These were written between 2014 and 2016 (on Goodreads). I think these are my first ten reviews but I may have missed a few. I was not writing reviews for most books I read back then.
JRR Tolkien: Author of the Century (I have yet to read The Road to Middle-Earth, and I think I will want to revisit this book after I read that one, but I'm not sure when.) 5 stars!
Freedom & Necessity -- historical fiction, set in 1849 during the Chartist movement in England; one of my favorite books. 5 stars!
The Just City -- Philosophical fantasy (or maybe sf?). 4 stars! I really liked this.
Bellefleur -- 3 stars; I had mixed feelings about this one.
Hamlet -- I gave this 5 stars, but my favorite Shakespeare tragedy is probably still King Lear.
Well, I've not read Notes, yet, but I sure did love A Room of One's Own.
ReplyDeleteYou have read Invisible Man, right? I am pretty sure _Notes_ was an influence on Ellison, so I think you would find it interesting.
DeleteVery cool. What made you decide to start writing reviews for the books you read?
ReplyDeleteMy TTT.
I was already on Goodreads, and as I found more friends on GR (who were writing reviews) I was inspired to start writing reviews!
DeleteOh my goodness, I love Robin McKinley's books and I've never heard of that one. I'm so glad you've introduced it to me!
ReplyDeleteGreat review of Hamlet! I must say that I prefer Hamlet to King Lear, although Lear is awesome. It might be because I dug into Hamlet more than Lear.
I'll have to re-visit your Nietschze review when I read those two books .... so in-depth and very helpful.
Funny, we have some loose "in-commons" on our lists. Great minds, huh? ;-)
Spindle's End is great! The first book I read by her & still my favorite. Deerskin is also really good, but it is *grim,* unlike her other books, so it is not for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI read Nietzsche in a class that paired him with Dostoevsky (_Notes From the Underground_) which was a really interesting combination. I think the two I read are probably less cryptic than _Ecce Homo_ (I'm guessing, as I haven't read that one).