Book reviews: Emma | Macbeth | Frankenstein

Title: Emma
Author: Jane Austen

Original title: Emma
First published: 1815
Genre: Classic
Series: --
Publisher: Repris
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 578
Finished: 02/02/2021
Summary: Emma Woodhouse is the lovely, lively, willful, and fallible heroine of Jane Austen's fourth published novel. Confident that she knows best, Emma schemes to find a suitable husband for her pliant friend Harriet, only to discover that she understands the feelings of others as little as she does her own heart. Emma puzzles and blunders her way through the mysteries of her social world in a small town undergoing historical transition.

My thoughts: After thoroughly enjoying Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" last summer, I was eager to discover more of her works. I picked up "Emma" next, both because I already had it at home and because I soon wish to see the new movie adaptation. While I did enjoy "Emma", it did not charm me in the same way that Elizabeth Bennett's story managed to. This book seemed to drag out quite a bit and did not need to be over 500 pages long, in my humble opinion. Much focus was put on more or less annoying side characters, which I could have gone without, and the romance that I had to wait so long for was sort of sweet, but not as satisfying as I'd hoped. Some heart-warming relationships were explored, such as between Emma, her father, and her once governess. I will continue to seek out Austen's works, and the flaws I found in "Emma" will only be remembered as trivial as I'm sure I'll enjoy her next book very much.

Rating: 3,5/5

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Title: Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare

Original title: Macbeth
First published: 1606
Genre: Classic
Series: --
Publisher: Longman
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Finished: 13/04/2021
Summary: One night on the heath, the brave and respected general Macbeth encounters three witches who foretell that he will become king of Scotland. At first sceptical, he’s urged on by the ruthless, single-minded ambitions of Lady Macbeth, who suffers none of her husband’s doubt. But seeing the prophecy through to the bloody end leads them both spiralling into paranoia, tyranny, madness, and murder.

My thoughts: This play evoked very few and lukewarm emotions in me. Indeed it is a classic tale and one of Shakespeare's most well known tragedies, and the story truly holds historical and cultural value. However, it was not quite to my tastes and I will not remember it as a particularly pleasant or exciting read. The edition I read was helpful, with its added definitions of difficult words and explanations of what happens on each page.

Rating: 2,5/5

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Title: Frankenstein
Author: Mary Shelley

Original title: Frankenstein
First published: 1818
Genre: Classic, Sci-fi
Series: --
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 116
Finished: 18/06/2021
Summary: Obsessed with creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life with electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.

My thoughts: Seeing "Frankenstein" on the reading list as the first book to tackle in the sci-fi literature course I'm taking this summer, I was a bit surprised. I had never perceived this classic horror novel to also be a work of science fiction. With this perspective in mind, it was a very interesting reading experience and I was able to connect elements of this story to modern books in the same genre. However, while I definitely found myself intrigued by these elements, I was underwhelmed by other sides of the story. The narrative had a tendency to drag on and the eerie atmosphere that I had hoped to encounter was nowhere to be found. I understand this story was terrifying and uncanny when it was first published, but to someone who has seen or read modern horror stories, the tale of Frankenstein and his monster just can't compare. While the writing style was somewhat elegant and enticing, it couldn't make up for the boring whining of both Frankenstein and the creature. All in all, I'm glad to have read this novel and it really is interesting to see it as a work of science fiction, though it is not a book I think I'll ever feel the desire to re-read.

PS: I don't recommend this specific edition. The pages are rather large and the text is, regrettably, very small. What's usually nearly 300 pages has been compressed to a meagre 116 pages :(

Rating: 3/5

Book reviews: The Crucible | The Fifth Child | The Woman in Black

Title: The Crucible
Author: Arthur Miller

Original title: The Crucible
First published: 1953
Genre: Historical, Classic
Series: --
Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 143
Finished: 01/12/2020
Summary: The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft-and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.

My thoughts: I have very little to say about this play. I didn't care for any of the characters, I was mildly interested in the storytelling, and I was overall not particularly entertained. Sure, it was interesting to learn more about what happened to cause the witch trials in Salem, but this format did not entice me. I wish the author had gone deeper into his comparison of the Salem witch trials and the hunt for communists in America in the 1950's, but alas, only a page or two were dedicated to the topic. Perhaps if he had revisited the comparison more throughout the novel, I would have found it more interesting.  Instead, it was rather tedious to me and I got the characters slightly confused with each other. Despite the low number of pages, this book just went on and on forever. I'm happy to leave it behind.

