When I started the Amazon/Goodreads 100 Must-Read Books in a Lifetime list in January of this year, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Skimming the titles, I recognized several, either because I’d already read them or they were the commonly-used books in films about high school or college—you know, the “coincidental” book the protagonist is … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List Review, Part 1 – 2020
When I set out on this Lifetime Reading List challenge, I planned on reading every book, no matter how much it sucked, to completion. Then, William Goldman’s The Princess Bride was in my hands, and I quickly abandoned that plan (see here). I figured that out of 100 books, perhaps 3-4 would be ones I … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: 1984 by George Orwell
As you may have gathered from my rambling praise (see post here) for the inclusion of Fahrenheit 451 on the Amazon and Goodreads Lifetime Reading List, I find this work of Ray Bradbury’s to be more than a five-star book (but unfortunately that’s all the stars I can technically give it). In a harrowing, possibly-not-too-far-away … Continue reading Book Review: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I feel like I’ve started so many of these posts lately by comparing what I thought of a book in high school with my reaction now as a twenty-four-year old. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is no exception. What a difference ten years makes! I read Fahrenheit 451 as a freshman or sophomore at the … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Pensive Bookworm 