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The Kids Aren't Alright
Well, wow. Wuthering Heights is a depressing read, friends. I don’t know who in Hollywood read this and decided “yeah let’s make this into an epic romance” but I am not able to do the mental gymnastics required to get there. Absolutely everyone in this book is either traumatized or abused or depressed, and then they die. They all need lots of therapy. And this extends to the youngest generation,…
Heathcliff is an Asshole (Rant)
Wow does this man ever suck. I mean – Edgar sucks too. Both of them are insufferable. Most of the men in this book suck. But I’m coming fresh off Chapter 14 so the Heathcliff anger is hot. I think Heathcliff just admitted to killing Isabella’s dog in an attempt to get rid of her and he’s upset it didn’t work?? Excuse me sir you married her?? You literally made a promise to her for life and now…
Wuthering Heights
My book club is finally reading a book that is on The List – huzzah! I’m working my way through Wuthering Heights, so we’ll see if Emily can claim the title of favourite Brontë sister from Anne. (Although I have to be honest, it’s going to be hard to de-throne Anne with Tenant of Wildfell Hall. What a great book that is.) Are we reading Wuthering Heights because of the movie? Great question.…
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Hail Mary vs. Three-Body: Totally Different Vibes
I recently read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (adorable) and am (still and will forever be) reading the Three-Body Problem series by Liu Cixin. And let me tell you – reading both of those at the same time is a trip. So here’s the thing – if you’re feeling down on humanity and looking for a book that will validate that feeling, then TBP is the series for you. Wow oh wow will you ever feel…
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Cymbeline (a.k.a. The Tale of Posty and Imogen)
I had the pleasure of seeing Cymbeline on stage this past weekend and it was delightful. The best way I can describe it is that it’s like Shakespeare ran out of ideas, so just borrowed ideas from all of his other plays, threw them together, and ta-da! Cymbeline was born. Seriously – this play has Lady Macbeth in the evil stepmother queen’s character, Friar Lawrence (from R&J) makes an appearance…
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Extended Break From the List
I went on a bit of a fantasy bender recently. And although I have no regrets (as previously discussed), I am cognizant of the fact that this means I’ve taken an extended break from The List. Other than One Hundred Years, it’s been a hot minute since I finished a List book. I had hoped finishing One Hundred Years would remove a blockage of sorts and give me some List-reading momentum, but that…
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BBC Book Math
BBC book math is when you make a list of the top 100 reads, but you list The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, the freaking Complete Works of Shakespeare, and other series as one “read” each on the list, so your list of 100 reads is actually 146 books. For anyone who has been paying attention, my total tally for The List (until literally moments ago) used to be 145 books. Well, looks like I…
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Columbia's Hottest New Village is Macondo
If you’re looking for a good time, look no further. Fictional Columbia’s hottest new village is Macondo. Built by a coward of a man running away from fear (a ghost), shame, and transgression, Macondo offers an idyllic paradise where nobody dies and everyone is somehow related. Located on no map and outside of civilization, this isolated hotspot is nestled between some mountains and a swamp.…
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Fully (and Happily) Lost in Fantasy
First, I read ACOTAR, because Booktok found me (on Instagram, like a respectable old person) and I have FOMO and am easily influenced. Wait…was ACOTAR first? Maybe The Broken Earth (The Fifth Season, etc., by NK Jemison) was first… No wait…maybe it was the Shades of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic, etc., by VE Schwab)… Well, obviously I don’t remember. But also it doesn’t matter. They were all…
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New Rule: Plays Count (Eat it, Shakespeare!)
Blame it on Henry VIII. He broke me. Okay fine it wasn’t only Henry VIII but it helps me to focus the blame on one book and not on myself, plus – why are we overthinking this? It’s all Henry VIII’s fault! Listen. I’m in a funk. I’m stuck. I tried the audiobook (dramatized and regular ol’ narration – neither took), I tried reading out loud, I tried reading in spurts, I tried, I tried, I tried, I…
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It Will Take Me 100 Years to Read One Hundred Years of Solitude
According to my Goodreads, I started reading this book on April 27, 2021. It's not looking good.
According to my Goodreads, I started reading this book on April 27, 2021. It’s not looking good. I’ve picked it up and put it down countless times. I even tried listening to the audiobook, my tried-and-true strategy to bust through reading walls, but it didn’t work. Alas, I still haven’t made it very far. My progress has stalled. And now it’s been so long since I’ve picked it up, I don’t even…
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Little Women, a.k.a. WTF, Amy?
Little Women, a.k.a. WTF, Amy?
It’s the classic love story. Boy meets girl. Girl turns down boy. Boy marries girl’s youngest sister while they are travelling in Europe.
This post is, admittedly, way overdue. Sorry ’bout that. Seems to be a pattern with me lately, doesn’t it? “Stop apologizing, Catherine, and show us you’ve changed through your actions. Your apologies for late posts mean nothing to us now. We’ve heard it all…
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The Shadow of the Wind
The Shadow of the Wind
When The Shadow of the Wind came up as the next List read, I was excited to read something from this century. I’m fairly certain it’s the closest thing on there to contemporary fiction. Probably.
At first, I was really enamored with Zafón’s romantic style. The plot is anchored in a love and appreciation of books, so you can see how this spoke to me on a personal level.
But then it took a turn.…
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Are You Still There?
Are You Still There?
Because I wouldn’t blame you if you’d left. Nothing like a snow day (or two) to wear out my excuses for not posting. So here I am!
Since finishing Watership Down (which ended happily ever after; what a twist!), I’ve moved on to War and Peace. So, essentially I went from an adorable, if dull, children’s novel about rabbits to a hilarious, if long, Russian novel about…well…war and peace.
But first…
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"But we have no does!": Progress Update on Watership Down
“But we have no does!”: Progress Update on Watership Down
The rabbits have now realized that they have no does and that this is a problem. Actually, they realized it shortly after my last blog post (ha!) and have been fixated on that one thing ever since. Before there was no mention of does at all, now it’s all they talk about.
The update on plot development since I last posted is as follows: The rabbits realize they have no does. They go out looking…
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"But you have no does!" and Other Thoughts on Watership Down
“But you have no does!” and Other Thoughts on Watership Down
I’m about a third of the way through Watership Down and have, shockingly, made it past the point where I had previously stopped reading.
As some of you may know, I have tried to read Watership Downbefore with poor results. I made it up to the part where they reached Cowslip’s warren, and not much further. I put it down, knowing I’d have to come back to it eventually because it’s on the List. I…
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Titus Andronicus a.k.a. Murdery Bloody McMurder-Spree with Murder Pie
Titus Andronicus a.k.a. Murdery Bloody McMurder-Spree with Murder Pie
When I posted on social media that I would be reading Titus Andronicus, I immediately received comments like “I’ve heard it’s quite bloody”, “So bloody and so marvelous!”, and “Very appropriate for Halloween!”. This was notable for 2 reasons: (1) People will often like, but not comment, on my book-related posts, and (2) the recurring theme of blood. Â
 But since “bloody” tends to be a given with…
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