Tag Archives: Victor Hugo

7 Deadly Sins (of Reading) Meme

Posted on August 29, 2014 by

I saw this meme pop up on my friend Lynn’s blog recently, and thought it would be a fun one to take for a spin! GREED – What is your most inexpensive book? That’s hard, because I regularly go to … Continue reading →

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Esmeralda of Notre Dame

Posted on October 7, 2013 by

I’ve been working on intimidating books this year…and diving into shadowy mysteries and Gothic literature for RIP…so September was clearly the month for The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.  I enjoyed it quite a lot–I had been thinking … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snapshot: Quasimodo’s View of Paris

Posted on September 21, 2013 by

I’ve been reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo this week, so naturally I have the cathedral on the brain.  I already shared some photos in a previous Saturday Snapshot, though, so I had to come up with … Continue reading →

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What Are You Reading, Spooky September Edition

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

I’ve begun properly plunging into spooky reads for Readers Imbibing Peril, and you can expect the reviews to start multiplying over the next few weeks!  I reread Catherynne Valente’s Fairyland books which I madly love, and collected several more dark … Continue reading →

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What Are You Reading, RIP Edition

Posted on September 1, 2013 by

This past week saw the launch of the latest reading challenge from Carl at Stainless Steep Droppings: the Readers Imbibing Peril autumn reading experience.  This one focuses on the darker side of books, like mysteries, gothic and horror.  Read my … Continue reading →

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