Rating: 2,75/5

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Title: The Fifth Child

Author: Doris Lessing

Original title: The Fifth Child
First published: 1988
Genre: Contemporary, Horror
Series: --
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Pages: 159
Finished: 31/12/2020
Summary: Four children, a beautiful old house, the love of relatives and friends, Harriet and David Lovatt’s life is a glorious hymn to domestic bliss and old-fashioned family values. But when their fifth child is born, a sickly and implacable shadow is cast over this tender idyll. Large and ugly, violent and uncontrollable, the infant Ben, ‘full of cold dislike’, tears at Harriet’s breast. Struggling to care for her new-born child, faced with a darkness and a strange defiance she has never known before, Harriet is deeply afraid of what, exactly, she has brought into the world…

My thoughts: I'm almost surprised to see this labelled as a horror novel on Goodreads, but when I think about it perhaps I shouldn't be. "The Fifth Child" is certainly an uncanny work of fiction, where we follow a mother and a family deteriorating and gradually dissolving. Harriet and David are greedy in their pursuit of creating a large family together and when they produce a fifth child despite the warnings given by their relatives, things start to go wrong. The child is like an alien to them, and one cannot help but feel slightly unsettled by the character. Most of all, Harriet was a frustrating character to follow, since she has so many opportunities throughout the novel to really change what is going on and repair the bonds broken in the family. Instead, she pours all her energy into this fifth child and neglects her four other children. All the time, I was hoping for Ben to exit their lives, but at the same time I understood why Harriet held on to him. She did what she thought was right, which was to keep Ben and try to raise him to be a functioning member of society. However, she failed and simultaneously let down the rest of her family as well. This story truly is a tragedy and Lessing wrote it well. It was a little bit too depressing for what I wanted to read at the time, and it put me in a bit of a sour mood. Overall, it's a good novel.

Rating: 3,25/5

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Title: The Woman in Black

Author: Susan Hill

Original title: The Woman in Black
First published: 1983
Genre: Horror, Gothic
Series: --
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Pages: 200
Finished: 25/01/2021
Summary: Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. It is not until he glimpses a pale young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.

My thoughts: I read this for a course in literary analysis in university. Despite not being a big fan of horror novels or movies, for the pure reason that they have little effect on me, I did quite enjoy this book. The writing was atmospheric and brilliantly descriptive and the mystery was suitably eerie. I became very interested in finding out how the story would evolve and end. The resolution was both satisfactory and the opposite. Spoiler alert (mark the following white text to read it): once Kipps was struck by the revenge of the woman in black, I had thought he'd try to finally return to Eel Marsh House and banish the ghosts for good so that the same could not happen to others. So, did I find it spooky? Was I creeped out? I cannot say I was frightened by this story. It was, as I said, fairly eerie, but it did not have me at the edge of my seat. I would have wished for more dangerous encounters, more supernatural instances, and perhaps even a little gore. Though in fairness, I do not know if such elements, either, could have stirred horror in me. Overall, I appreciated the writing style and the landscapes that Hill created in this novel. I wouldn't mind reading it again for an essay.

Rating: 3,5/5

Book reviews: Things Fall Apart | Disgrace | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Title: Things Fall Apart

Author: Chinua Achebe
Original title: Things Fall Apart
First published: 1958
Genre: Classic, Historical
Series: The African Trilogy #1
Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 152
Finished: 27/08/2020
Summary: Okonkwo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone - even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, Okonkwo takes violent action. Will the great man's dangerous pride eventually destroy him?

My thoughts: This was the first novel that I got to read for the English literature course that was part of my university studies this fall. Out of the five I read for the course, this was one of my two favourites. "Things Fall Apart" follows a character that I both cared for and still frustrated me at times; a combo that is typically good. Okonkwo is incredibly conservative and strongly believes in the values and ways of his clan and its religion. He has very set ideas of what is masculine and does whatever he can to reach his own standards, as well as encourage his eldest son to follow his footsteps. However, despite his successes in early life, Okonkwo lives to face brutal failures and disappointments. One thing that I admired about his character was his persistence to endure the consequences of his actions and resist the changes his community faces when encountering Christian missionaries and colonizers. Achebe skilfully contrasts many aspects of the story; feminine and masculine, strong and weak, Okonkwo's tribe and the colonizers. There is no clear good or bad side. The language used is smooth and simple, but Achebe manages to use English, the language of the colonizer, while also weaving words from Okonkwo's language into the text, creating an accessible piece of literature without abandoning what the story is really about.

