Thursday, January 31, 2019

WooReads Patron Book Reviews: Classics Edition

Do you have any classics on your To Read list? Check out these book reviews by our readers on WooReads: Adult Reading Challenge.

If you're struggling to find a good read, don't forget about our eBooks, book clubs, and booklists!



Moby Dick

By Herman Melville



We could all stand to learn a thing or two from this cautionary tale of how the recklessness of one man's obsession and his stop-at-nothing pursuit of the white whale destroys the lives of those around him. Melville's prose is beautiful and witty and the characters he creates are deep and complex. A must-read-at-least-once-in-your-life-book. Yes, it's long, but if you don't care to learn about whale anatomy and how to process a harpooned whale, you can skip those chapters!

~John B.




Brave New World

By Aldous Huxley



A wonderful read. Always great to read something by Huxley and Brave New World is an eternal classic.

A captivating look at a sterile, industrialized and calculated future. Perhaps a warning for a world that may lose itself and its magic.

~Lavinia P.








Frankenstein

By Mary Shelley


The movie was better than the book! (ha! ha!) I kind of a hard time sticking with this book- the style of writing was very dated and I guess I just couldn't relate to it. I did, however, enjoy learning about the symbolism in the book- "The creature" represents the quest for knowledge, etc. Also- was enthralled with the brief history of the author's intriguing life with those "Romantics".

~Agnes W.









The Republic

By Plato


Very informative for working on my paper for Philosophy class. I could finally understand it.😍

~Valdajean J.




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