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The Awakening, by Kate Chopin

by Derwood Hunsdale-Talbot on September 5, 2008

Kate Chopin’s The Awakening is a refreshing and daring taste of 19th century literature. Particularly since it was written by a woman, exploring ideas and feelings that of the time, that were not permissible behavior. In a lot of ways, it’s a classic How Stella Got Her Groove Back, only with a less than happy [...]

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Vanity Fair, by Willaim Makepeace Thackeray

by Derwood Hunsdale-Talbot on September 2, 2008

It’s a monster of read if you’re not up to the classic challenge that it can be, but is overall a pretty interesting story. The movie of the same title starring Reese Witherspoon in 2004, while beautiful in costumes, cast and sets, falls a bit short of the literary tale. Of course almost all movies [...]

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Rebecca, by Daphne DuMarurier

by Derwood Hunsdale-Talbot on July 11, 2008

Once in awhile we have to do a throwback to a novel not of this century. Yes, we have to. But that’s OK because this one is about one of my all time favorites: Rebecca by Daphne Du Marurier (1938). It is the only book I have ever stayed up all night [...]

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