I had not read anything similar to this before and I learnt a lot. I'm glad this novel was part of our reading plan in uni, and I will try to continue reading this trilogy in 2021.

Rating: 4/5

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Title: Disgrace
Author: J.M. Coetzee
Original title: Disgrace
First published: 1999
Genre: Literary fiction, Contemporary
Series: --
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Pages: 220
Finished: 13/10/2020
Summary: A divorced, middle-aged English professor finds himself increasingly unable to resist affairs with his female students. When discovered by the college authorities, he is expected to apologise and repent in an effort to save his job, but he refuses to become a scapegoat in what he see as as a show trial designed to reinforce a stringent political correctness.

He preempts the authorities and leaves his job, and the city, to spend time with his grown-up lesbian daughter on her remote farm. Things between them are strained - there is much from the past they need to reconcile - and the situation becomes critical when they are the victims of a brutal and horrifying attack.

My thoughts: Another novel from the English literature course that was part of my fall semester at university. Sadly, I did not enjoy this one very much at all. Let's just say that I could not stand David (the protagonist) and the story did not appeal to me. David was snarky and self-centred in a way that was not charming in the least and he did not change. In fact, he kept insisting throughout the novel that he was too old to change, and therefore would make no effort. Despite his misfortunes, I never felt sorry for him and I feel like he kind of got what he deserved. However, neither did I celebrate his misfortunes, because they also affected other characters negatively, and they did not deserve it at all. So did the story incite emotions in me? Yes, but as with other books that sit wrong with me, these feelings added nothing positive to the reading experience. I would not recommend "Disgrace" and I hope to forget it soon.

Rating: 2,75/5

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Title: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Author: Jeanette Winterson

Original title: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

First published: 1985
Genre: Classic, Contemporary
Series: --
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Finished: 24/11/2020
Summary: Jeanette has issues--"unnatural" ones: her adopted mam thinks she's the Chosen one from God; she's beginning to fancy girls; and an orange demon keeps popping into her psyche. Brought up in a working-class Pentecostal family, up North, Jeanette follows the path her Mam has set for her. This involves Bible quizzes, a stint as a tambourine-playing Sally Army officer and a future as a missionary in Africa, or some other "heathen state". When Jeanette starts going to school and confides in her mother about her feelings for another girl, she's swept up in a feverish frenzy for her tainted soul. Confused, angry and alone, Jeanette strikes out on her own path, that involves a funeral parlour and an ice-cream van. 

My thoughts: Quite a charming novel that I had the pleasure to read for the English literature course at university this fall semester. This novel, while dealing with heavy topics in a time period when they were much more taboo than they are today, manages to keep a light-hearted and humorous atmosphere. Jeanette was a marvellous character to follow, both for her story and her wit. Clearly, this was my favourite out of the five literary works I got to read for university this semester.

Rating: 4,25/5

15 Classics in 2021

 Hello there again! It's been a while since you heard from me last, but rest assured that I'm doing alright. I started my university studies in September this year and have since then not taken a lot of time to read in my free time. However, I think I've gotten used enough to my studies that I can pick up reading again next year, and I've also read some fiction for a course in English literature.

That being said, I've been thinking about what I want to focus on reading-wise in 2021, and I've reached the conclusion that I really want to dive into more classics. It's been an ambition I've had for some years now, but I've never really grabbed the bull by the horns, so to say. Furthermore, I recently watched a video by lucythereader on YouTube where a reading challenge for 2021 was presented. The idea is to read 1 classic every month of the year. That makes 12 classics, but since I like to set goals in 10's or 5's, I've decided to be optimistic and raise the goal to 15. Following, you'll see the list of the 15 books that I, at the moment, plan to devour in 2021 (from least to most pages):

1

"No Longer at Ease" by Chinua Achebe

This is the second book in a trilogy that was written

in the mid 20th century. The first book, "Things Fall

Apart", was written as a response to the classic novel

"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad ca 50 years

earlier. I had the pleasure to read the first novel for

a course in English literature this fall and I'd very

much like to continue on with the series.

