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Summer Reading Forecast
It’s really unlikely I’ll get to all of these, but here’s my hopes and dreams: To Be Completed The Oresteia – Aeschylus. Yesterday I finally started the last play, The Eumenides. Am I supposed to dislike the Furies? They seem pretty boss. Ends and Means – Huxley. By the end of this, I’ll be either… Continue reading
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Life without Books
This was a week of frustrations, large and small—a dearth of reading included. I managed to get through a few pages of Anna Seghers’s Transit at the park and enjoyed them. Other than that, I didn’t read this week, nor work on YouTube videos, either. On the surface, life without books continues on as normal.… Continue reading
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Desert Power
You know I’d be lying if I didn’t say TE Lawrence! Lawrence (of Arabia) holds endless fascination for me. Like every great historical figure, there’s so much myth surrounding him, but the further you dig, the more you realize he was just a very normal person at heart. People love to gossip about the salacious… Continue reading
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The Island of Doctor Moreau – Third Impressions
When Stephen said he was going to read this novel for Mount Doom (TBR pile), I jumped at the chance to revisit it. This work of sci-fi horror by HG Wells has haunted me over the years. I can’t remember when I first read it, but the most recent time was in 2018, after I’d… Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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Recent Posts
- Emo Classics – Bronte, Woolf, and Kierkegaard
- What I’m Reading – It’s Almost March Edition
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
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