Sunny Tidbits

Good Morning! I hope you're having a great week so far. Mine's been a bit hectic, but I much prefer that to slow and quiet.

Here's some more for you to read:

- Austin fashion week: (Adored Austin)

 - Monochromatic fashion? (Free People)

 - I LOVE this skirt: (a well traveled woman)

 - Sweet tea cocktails: (Camille Styles)

 - Sake Champagne Mojito: (Marcus Samuelson)

 - Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake: (Martha Stewart)

 - Almost time for Halloween parties: (My Sweet and Saucy)

 - I miss Boston! (Decor8)

 - I've never read the Jessica Darling series, but now I'm tempted. Have you read it? (Lainey Gossip)

 - I don't think that I have any of these songs. Is that bad? (Hello Giggles)

Have a lovely day!

Weekend Wear: Sunday

Hello Sunny Readers! Hope you enjoy today's outfit...

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1. Urban Outfitters...$24.00

2. Urban Outfitters...$79.00

Have a beautiful day!

~jess!e

Another Book List - The Classics Part 1

I got lost in the classics section of BookPeople this past weekend and thought about how there are so many good books that we forget about once we're out of school. It's also amazing how our understanding and appreciation of these books changes as we grow older, so we should really reread everything as adults.


With that thought in mind, I decided to do a list of the classic novels we must read (or reread). While I was trying to make the list though, I realized that there are way too many to list! How do you decide which are the best novels of all time?! 


So, I figured that I'd write a list of {some} classic novels that I love on this post, and follow that up with a post on classic novels that I haven't read but I really really want to read. Does that work for you?


Here it is! My tried and true classics list (so far):

 - "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
This is one of my favorite books. The first couple of pages are a tough read, but if you get through those the rest is magic!


- "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.
Love, love, love. 

 - "The Sun also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway.
Hemingway is great; always. I don't agree with bullfighting, but don't let that put you off this amazing book.

 - "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 

I think I have three or four copies of this novel; including an illustrated version my mom bought for her future grandchildren.  

 - "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller.

Dark, funny, sarcastic and so very good.

 - "The Waste Land" by T. S. Eliott.

This one is a poem not a novel but the imagery is amazing. Let it "show you fear in a handful of dust".

 - "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte; Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte; Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

I group these together because I couldn't decide on just one.

 - "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman.
Yes, the movie is awesome. Read the book.

I could also add to this list anything and everything by Shakespeare, plus all the ancients like Homer and Chaucer, and poets like Keats and Frost, but then the list would be never ending! 

What are your favorite classic novels?

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Sunny Tidbits

 - Fun Fun Fun Fest! Who wouldn't want to go to a festival with that name? Plus, this playlist is pretty awesome! (Austin Eavesdropper)

 - What are your songs? I'll have to think about mine and get back to you: (Hello Giggles)

 - Classic Britney: (Lainey Gossip)

 - It's almost fall!!!! (Camille Styles)

 - Interesting: (Decor8)

 - This makes me want to throw a garden party... if only I had a garden: (this is glamorous)

 - I think my apartment is a little boring in comparison: (the glamourai)

 - Gelato recipe: (Free People)

 - The Dulce de Leche cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory is my favorite! I wonder if this one compares? (becky bakes)

 - Mango Lassi and strawberry-honey yogurt popsicles. Yum! (desserts for breakfast)

I'm reading! - "Graceling"

Graceling by Kristin Cashore is a young adult (YA) fiction novel. I really, really liked this book. I liked it so much that I read it through twice back-to-back and still wanted more. It's definitely how I felt about The Hunger Games, although when I read that, I already had the whole series so there was not waiting for the following book. I know that there is a prequel to this novel called Fire, but I think it spends a lot of time with the antagonist of Graceling - one that I'd rather not think about again. Instead I'll wait for Bitterblue; whenever that comes out.