I had not previously read this book, but I am glad that I finally did. You definitely see why it is considered “Literature”, but it is also a powerful story, with unique, imperfect characters. In some ways, I can’t say I really related to any of them, but you do understand their motivations. I have Read More
Category: Period Fiction
Fiction written in a specific time in history.
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
This is a book I have heard about since High School, but I had never read it before. I see why it was mentioned in High School; apparently the descriptions of the meat processing plants helped .lead to food safety regulations. I also see why the book itself was not required reading. It is a Read More
The Pioneers, by James Fenimore Cooper
This is part of the “Leatherstocking” series of books written by Cooper, and although it was published first, in 1823, it would actually be fourth of five, if you look at the series in chronological order. The other titles in the series include The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, and The Prairie. Read More
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
This is probably a very familiar book for many people. If you haven’t read the book, you may have seen one of the movies. If you had an ancestor who lived along the Mississippi, or the Ohio, or maybe even the Missouri river, or was a child in the 1850’s, which is when this was Read More
Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
This is the first book in a series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, who wrote semi-fictionalized accounts about her childhood from memory. I have read the first three. Let’s get the rest of the confession out of the way: I did not read these as a child, nor was I glued to the TV set watching Read More