86. ★★★★ All the King’s Men
by Robert Penn Warren
87. ★★★½ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
88. ★★ The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford
87. ★★★½ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
88. ★★ The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford
Favorite: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle
Honorable Mention: Vanity Fair
Least Favorite: The Good Soldier
Best Hero/Heroine: This gives me a
bit of a dilemma. I feel I should say Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia, since he is allegorical to Jesus Christ.
On the other hand, I feel “hero” is insufficient for Christ who is
incomparable, so I’m just going to say other than Aslan….best hero/Heroine is
William Dobbin from Vanity Fair, even
though the novel is subtitled: A Novel
without a Hero. Honorable mention to Reepicheep from The Chronicles of Narnia.
Best Villain: The White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia.
Most interesting/Complex character: Toss
up: Jack Burden from All the King’s Men
or Rebecca (Becky) Sharp from Vanity
Fair.
Best Quotation: I chuckled over it from time to time for the whole rest of the day.
Because it does look very funny, you know, to see a black and white cow land on
its back in the middle of a stream. It is so just exactly what one doesn’t
expect of a cow. ~ John Dowell from The
Good Soldier
Best Subtitle: Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero (though I disagree with the
subtitle)
3.6 average is not bad, considering you are reading with a purpose rather than picking books you know you will like.
ReplyDeleteYes and I don't grade easily. I have to absolutely be in love with a book to give a 5, and it has to be Wow for even 4. So, you are correct 3.6 is a good rating.
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