Don’t Call Me Mrs. Count I want to marry a French man, preferably a good one with a thick accent. Someone with a romantic name who has strong convictions, solid morals… and a goatee. Someone who repays his debts and seeks to help those who have helped him. Someone who doesn’t seek revenge, but toils [...]
Archive for the ‘Classic Books’ Category
Apr: The Count of Monte Cristo
Posted in Classic Books, Reader, tagged Alexandre Dumas, Classic Literature, Count of Monte Cristo, revenge on February 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Mar: Northanger Abbey
Posted in Classic Books, Reader on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Pinky Point (And Other Offenses of Classic Literature) Strange things happen when you immerse yourself in classic literature. While I’m not afraid to let myself into the story, to experience it as a participant not a bystander, I’ve recently realized I’ve taken little actions from the pages and enacted them in real life. Rather, [...]
Feb: Wuthering Heights
Posted in Classic Books, Reader on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Drama. Drama. Drama. Confession: I used to watch soap operas. My poison of choice was General Hospital. I would rush back to my dorm after class, where my roommate and I would tune in at 3:00pm to ooh and aah over the latest love quarrel, blackmail plot, or alcoholic rage… Will Carly choose Sonny or [...]
Jan: The Scarlet Letter
Posted in Classic Books, Reader on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the Love of Hester One month. 31 days. 744 hours. 44,640 minutes. 267,840 seconds… the majority of them spent reading. I suppose to some people that might be intimidating. To me, not so much. That pretty much describes how I spend every month. I have my nose stuck in a book far more than [...]
The Dare
Posted in Classic Books, Reader on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. The truth is, I’m not very good at them. I might stay interested for a few weeks, but by mid-February, I’ve moved on to other projects (and have, quite possibly, completely forgotten I made any resolutions at all). But this year I have a non-New Year’s resolution. It’s more [...]
