Smashing One’s Face Against a Mirror: Lolita
I did it. I finally read Lolita (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov. If you’ve been aware of or following my attempts …
Category Archives: French
Dear Jane Letters, Carp Gasping for Air, and Amputations: Madame Bovary
I have been wanting to read Madame Bovary (1856) by Gustave Flaubert and number 85 on the BBC book list …
Seeing with the Heart in The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1943), number 92 on the BBC book list, is a short, sweet allegorical novel about the important …
The Music of Les Miserables and the Book (I Guess)
Yes, my husband read Les Miserables (1862) before I did. Several years before I did, in fact. When we were …
