Book #34: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Author: Shirley Jackson
Original Publication Date: 1962
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Page Count: 147
Genre: Horror Fiction
Why: Recommended by Margot at Lectito
Quotes:
1)“I can’t help it when people are frightened,” said Merricat. “I always want to frighten them more.”
Friend(s) who would enjoy this book: Melanie at GTL (I know it is on your list!), Tyra, Mr. Quatro, Divya, Belle, Kate @ Read and Dream

Book #33: Chronicle of a Death Foretold

*Just a quick note: Today is the one year anniversary of NapoleonSplit! Thanks to everyone for reading, it has been a fantastic year! Hope you enjoy this post!*

Title: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publication Date: 1982
Page Count: 120
Genre: Novel, Crime Fiction

Book #32: Uncle Vanya

Title: Uncle Vanya
Author: Anton Checkhov
Publication Date: First published 1897
Page Count: 82
Genre: Drama
Why: I am on a play binge.
Quote(s):
1) “Your convictions by themselves are nothing. Like, like, paint in the palette. It’s you should have been working, you, who should have been using them. Doing real work.”
2) “Where could we look to find a simple, unencumbered and spontaneous relation to our fellows, and the world? Where? No where. No where on this earth. I assure you.”
New words/phrases: Samovar, picayune, je ne sais quoi, torpor
Friend(s) who would enjoy this book: Jessica, Kate– you would absolutely love this play!, Tyra (maybe?)

Book #31: Twelfth Night or What You Will

Title: Twelfth Night
Author: William Shakespeare
Publication Date (First Published): 1601
Publisher: Signet Classics
Page Count: 220
Genre: Comedy (play)
Quotes: All in the review!
Friend(s) who would enjoy this book: Tyra, Claire, Alisha, Katie, Rohini, Mom

Book #30: Death of a Salesman

*This book is part of The Summer Series in which a friend and I read 7 (carefully chosen) classics from June through September. For this reason, I will just include my thoughts on the book without a rating.*

Title: Death of A Salesman
Author: Arthur Miller
Publication Date: 1994 (originally 1949)
Publisher: Heinemann Library

Book #29: Invisible Man

*This book is part of The Summer Series in which a friend and I read 7 (carefully chosen) classics from June through September. For this reason, I will just include my thoughts on the book without a rating.*

Title: Invisible Man
Author: Ralph Ellison

Book #28: Missoula

Title: Missoula
Author: Jon Krakauer
Publication Date: April 21, 2015
Publisher: Doubleday
Page Count: 349
Genre: Nonfiction
***NOTE FOR WHY: When I first learned about the Brock Turner Case and read the surface statistics of campus rapes, I was outraged. As a girl who will be attending college, I was angry not only at Turner and the lack of punishment he faced, but also (as the author states similarly) at myself for being “so uninformed ” about campus rape in general. With Melanie of GTL‘s help, I found this book, and am equal parts astounded and horrified by the stories within its pages.

Book #27: Beautiful Ape Girl Baby

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review.*

Important note: Click HERE for my interview with Heather Fowler!

Title: Beautiful Ape Girl Baby
Author: Heather Fowler
Page Count: 295
Genre: Magical Realism/Fiction Novel
Publisher: Pink Narcissus Press
Release Date: June 15, 2016

Book #26: The Beginning of Everything

Title: The Beginning of Everything
Author: Robyn Schneider
Publication Date: 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins
Page Count: 335
Genre: YA/ Realistic Fiction
Why: My second read through. Recommended by Tyra.

Book #25: Daddy Dearest

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review.*

 (4.5)

Important note: Click HERE for my interview with Paul Southern!

Title: Daddy Dearest
Author: Paul Southern
Page Count: 245
Genre: Thriller/ Psychological thriller