Tag: Classic
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Storyline: 4 Stars It has been many years since I read the Chronicles of Narnia, which is why I wanted to reread them. They were like I remembered, but also different than I remembered now that I am an adult. I enjoyed the Chronicles of Narnia, and it is definitely better than the other C.S.… Read more
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Foundation
Storyline: 3 Stars I read Foundation because I like to read a mix of older and newer books. Foundation is a classic science fiction book. The concept is interesting, but I’m glad that it was only 250 pages. The book is one of those that I am sure many follow-up science fiction books have used… Read more
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The Lord of the Rings
Storyline: 5 Stars I have not read the Lord of the Rings since I was in middle school, which was about 12-13 years ago. It was definitely different reading it from an adult perspective! Tolkien is an expert at storytelling. The characters, story, worldbuilding, are all wonderful. I really enjoy the worldbuilding because Tolkien inserts… Read more
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The Silmarillion
The Safe Pages Rating Romance There are some romantic stories, including Beren and Luthien, which is probably the most famous love story in Tolkein’s world. However, the romantic aspect is not detailed at all, characters barely even speak to each other. The book is a high level overview of some of the romances that take… Read more
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Gone With The Wind
The Safe Pages Rating Romance Gone With the Wind is an epic novel that is centralized around the romance between Scarlet and Rhett. Scarlet flirts with a lot of men and she marries and has children, but there are not many intimate scenes. There are a few scenes of kissing, but nothing goes beyond that. Everything… Read more
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The Time Machine
The Safe Pages Rating Romance There was no romance in this book. The main character befriended a female humanoid creature, but there was nothing romantic between them. Violence There were a few scenes of violence, but the descriptions were not graphic. One humanoid creature was seen to be eaten, there was a fire that killed… Read more
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All Quiet On The Western Front
The Safe Pages Rating Romance There were not any romantic relationships or interests. However, the main character and his friends stay at a house full of women for a night and it is implied that they each spend the night with each of the women. In another scene, the wife of a wounded soldier comes… Read more