*Spoilers* How do you keep a chill in the air when fall is months away? Read classic gothic horror of course. I recently finished reading Carmilla, written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in 1872. The book is about vampires and was published around 25 years before Bram Stoker's Dracula. The story is short, a novella,... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – Crime and Punishment
*Spoilers* I recently finished reading Crime and Punishment written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1866. While I enjoyed the book overall, I found certain aspects of it challenging. The Russian names are tough to pronounce, the dialogue can be stilted, and the references to Russian life can be confusing. However, the book brought up philosophical questions... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – The Cask of Amontillado
*Spoilers* I recently finished reading The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1846. The story itself is pretty straightforward: It's about revenge. The main character feels that his friend, Fortunato, has insulted him many times and now wants to get revenge. During a carnival, he tells Fortunato that he recently bought wine... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – The Yellow Wallpaper
*Spoilers* I recently finished reading The Yellow Wallpaper, a short story by Charlotte Perkins Stetson written in 1892. It starts off with a young couple and their baby going to a remote estate for the summer. The main character, an unnamed woman, is suspicious of the house since it was so cheap to rent. She... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – The Body Snatcher
*Spoilers* I recently finished reading The Body Snatcher, a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson written in 1884. The story is based on the real-life story of the Burke and Hare murders. In 1828 in Scotland, William Burke and William Hare committed 16 murders in the span of about 10 months. They sold the corpses... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – The Monkey’s Paw
*Spoilers* I recently read The Monkey's Paw, a short story written by W.W. Jacobs in 1902. The story is about a man who receives a monkey paw from a friend who claims it can grant wishes, but the wishes come at a terrible cost. I enjoyed the story even though I already knew the gist... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – Jane Eyre
*Spoilers* I recently finished reading Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847. It was first published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography edited by Currer Bell, a pen name Bronte often used because female writers were not very accepted back then. The story is told by Jane as an adult reflecting on her life. She... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – Mrs. Dalloway
*Major Spoilers* I recently finished reading Mrs. Dalloway, written by Virginia Woolf in 1925. This is the first time I have read anything by Virginia Woolf, and her stream-of-consciousness style was a little challenging to get used to. There are no chapters, and it has a lot of semicolons, very few periods, and not a... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – Great Expectations
*Spoilers* I recently read Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens in 1860. I really enjoyed this book; it was a great coming-of-age story full of humor, love, loss, heartache, and reward. It was a little hard to read because the writing was a bit circuitous, and there were a lot of references to living in... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
*Major Spoilers* I recently finished reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. I enjoyed the book. It was fairly easy to read, short, and even though I already knew what was happening with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I found it entertaining. What I found... Continue Reading →
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