Sarah Anne Carter

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Brideshead Revisisted — Brideshead Revisited is framed by Charles visiting Brideshead when he is a soldier in WW2. His artwork still dons the walls, but the family does not live there anymore. It starts and ends with him there as a soldier, which ties the book together to show how deeply the Marchmain family impacted him.

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic on June 7, 2021 by Sarah Anne Carter

Frankenstein — After Frankenstein brings his man to life, he quickly realizes he created a monster. The book never describes the monster, but does say Frankenstein is created with parts found in crypts.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on August 10, 2020 by Sarah Anne Carter

Little Women — I highly recommend Little Women to all readers. Consider re-reading this classic if you only read it in your childhood and see what new lessons you see with your adult eyes.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on March 16, 2020 by Sarah Anne Carter

Death of a Salesman — Death of a Salesman is a sad story showing how much work and having a legacy can mean to a man. It also shows how secrets can have a lasting effect on the family as one son knows something about his father that he can’t share, but affects their relationship in a big way.

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on September 2, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Robinson Crusoe — Robinson Crusoe's boat is shipwrecked and he is the lone survivor on an island. As the days turn into years, he realizes that his chance for rescue is very slim and he focuses on creating a life for himself on the island.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on August 9, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Love in the Time of Cholera — Love in the Time of Cholera was not the book I was hoping it would be. Instead of a lofty love story, it was gritty and realistic. Every character has several big faults and the story is more about human nature than it is about love and waiting for love.

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcie Marquez

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on April 26, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

For Whom the Bell Tolls — “I suppose it is possible to live as full a life in seventy hours as in seventy years; granted that your life has been full up to the time that the seventy hours start and that you have reached a certain age.” Set just over the course of a few […]

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on September 4, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Cost of Discipleship — “Grace and active obedience are complementary. There is no faith without good works, and no good works apart from faith.” What does it actually mean to live a life being a follower of Jesus? That question is the very topic of The Cost of Discipleship by Detrich Bonhoeffer, who was […]

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Non-Fiction Religious on September 1, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Hobbit — “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking stick.” Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit living a pleasant life when […]

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on July 24, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

July 2017 Bookshelf — I have 58 books on my have-read bookshelf so far this year – a lot more already than my usually 52 books a year! I really think that setting reading goals each month is not only helping me read more, but also read a wider variety of books. I’m glad […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf: July 2017

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf Classic Fiction Historical Inspirational Non-Fiction on July 5, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter