 / 5 I really only know of Rudyard Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK from the movie adaptations, but it made the perfect book pick when I got the prompt for a book with a tiger on the cover. I didn't realize that this was actually a collection of short stories, veering off of what… Continue reading THE JUNGLE BOOK by Rudyard Kipling

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DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING & DAUGHTER OF THE SIREN QUEEN by Tricia Levenseller

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DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING by Tricia Levenseller follows Alosa, a young pirate captain who is the daughter of the pirate king as the title implies. She is in search of a hidden map which will lead to great treasure so she allows herself to be captured and imprisoned on an enemy vessel in order… Continue reading DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING & DAUGHTER OF THE SIREN QUEEN by Tricia Levenseller

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NO LAND TO LIGHT ON by Yara Zgheib

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Rating: 5 / 5 NO LAND TO LIGHT ON by Yara Zgheib follows Hadi and Sama, a Syrian couple living in the United States. Hadi came to the U.S. as a refugee leaving behind a country involved in a civil war. For Sama, the move was in pursuit of her dreams. While they are awaiting… Continue reading NO LAND TO LIGHT ON by Yara Zgheib

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ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf

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ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf is sometimes listed with a subtitle "a biography". Orlando is a fictional character, but the character is described as the embodiment of Woolf's friend and lover Vita Sackfille-West. Orlando's story beings with Orlando as a young man in Elizabethan England and proceeds to cover three full centuries, where Orlando ends up… Continue reading ORLANDO by Virginia Woolf

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ANATOMY: A LOVE STORY by Dana Schwartz

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 ANATOMY: A LOVE STORY by Dana Schwartz is set in 1817 Edinburgh. Hazel is a young woman who wants to be a surgeon, but she faces many barrier from those who don't believe it is an appropriate dream for a girl. She is given the opportunity to prove herself, bargaining that… Continue reading ANATOMY: A LOVE STORY by Dana Schwartz

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RECITATIF by Toni Morrison

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I received a gifted audiobook copy of RECITATIF by Toni Morrison thank you to Knopf, Penguin Random House Audio, and Libro.FM. Rating: 5 / 5 RECITATIF is Toni Morrison's sole short story, previously just available in a collection, but recently rereleased on its own with an introduction about the story by Zadie Smith. I had… Continue reading RECITATIF by Toni Morrison