by amiemccracken | Dec 25, 2012 | books, reading
Of all the goals I attempted to complete this year, I wanted to read more classic books. I typically pick one up every few modern books. So I decided to join in on a challenge to read seven classics. I got through four of them. This is my wrap up: My list: These have...
by amiemccracken | Jun 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Classic literature is an indulgence of mine. I have it in my head that I want to be refined and classy and well-read, so between every few contemporary novels and non-fiction I read classics. This time it was Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.(I remember as a...
by amiemccracken | Mar 20, 2012 | reading
As part of November’s Autumn Classics Challenge, I read Great Expectations. She prompted us to write about setting this month. And wow does Great Expectations have setting. Obviously the most important is Miss Havisham’s house (which I imagine something...
by amiemccracken | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
For the classics challenge this month, I read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.There is a lot of comparison to split personality disorders and this novella. The allegory hidden in the writing definitely points to that. But most visual portrayals of this...
