Tag: classics
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This is Eden.
A short critique of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden Oh my. This is big, Dear Reader. So big. I just found my new all-time favorite novel. (gasp!) Yep. It’s true. (What was the former all-time favorite, you ask? Unsurprisingly, it was Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. It’s the only book (with the exception of books…
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The 100 Classics Reading Challenge: The Books.
Here they are! The 100 volumes that made the cut. (If you haven’t already, check out my selection process on my previous post. Check it out here, yo.) A few notes: -Almost all of these are novels, but I included some poetry, essays, plays, and short story collections, as well. -I consider this list to…
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The 100 Classics Reading Challenge: The Rules.
See SnapDragon’s selection process for her Ultimate Library. So you like to read, eh? Then welcome to Snippets of SnapDragon’s newest feature: The 100 Classics Reading Challenge! (cue ribbon cutting and confetti cascades) As a certified high school English teacher, a post-graduate of English studies and creative writing, and just a bonafide lover of fiction,…