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Category:Classic Novels

The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker

The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker

October 18, 2024 | 2 Oogies, Book Reviews, Classic Novels

Three villains, zero thrills, and more swooning than scares.

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

October 4, 2024 | 5 Oogies, Book Reviews, Classic Novels

Victorian drama meets cosmic karma in a feminist soap opera for the ages.

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

September 27, 2024 | 5 Oogies, Book Reviews, Classic Novels

A toxic love story that puts modern melodramas to shame, Wuthering Heights still haunts us.

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

August 11, 2024 | 5 Oogies, Book Reviews, Classic Novels

Reviewing an Austen classic? Risky business. But we adore it, so all’s fair in love and literature… right?

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Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

April 8, 2024 | 3 Oogies, Book Reviews, Classic Novels

I take it very personally that Professor Lidenbrock didn’t meet a painful end.

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Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

March 29, 2024 | 4 Oogies, Book Reviews, Classic Novels

Forget the big and small screen adaptations. Nothing beats the source material.

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