Archive for October, 2010
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
My Rating: 3 stars Mme. Loisel is a middle class girl who desperately wishes she was wealthy. She’s got the looks and the charm, but she was born into a family of clerks and married M. Loisel, who was a clerk in the Department of Education. Mme. Loisel believes that she should and deserves to […]
Posted: October 29th, 2010 under Guy de Maupassant.
Tags: Guy de Maupassant, Short Stories, The Necklace
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
My Rating: 5 stars The narrator, Montresor, opens up this story by saying that he has been insulted by his acquaintance, Fortunato. What Fortunato said to insult him was never really stated, but Montresor wants revenge. So, he begins his plan. Montresor approaches Fortunato during a carnival, and he is already quite intoxicated. Montresor bribes […]
Posted: October 24th, 2010 under Edgar Allan Poe.
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Short Stories, The Cask of Amontillado
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The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
My Rating: 5 stars The narrator of this strange story claims he is sane, yet he is sitting in jail awaiting his death. But as the narrator looks back and tells you why he is in jail, you start to think the opposite. The narrator, who was never named, says that he has always been […]
Posted: October 16th, 2010 under Edgar Allan Poe.
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Short Stories, The Black Cat
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Booknerdblog is now on twitter!
Hey everyone! If you aren’t a fan on Facebook and didn’t see my post, I just wanted to let you all know that Booknerdblog.com is now on twitter! Follow for blog updates and more! 🙂 http://twitter.com/booknerdblog -Bri
Posted: October 10th, 2010 under Twitter.
Tags: BookNerdBlog, BookNerdBlog.com, Facebook, Twitter
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One year ago.
One year ago, I made my first post on this website. Booknerdblog.com has come a long way since then. I’m so glad there are people out there who love and appreciate books as much as I do! Here’s to another great year!
Posted: October 1st, 2010 under Welcome to My Blog.
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