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Tag: Beautiful Stories

By Shaina Frantz Posted on April 19, 2023

Book Review: A Tale of Two Cities

I finally understand why people like Dickens. It only took me my whole life. But I got there. Charles Dickens is one of those authors everyone has either read or … Continue reading Book Review: A Tale of Two Cities

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on April 5, 2023

Book Opinions

I’ve been thinking. You all know I have intense opinions on books. I am not afraid to call out my likes and dislikes from the rooftops. Nor am I afraid … Continue reading Book Opinions

Categories: BooksTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on March 21, 2023

Mastery

They say it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve mastery. Whether that be of an instrument, writing, baking, whatever you can think of. For example, if I baked for … Continue reading Mastery

Categories: The Writing LifeTags: Beautiful Stories, Life Things, My Lifely Adventures, My Writing Journey, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on March 15, 2023

The Classics

Why do I read the classics? Why do I set myself down to read almost a thousand pages worth of novel? Why do I slog through unfamiliar wording, French phrases, … Continue reading The Classics

Categories: BooksTags: Beautiful Stories, Books, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on January 31, 2023

January Recap

I used to do these recap things, and I enjoyed them. So I am going to try it again and perhaps stick to it this time. (I swear, January makes … Continue reading January Recap

Categories: My LifeTags: Beautiful Stories, Life Things, My Lifely Adventures, My Writing Journey, This Beautiful Life
By Shaina Frantz Posted on January 10, 2023

Book Review: Gone with the Wind, Part Two

And we’re back! Welcome to all things ‘Gone with the Wind’! Well, just the plot and setting this time. If you want to know my thoughts on the characters, you … Continue reading Book Review: Gone with the Wind, Part Two

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on January 5, 2023

Book Review: Gone with the Wind, Part One

‘Gone with the Wind’ by Margaret Mitchell gave me all the complicated feelings and thoughts. So I am sharing all the complicatedness with you! Explanation of the title. Lest I … Continue reading Book Review: Gone with the Wind, Part One

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Books, Life Things, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on January 3, 2023

Books of 2022

This was the year of the books. I read 74 books in 2022. It really didn’t seem that many until I added it all up the other day. Then my … Continue reading Books of 2022

Categories: BooksTags: Beautiful Stories, Books
By Shaina Frantz Posted on December 6, 2022

Book Review: War and Peace

I actually finished it. According to Goodreads, it took me two years to finish this monster of a novel. There is a discolored spot on the pages where my bookmark … Continue reading Book Review: War and Peace

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on October 19, 2022

To the Picky Readers

You don’t have to read every single book. Really, you don’t. Realistically, you won’t be able to anyway. There are hundreds of years worth of books by thousands of authors … Continue reading To the Picky Readers

Categories: BooksTags: Beautiful Stories, Books, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on October 12, 2022

Book Review: Piranesi

Have you ever read a book and thought, ‘This is my kind of book?’ I just did. I love many books, but this one was the kind of book I … Continue reading Book Review: Piranesi

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books
By Shaina Frantz Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Why did I read this? 1) It is a classic. 2) A friend highly recommended it. 3) I got it for free. All an excellent combination. Also, it is rather … Continue reading Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books

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