Classics, Nonfiction, and Children's Literature
Many years ago, I read and reviewed Foster’s guide to reading literature. When I saw How to Read Literature like a Professor for Kids also by Thomas Foster (HarperCollins Children’s, 2013), I decided to read it to get a little idea of how he adapts his ideas for kids. Once again, Foster’s conversational tone takes the
My son is only 26 months old, but he’s beginning to learn at the speed of light (from my perspective). After twenty minutes of a Sesame Street “two” episode, for example, he knows he has two hands, two eyes, two feet, and that there are two apples, two spoons, and two bowls on the table.
Last month I read Carl Sandburg’s poetry. I realized as I read his poetry that I know very little about my own home town. I spent some time learning about Chicago history this month, and it’s been fun. I’m also working on some reading lists so I can keep learning. Let me know your favorite Chicago-centered
To my surprise, I greatly enjoyed reading The Book that Changed My Life, edited by Roxanne J. Coady and Joy Johannesson. The Book that Changed My Life is a collection of essays by writers, and since I don’t often read modern fiction, I didn’t expect to recognize many of the authors highlighted, much less did
Reading The Iliad (trans. by Robert Fagles) isn’t like reading a modern-day novel: I think it did take a level of concentration I’m not accustomed to. But that just proved to me that the “difficult pleasure” of reading is highly worth experiencing. The Robert Fagles translation was poetic and rhythmic. Once I became accustomed to
I’m giving away a copy of How to Read and Why to someone joining my personal challenge. Read my discussion of the preface for more information. This is a very long post; I’m breaking my own rules of length because I spent a long time reading and pondering Bloom’s prologue, and I have a lot
I like to read. I’ve decided it’s time I learn how to read. I don’t know when I first figured out how to read the written word, but I’ve always been a reader. When I was young, I’d ride my bicycle to the library and return home with my backpack full of books. I’d devour
I’m going to read about the presidents. The challenge is one without a time limit, and I’m planning on reading one or two books a year. Any links on Rebecca Reads are the book titles. Any title in bold has been read (may or may not have been reviewed). Non-bold titles are books I’d like
Bold indicates I’ve read the work. If I’ve reviewed the work on Rebecca Reads, I’ve included a link. 2025 – 2024 – Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips 2023 – Demon Cooperhead by Barbara Kingslover and Trust by Hernan Diaz 2022 – The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen 2021 – The Night Watchman by Louis Erdich
2020s 2024 – No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era, by Jacqueline Jones (Basic Books) 2023 – Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power, by Jefferson Cowie (Basic Books) 2022 –Covered with Night, by Nicole Eustace (Liveright/Norton) and Cuba: An American History,
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