The Audiophile's Book Nook

  I've just recently finished Sense and Sensibility  for the first time for my Jane Austen seminar (which was a great decision by the way.) It's the third Jane Austen novel that I've read and I feel like I finally have a great sense of who Jane Austen is as a writer and a storyteller. So I thought I'd write my little review on Sense and Sensibility. Jane Austen is known for her books about high society of England in the early 19th century. This book is no different. While the main characters of Elinor and Marianne are not rich by any stretch, they are consistently in the company of friends and family who own great estates and participate in the society of London. The action of the book mostly revolves around Elinor and Marianne going from one house to another to speak of goings-on among their acquaintances. It doesn't sound interesting at the surface but Austen has an amazing ability to make society feel interesting and breathe life into ordinary conversations. The ...

  This is one of the many pages from the original manuscript of "The Canterbury Tales" As most of you know, I'm an English major. Because of this, I often read a lot of books a semester; anywhere between 5 and 15 is normal for an average student. This semester, I have a few less than normal, as one of my classes focuses entirely on only one book. Because of this, I've found I'm appreciating the books I'm reading a bit more than usual. So I decided I'd write reviews on the books I'm reading this semester mostly for my own enjoyment. Since I'll be reading The Canterbury Tales  throughout the entire semester, I thought I'd review it in parts. This will be about the first two parts of the book. The Canterbury Tales  was written at the end of the 14th century (between 1387 and 1400) by Geoffrey Chaucer. During his life, Chaucer was a part of high society and worked for King Richard II in the court. He was fluent in four languages but chose to write ...