I confess—this is my very first Jane Austen novel.  Shocking, isn’t it?  But then again I did major in the seemingly-more-useful-at-the-time French and political science fields rather than English…
Sense and Sensibility definitely confirms the cleverness and skill of Jane Austen, but I found myself feeling significantly claustrophobic throughout much of the novel.  Of course that’s [...]

Here’s a classic that I’d never felt compelled to read before, likely due to my ambivalence towards the popular film adaptations of it.  Expecting to be simply mildly entertained on my commute via the audio version, I was, in fact, enthralled.  Like so many other famous texts, I discovered that Peter Pan is not the [...]

This book is a classic written by E. M. Forster.  What makes me read this book over and over is the description of the scenery in Italy.  I also enjoy revisiting the characters.  Forester has written such a detailed and crisp narrative that it makes me feel like I know the people and I have been [...]