2

"Anne Franks dagbok" by Anne Frank

This will probably be one of my heaviest reads

this upcoming year, despite it being the third to

shortest novel I plan to read. It's about time I

picked this up.

3

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Another 20th century classic, and one that I already

own. This is a very well known classic that I've heard

many good things about. I'm definitely intrigued and

I hope for it to be a deep dive into mental health.

4

"A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf

One of my sub-goals for 2021 is to read more

classics written by women, for the simple reason

that most classics I've read have been written by

men. Male authors have been grossly overrepresented

in classic literature, but there seem to be plenty of

female authors that I'm just now discovering. Of

course, I'm highly looking forward to my first read

of Woolf's literature.

5

"Augustus" by John Williams

I'm beyond excited to be picking up another

novel by the brilliant author of "Stoner", which

is one of my favourite novels of all time and

the book that made me more interested in

contemporary classics. This is a book that is set

in the Roman Empire and follows the events

after Julius Caesar's death. It's said to be

marvellously written historical fiction and I've

no doubts I'll enjoy it.

6

"I, Claudius" by Robert Graves

This seems to be very similar to "Augustus"

by John Williams, and I don't mind that. I'm

simply stoked to finally read both of these

historical fiction novels that have been acclaimed

to be some of the best of their genre. Hoping for

a lot of exciting politics.

7

"Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov

A classic that people seem to either hate

or love. I'm aware there will be topics in this

novel that will unsettle me, perhaps greatly

so, but I'm determined to form my own opinion.

What's more, the cover is gorgeous.

8

"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

A late and unexpected addition to my course

literature for the spring semester. Regardless,

I've been curious about this book and I think

I'll enjoy it.

9

"Sagan om Ringen" by J.R.R. Tolkien

I've been a big fan of the movies since my

childhood and I've read "The Hobbit". However,

this series remains unread on my shelves. I

intend to tackle at least the first of the three novels

in 2021, but I'll skip ahead to the part with Tom

Bombadil since I've already listened to the first

part on audiobook ;)

10

"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Another classic I'll encounter in the English

literature course I'll take in 2021. I don't actually

have very great expectations (see what I did there?)

for this book, but I'm ready to be proven wrong.

Obviously, it's a cherished book by many.

11

"Noveller" by Tove Jansson

This is a collection of short stories by the

beloved author of the famous Moomin

stories. These novellas, however, are unrelated

to Moomin and are targeted to a more adult

audience. Jansson is a queer icon and I look

forward to reading more of her writing.

12

"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

This must be one of the most well-known

classics out there, at least amongst European

literary classics. It's only a plus that it's also

written by a female author. Though I've heard 

this might be a heavy novel to get through, I feel

ready to acquaintance myself with one of the

renowned Brontë sisters.

13

"Emma" by Jane Austen

I know for a fact that I'll be re-reading "Pride

and Prejudice" by Austen for the English

literature course next spring, but I want to

pick up something else by Austen as well in

2021. I've heard that this is a fun and light-hearted

read and that the new movie was great.

14

"Brott och straff" by Fjodor Dostojevskij

This Swedish translation of "Crime and

Punishment" (of course the original text is

in Russian) is going to be a real challenge to

get through. We'll see if I ever get around to it,

but my ambition is real! I've heard it's well

worth the struggle.

15

"Middlemarch" by George Eliot

George Eliot was a pseudonym for female

author Mary Ann Evans, who wrote several

Victorian era classics. The reason I've

decided to pick this up is because one of my

favourite professors this term, Mats, tragically

passed away recently. I was devastated by the

news, and I still am. I took the liberty to look

him up on Facebook in hopes of finding more news

on his passing, and discovered that he was

member of a George Eliot literature group. In

an attempt to keep Mats in my memory, I'll try

to get through this behemoth of a novel. Rest

well, Mats.

So there you have it. I'll be extremely proud of myself if I manage to get through all of these classics in 2021, and I'll try to make them a priority on my reading list. I'm especially pleased to have 8 female authors featured on this list! Overall, I'm super excited to become more educated in classic literature.

Have you read any of these? Are you curious about any of them? Which would you want for me to read first? I'd be delighted to hear your opinions. In the meantime, read on and stay safe.

