Last weekend, I completed my reading of Voltaire’s Candide, or Optimism. Candide is my first experience reading anything by Voltaire, and is a book that’s on my Classics Club list. In Candide, I followed the story of Candide, who appears to be a simple-minded individual who lacks solid judgment skills, and is a student of Dr. [...]
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Book #8 – Homer’s The Odyssey
Yesterday, while I was eating my lunch, I completed my reading of Homer’s The Odyssey. The Odyssey is the twelfth book I’ve completed from my Classics Club list. As I also mentioned on Sunday, one of the reasons why I chose to tackle The Odyssey now is to tackle James Joyce’s Ulysses here shortly. In The Odyssey, I read [...]
The Quest To Read Ulysses Is On!
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning here at home! I’ve truly been enjoying the nice weather here early on in Spring. Baseball season is in full swing, hockey has about another week or so left, and I’ve recently been reinvigorated with my reading and seem to be reading at a much faster pace than I have [...]
Book #5 – F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise
FTC Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this book for my fair and honest review and in no way was compensated for it. For my fifth book of the calendar year, I have completed a reading of a review copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise. Until recently, as you can read in [...]
Book #3 – Jane Austen’s Persuasion
In January, I participated in an online read-along hosted by Wallace of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. As Persuasion is a book listed on my Classics Club list, I figured, at the time, it was as good of time as any to tackle this book. Plus, the timing was right, as it had been around 2 months since I [...]
What Classic Piece of Literature Intimidates Me Most?
Who can believe it’s already the end of November? It seems like 2012 has flown by much quicker than 2011 did! I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving with their friends and family, and are looking forward to a happy and joyous holiday season. This Thanksgiving, my wife and I have felt extra blessed than [...]
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
On Thursday, I completed the tenth book from my Classics Club List, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the second book by Mark Twain that I’ve read in the last month and a half. Not too shabby from a guy who, until September, had never read anything by Mark Twain! [...]
George Orwell’s 1984
Yesterday, I completed another book on my Classics Club list, George Orwell’s 1984. 1984 is the second book by Orwell that I have read, with the first being Animal Farm. I checked out 1984, in paperback, from our local library. 1984 is Orwell’s vision of the “negative utopia” of Oceania. The main character, Winston Smith, is a minor [...]
Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms
Last week, I completed my reading of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. A Farewell to Arms is the second book by Ernest Hemingway that I’ve read. The first Hemingway novel I read was at the beginning of my senior year in high school and that book was For Whom the Bell Tolls. A Farewell to Arms [...]
Why I’m Reading the Classics
As I’ve spoken about previously, I’m participating in The Classics Club, a group of readers/bloggers who have formed a community to read and write about the classics online. For club members, the moderators of the club have a monthly question that members can choose to participate in. This month I’ve decided to participate and answer [...]
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Beltwayliterature Same here! I really enjoyed reading Candide!
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Rachel Bradford I got SO many laughs out of Candide! I wasn't
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