What will you read on ImoReads?

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

Hello and welcome to my blog, ImoReads! My name is Imogen, I am 23 years old and as is hopefully apparent, I love to read.

My love of reading developed in my early childhood and without a doubt I have my parents to thank for it; I am forever indebted to them for reading me books every night before bed and encouraging me to read works of literature myself.

As a result of this, I have developed quite the repertoire of literature read over the years and I want to use this blog to share my thoughts and opinions on those works that have stood out to me particularly.

If you’re interested in the great literary classics, both of England and the world respectively, then this is the blog for you (hooray!). It is not limited to any century in particular – I welcome great works from any time period. However, I would say that there will be particular emphasis on the nineteenth century (think Dickens, Wilde and Twain) because I have a distinct historical interest in this era. Fundamentally though, you can expect analyses of works stretching from Ancient Greece all the way through to the twenty-first century. 🙂

To any French-speakers or Francophiles out there – enchanté because as a recent graduate of history and French, I will also be sharing my thoughts on works of francophone literature that I have enjoyed over the years.

I want to spread the message that actually, reading is COOL and everyone should do it! It is possible to strike a happy medium between a love of classic literature and the tech-savvy world we now live in, even for the apparently ‘disinterested’ youth of today. If you love to read, be proud of it! It’s an educational, thought-provoking, immersive activity that can teach us so much about society, history, and ourselves.

So that’s it, that is the premise of ImoReads. Expect a mixture of analysis, reviews, personal reflections and recommendations. Expect threads by author, genre, and time period. And finally, expect an honest, enthusiastic and creative response to some of the world’s finest literature. 🙂

Happy reading,

Imo x