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A Christian reviews my favorite Roald Dahl novel, Danny the Champion of the World (1975). Continue reading
Tag Archives: Classic Literature
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (1876)
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After all these years of searching online for “great books series for kids,” I’ve never once come across Mark Twain’s series of books about Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and their lives along the Missouri River. I can’t believe it! My … Continue reading
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)
This book review is long in coming, because while I’ve read the book before, I wanted to wait until my kids (9, 10) were old enough to appreciate it before reading it again, this time aloud. We weren’t disappointed. When … Continue reading
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900)
Like just about any other American, I have fond memories of watching the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland and all the rest from deep in my childhood. My own personal memories involve an old quilt on … Continue reading
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (1909)
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My family’s always looking for a good series to enjoy together, and this was one we had attempted over the summer. Of course, as I mentioned in my review of Montgomery’s introductory book, Anne of Green Gables, I grew up … Continue reading
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (1956)
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The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 7 I’ve stated it before in the context of this series that fantasy is not my cup of tea. That dislike came to a head in this, the final installment. My family and I made … Continue reading
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (1908)
I might need a fact-check on this, but something tells me I’m probably the only dude in his thirties who has seen the 1985 production of this L.M. Montgomery’s classic Anne of Green Gables book a hundred times or so. … Continue reading
The Last New Yorkers by George Allen England (1911)
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Allan Stern, consulting engineer, and Beatrice Kendrick, stenographer, now king and queen of the whole wide world domain (as they feared), sat together by a little blaze of punky wood fragments that flickered on the eroded floor. “Where did you … Continue reading
Herbert West: Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft (1922)
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This 1922 zombie novel Herbert West: Reanimator is my first taste of H.P. Lovecraft’s fiction—and while I think it was well-done (albeit repetitive), it’s just not my style of fiction! Continue reading
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness adapted by Peter Kruper (2020)
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We read the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad for our Siblings’ Book Club in 2018. This graphic novel is my first return to the story, and it certainly carries with it the same heat and bleakness of life … Continue reading