Reading Theme of October, 2020

 Gift

Dudley Dursley in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" movie (2001)

Well, would you look at that... another new month is about to start! For this spooky month of October, the random number generator has been generous enough to assist me once again with choosing the reading theme. The Chosen One for these upcoming 31 days is number four, which means I will be reading a book that was gifted to me. Generally, I'd say I'm neither bad nor good at reading books that people have given to me. Some of them have, however, been sitting on my shelves for a long while. Perhaps those will be lucky now, if I decide to pick them up ;)
"Gift" will now be replaced by "Sci-fi".

1. Revisit Author
2. Favourite Song
3. 500+ pages
4. Gift
5. Highest Rated

I really can't recommend you any books to read this month, because I don't know what books you've been given. What I will do, though, is shout out some good books that I've been gifted and have actually read:

• "Jellicoe Road" by Melina Marchetta
• "Rubinröd" ("Ruby Red") by Kerstin Gier
• "Stormswept" by Helen Dunmore
• "Frost" ("Shiver") by Maggie Stiefvater
• "Sent i november" ("Moominvalley in November") by Tove Jansson

And here are some gifted books that I have yet to read:

• "Silver Shadows" by Richelle Mead
• "The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson
• "Brotherhood" by Oliver Bowden
• "En gentleman i Moskva" ("A Gentleman in Moscow") by Amor Towles
• "The Woman in White" Wilkie Collins

Well, that's an ominous colour theme if I've ever seen one. I look forward to diving into one or two of these bad boys. And yes, "Silver Shadows" is under 400 pages long, but I might be too impatient to wait until next year to read it. We'll see.
Happy reading!

Reading Theme of September, 2020

First Name as Last Name

Spiderman pointing at Spiderman meme

Lo and behold! The random number generator has given us two threes in a row this time, which means we'll be reading a book by an author who has a last name that is also a first name. That could be a name like Jonathan Martin or Leslie Peters. We're looking for first names disguised as surnames!
"First Name as Last Name" will now be replaced by "500+ pages".

1. Revisit Author
2. Favourite Song
3. First Name as Last Name
4. Gift
5. Highest Rated

I want to apologize again for there not being a green pic with the list of themes in this post. The reason it's gone is because it's too much trouble making them (somehow I've made things really difficult for myself), so I'll just write out instead what the themes were.

Don't know where to start looking? Here are some fresh recs:

• "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams
• "The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue" by Mackenzi Lee
• "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" by Laini Taylor
• "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
• "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame

As always, I'll be looking for something to pick up as well. Here's a selection from my TBR:

• "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
• "Three Dark Crowns" by Kendare Blake
• "All the Birds in the Sky" by Charlie Jane Anders
• "Drömgångare" ("The Bone Season") by Samantha Shannon
• "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins

There are some books on this list that I'm very much looking forward to reading. I know for a fact that I will be reading "The Bone Season", but maybe I'll check out another one of these books as well in September. I'm very curious about "Strange the Dreamer", for example.
Happy reading!

Clever and Challenging Book Competition on Boklyckan! Hurry!

Are you looking for a way to spend your weekend? Were your Sunday plans unexpectedly cancelled? Well, your boredom will be swept away and your weekend saved if you pop on over to https://boklyckan.blogspot.com/! Over there you'll find a tricky and mind-bending summer competition all about books. There are three different challenges, or 'kluringar', to solve, and rewards for those who get first and second place in the end. Intrigued? What are you waiting for?! Put your book knowledge to the test ;)

Overall, Boklyckan is an adorable Swedish book blog written by Alba. She's recently come back to blogging after a long break, and I for one am happy to see that. Traditional book bloggers are still a thing! So even if you're not going to participate in the competition, please check out her blog and give it a read. You can also check out her Instagram (@boklyckan) for some nice book pics.

Find all info here:

Boklyckan blog: https://boklyckan.blogspot.com/

Competition announcement: https://boklyckan.blogspot.com/2020/08/sensommartavlingen-2020.html

Challenge 1: https://boklyckan.blogspot.com/2020/08/sommartavlingen-2020-forsta-kluringen.html

Challenge 2: https://boklyckan.blogspot.com/2020/08/sommartavlingen-2020-andra-kluringen.html

Challenge 3: https://boklyckan.blogspot.com/2020/08/sommartavlingen-2020-tredje-kluringen.html

But hurry up! The competition ends tomorrow, Sunday, at 23.59. Good luck! <3