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I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I started it Saturday at 4:00 pm and finished it by Sunday at 1:00 pm. I literally couldn't put the book down. It was a hauntingly beautiful novel that...

I recently read The Warden and Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope. I really enjoyed both novels. The Warden was much shorter. It focused more heavily on Mr. Harding who I found to be rather...

I recently read The Warden and Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope. I would recommend reading Barchester Towers right after The Warden as they contain many of the same characters, and the plot...

I think Henry James is over rated too. I didn't dislike Turn of the Screw, and I didn't dislike Washington Square. I wasn't impressed with either though. I always heard wonderful things about him,...

I always prefer reading a book to listening to an audio book. But I do listen to audio books on a regular basis. I have an hour to an hour and a half of driving each day 5 days a week. I used to...

I consider a writer over rated if I hear wonderful things about them from everyone and everywhere I look, then I read them and don't enjoy the story or the style (which usually means I'm disgusted...

As someone who has never created anything in her life, I'm hesitant to define art. I personally don't feel comfortable putting limitations on it, and saying this is art or this isn't art. In the...

grace86,
You must read Wuthering Heights at some point. It really is a beautiful story, but also very sad (and I love the way the story is told). I have to be in the mood to read it though because...

I really enjoy reading Stephen King, especially when I've read too much heavy literature and need a break. I'm not sure if he's an artist, but The Stand does illuminate human nature. He shows you...

My favorite love stories:
Pride and Prejudice
Gone with the Wind
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights

Regarding Wuthering Heights. I always felt that Catherine and Heathcliff had destructive...

I finished Royal Charles by Antonia Fraser on Sunday. It's a history, so I'm not sure if it's okay that I review it on here. But I enjoyed it enough that I wanted other readers to know a little...

This weekend I thought about beginning the Trollope series that starts with The Warden, but I got side tracked on an Anthony Trollope biography by Hall. I'm only through the first two chapters, but...

I love Anthony Trollope's novels, but I have noticed he doesn't seem to have a lot of fans. I prefer him to Dickens any day (except for David Copperfield). It's all about personal preferences...

grace86

Thank you for the making me feel welcome. I agree about instilling the love of reading in children. My mother has always loved to read, and so I love to read. We lived in a suburb of...

I realize that this is an old thread, but it's a topic that affects me on a regular basis so I wanted to jump in with my thoughts. I'm a new poster. I was thrilled to find this website because I'm...