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The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare
Here’s what you should understand before reading Comedy of Errors. My boy Shakespeare, he’s funny. He’s all about being funny; he’s got funny down pat. If you don’t believe me, I can only assume th… more →
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The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare
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Jenny wrote 1 week ago: Here’s what you should understand before reading Comedy of Errors. My boy Shakespeare, he’s funny. … more →
Richard III, William Shakespeare
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Jenny wrote 1 week ago: I looked up Richard III, and Wikipedia says that scholars consider it one of Shakespeare’s greatest … more →
Henry VI, Part 3, William Shakespeare
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Jenny wrote 2 weeks ago: Okay, I did actually forget all about my project to read all of Shakespeare’s plays, but DO NO … more →
The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers, ed. Barbara Reynolds
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Jenny wrote 1 month ago: This is the first volume of Dorothy Sayers’s letters, actually. It’s properly called, Th … more →
Gaudy Night, Dorothy Sayers
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Jenny wrote 1 month ago: A few days ago, my friend tim mentioned Gaudy Night, and I realized that I wanted nothing in the wor … more →
Mothering Sunday, Noel Streatfeild
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Jenny wrote 2 months ago: Mothering Sunday is the first Streatfeild book I’ve read that was written for adults – unless you co … more →
Noel Streatfeild
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Jenny wrote 2 months ago: I love me some Noel Streatfeild. Turns out, she wrote several fictionalized autobiographical books … more →
The Ask and the Answer, Patrick Ness
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Jenny wrote 2 months ago: Y’all. For serious. Patrick Ness. The Ask and the Answer has caused me to lose the power to … more →
Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffenegger
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Jenny wrote 3 months ago: Well, fittingly enough, I read this on the first official day of the RIP IV Challenge. I got an ARC … more →
Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland
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Jenny wrote 3 months ago: Ah, the book that Started It All, The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde, the transcripts of his libel trial … more →
Saffy's Angel and Indigo's Star, Hilary McKay
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Jenny wrote 3 months ago: Oh I just love Hilary McKay. She has written these Casson books, which are among the most endearing … more →
More books from my childhood
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Jenny wrote 3 months ago: So Mary Francis Shura’s The Josie Gambit is where I learned pretty much everything I knew abou … more →
The Thirteenth Child, Patricia C. Wrede
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Jenny wrote 4 months ago: Verdict: Not racist! (Phew.) I read somewhere that The Thirteenth Child was racist, and it stressed … more →
The Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie
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Jenny wrote 4 months ago: The Enchantress of Florence is all about a Florentine stranger who comes to the court of Mughal empe … more →
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson
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Jenny wrote 4 months ago: Creeeepy. I read The Haunting of Hill House and liked it a lot, but when I read We Have Always Live … more →
Fire from Heaven, Mary Renault
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Jenny wrote 4 months ago: I will preface this by saying that I can understand how you might not like Mary Renault’s writ … more →
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
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Jenny wrote 4 months ago: Oh, the seventh and final Harry Potter book. This post will probably contain spoilers for a number … more →
Smoke and Mirrors, Barbara Michaels
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Jenny wrote 4 months ago: For some reason, I’m attached to Smoke and Mirrors. It’s not one of Barbara Michaels … more →
THE SEVENTH FABLES BOOK MWAHAHAHAHAHA
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Jenny wrote 4 months ago: I mean, not really mwahahahahaha. I didn’t particularly need an evil laugh there, just because I fi … more →
