SITREP: Books & Things

A newsletter from the world of Nerdy Nurse Reads featuring a random assortment of musings about books, life, and anything that pops into my mind.

By Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

· Launched 2 years ago

Villette Discussion Post: Volume 1 (Ch 1-15)

"...I know not that I was of a self-reliant or active nature; but self-reliance and exertion were forced upon me by circumstances..."

Jun 4•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

SITREP: Who Needs The Talkies

Approximately 75% to 80% of silent films have been permanently lost to decomposition.

May 18•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

Jane Eyre Chapters 28-38: Discussion Post

“...with him I was at perfect ease, because I knew I suited him.”

Apr 8•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

The Brontës

Villette Discussion Post: Volume 1 (Ch 1-15)

Jane Eyre Chapters 28-38: Discussion Post

Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence: Discussion Post

"Fiddlesticks! Everybody in New York has always known everybody."

Jan 19•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

Ethan Frome: Discussion Post

“He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an incarnation of its frozen woe, with all that was warm and sentient in him fast bound below the…”

Nov 19, 2025•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

Summer: Discussion Post

“Things don’t change in North Dormer: people just get used to them.”

Nov 10, 2025•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

The Age of Innocence: An Introduction

Reading Schedule, Major Themes, and Key Characters

Nov 4, 2025•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads

The Reef: Book Five & Final Thoughts

The girl had been magnificent, and the only worthy return that Anna could make was to take Darrow from her without a question if she took him at all...

Sep 17, 2025•Alyssa aka Nerdy Nurse Reads