A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle is perhaps one of the most unique and different books I’ve ever read. The blend of fifth-dimensional physics with philosophical quotes and lyrics can be jarring, especially when it’s a book classified as children’s fiction. But much like its heroine Meg Murry, while it may be difficult to…
The Pearl by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck begins with one of the most picturesque, idyllic scenes in literature: a pearl diver, Kino, awaking at dawn, gazing lovingly at his wife Juana and their baby son Coyotito, listening to the sounds of the sea. The reader can, then, perhaps catch a glimpse of the “music…
I read Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery many years ago for the first time as a thirteen-year-old, marveling at the pure, high-reaching morals expressed in it along with shining moments of humor and wit. And of course, backed by the iconic and beautiful nature descriptions that have yet to be offset by…