Caleb Foster
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Hi! My name is Caleb Foster, I’m 29, and I live in Ashland, Oregon. I studied English at Southern Oregon University and now work as a freelance editor, reviewing books and editing texts for publishers.
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Book review: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Reading Les Misérables by Victor Hugo felt like immersing myself in a world where every heartbeat of society, every injustice, every fleeting act of grace was magnified through the lens of one man’s extraordinary vision. It is not just a novel—it is a vast human tapestry, and engaging with it left me humbled by its emotional power and intellectual ambition.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Some novels draw you into another time and place with such color and detail that you don’t just read the story—you seem to live it. Kim by Rudyard Kipling is one of those rare books. From the first page, I felt immersed in colonial India, seeing it through the curious, alert eyes of a boy straddling two worlds, two cultures, and two identities.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad felt less like following a story and more like descending into a dream—shadowed, strange, and full of echoes that continue to resonate long after the final page. It's a novel that doesn’t reveal itself easily, but rather unfolds gradually, challenging the reader to sit with discomfort, ambiguity, and moral complexity.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
There are novels that leave an immediate impression with their drama, and others that quietly unfold their meaning over time. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens belongs to the latter kind—a deeply layered, richly told story that resonated more with each chapter, drawing me in with its humanity, its moral tension, and its vivid sense of place and character.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: Dracula by Bram Stoker
There are certain books that become cultural touchstones, shaping not only their genre but the imagination of entire generations. Dracula by Bram Stoker is one such novel, and reading it for the first time felt like uncovering the roots of a myth I thought I already knew. Yet what surprised me most was how deeply human and psychologically rich the book is beneath its surface of supernatural horror.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Few novels have stayed with me as profoundly as David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. From the very beginning, I felt immersed in a story that manages to be at once deeply personal and sweepingly expansive, a rich tapestry of life as seen through the eyes of a singular yet deeply relatable character.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
There are stories that unsettle through action, and others that disturb through implication — At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft is firmly in the latter category. Reading it felt like peering into a dark abyss of ancient knowledge, where what remains unseen or partially understood is far more terrifying than anything overt.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: Around The World In Eighty Days by Jules Verne
There are few books that offer such a perfect blend of adventure, imagination, and charm as Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. From the moment I opened its pages, I felt swept into a whirlwind of travel, time pressure, and unexpected encounters — all told with a sense of wonder that has hardly aged since the novel’s publication.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book review: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
There are books that grip you with their drama, and there are those that pull you into the very fabric of life itself — Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy belongs to the latter. Reading it felt less like following a story and more like stepping into a fully formed world, rich in emotion, contradiction, and profound human insight.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
Book overview: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Every holiday season, I find myself drawn back to certain timeless stories, and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens never fails to captivate me. There is something uniquely comforting and thought-provoking about this short but powerful tale that seems to grow deeper with each rereading.
By Caleb Foster7 months ago in BookClub
