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July 9, 2014

REVIEW: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

JennieB+ Reviews19th century fiction / classic fiction / Satire14 Comments

Dear Reader, I will preface this review by stating that Vanity Fair is not a romance, nor is it remotely romantic. For those who are unfamiliar with Thackeray’s classic novel, it is subtitled “A Novel without a Hero”, and satirizes English society circa 1815. It may be of interest to ... more >

March 28, 2014

REVIEW: Villette by Charlotte Bronte

JennieA- Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century fiction / classic fiction / teacher heroine7 Comments

Recommended Read

I have been slowly making my way through the Bronte sisters’ oeuvre, having read Jane Eyre twice (in high school and college) and then tackling the frankly batshit Wuthering Heights a few years ago. Since then, I’ve read Anne’s two novels, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and ... more >

December 2, 2013

REVIEW: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

JennieB+ Reviews19th century fiction / classic fiction23 Comments

I’ve been making my way through the Bronte sisters’ oeuvre for the past couple of years; for the longest time I’d only read Jane Eyre (in school, originally). Then I dove into the big bowl of crazy that was Wuthering Heights, before taking the suggestion of readers that Anne’s quiet ... more >

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