The last Classics Club Spin book was a bummer for me. Catch-22. Blah. It was the third time I tried to read that book and although I could appreciate the content to some extent, I couldn’t force myself through the… Read More ›
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Classics Club Spin #11
It’s time for another Classic Club Spin! I haven’t always followed through on actually reading spin picks, but this time I’m committed! This will help kick off my 2016 focus on #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks. How it works: Classic Club moderators will chose… Read More ›
Summer Reading Book Bingo Recap
Pirate Hunters on the Outer Banks this summer. Was this the fastest summer on record or what? I didn’t feel like I read all that much between Memorial Day (May 25th) and Labor Day (September 7), but I managed to… Read More ›
Classics Club Spin #10
Two of the WW1 titles on my list. It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! How it works: On Monday, August 24th, the Classics Club moderators will choose a number between 1-20 and I’ll read the corresponding number from this… Read More ›
Hello August! Ahoy matey!
Greetings from the Outer Banks! It’s been a busy few weeks and I haven’t been blogging much of late, but I have been reading. The other night I finished Anne Frank’s Diary. It is on my Classics Club list and… Read More ›
Time for Another Classics Club Spin!
I’ve read two classics off my list so far this year: The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk and The Maltese Falcon by Dashielle Hammett. I’m raring to read more and was happy to see another spin announced by The Classics Club earlier this… Read More ›
The Caine Mutiny (1951) by Herman Wouk
The Caine Mutiny was published in 1951, only six years after the end of WWII. It was a best-seller on and off for three years and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1952. During the war Herman Wouk served on a ship… Read More ›