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This Burg Could Use Some Wine Modern Library # 24 1919, Sherwood Anderson Winesburg, Ohio contains a map of the town on the first page. For that, I already liked the book before I read a word of it. But once I got my head around how this book works, I liked the rest of it as well. This book could be another … [Read more...]

To The Lighthouse… To Climb Up and Hurl Myself Off the Top Modern Library # 15 1925, Virginia Woolf Where to begin reviewing the book I wanted to rate a 0, but Hoang didn’t allow it due to the fact that our 1-10 rating scale doesn’t allow for 0’s. How to fairly critique a book that I hated so much it took me … [Read more...]

War IS Peace, Man Modern Library # 13 1949, George Orwell Since you’ve all read 1984, I don’t really see much of a point discussing the book. Okay, okay, I will in a minute. But I have a story of my own to tell you first. In 1984 I turned 12. In 1985 I entered 7th grade. My English teacher was Mrs. Cundiff … [Read more...]