
Reading the World’s Greatest Stories
Book reviews and analyses of literature from around the world, from the most ancient classics to the newest releases
Blogmas Day 3: My Favourite Christmas Movies Hello! Welcome to Blogmas Day 3! I swear I’ll get into posting these earlier in the day eventually. 🤣 I’m looking forward to watching the Rockefeller tree lighting on TV tonight! That’s when I’m hoping to trim my Christmas tree, so maybe tomorrow I’ll have a photo of…
Blogmas Day 2: October Reading Wrap-Up Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 2 of Blogmas! It’s been a busy day for me so far, to be honest. It’s already dark outside by the time I’ve started writing this post, and I have a whole 14-book wrap-up to put together! Although, thankfully, I did review most of…
Blogmas Day 1: My Favourite Christmas Books Hello! Welcome to Day 1 of Blogmas! I know I’m posting this kind of late in the day, but that’s just how I roll. I could never be accused of being a morning person. Appropriately, December has dawned nice and snowy in my part of the world (southern…
Hi everyone! Apologies for my lack of activity on here for the past month, but like I said, November was really busy for me. However, and I’m probably going to regret saying this… I’m thinking of making up for it by participating in Blogmas this year?? That’s right, THE Blogmas, the post-every-day-for-24-days challenge that has…
Vagabond: A Memoir by Tim Curry: REVIEW Synopsis Actor Tim Curry looks back on his life and career, from his breakout role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show to his debilitating stroke in 2012. My Review This is such a fun memoir. I grew up watching movies like Annie, The Three Musketeers, Home Alone 2,…
November Blog Update Hello! Happy November! Just posting a quick update to say that I’m heading into an extremely busy month, so I’m not going to pressure myself to post here on a regular schedule. Also, I think I’m going to make it a rule that from now on my only new-release reviews on here…
Victorian Literature – All My 5-Star Reads My 5-Star Victorian Reads Confession: I don’t remember which Victorian novel I read first. This question often comes up during Victober, and I never know how to answer it. I was always that precocious kid trying to read all the books that people said would be “too hard”…