Well, I finally did it. I finally read Jane Eyre. ::bracing myself:: It was okay. I know I'm treading on sacred ground here with many, many fans - and I did like it! I just didn't love it. Not like I love Austen, the most obvious comparison to be made by classic lit neophytes such as myse...
Read my review of this book here: http://nycbookworm.com/2014/12/pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen-book-review/
“Honeybees depend not only on physical contact with the colony, but also require it's social companionship and support. Isolate a honeybee from her sisters and she will soon die.” The continuos sound of humming bees fills this book. Bees swarm around as complex symbols, resembling people and their b...
As I mostly based my decision to read "My Ántonia" on the beautiful binding and the intriguing title, I was not at all prepared for the overwhelming and talented writing it contained. Cather's descriptions of the strange prairie landscapes are exquisite - I have never set my foot on a prairie, and y...