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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
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Three Books With an Impact
For this prompt, I thought it would be fun to feature three books I don’t think I’ve talked about before, or at least not often. The Hiding Place – Corrie ten Boom As a child, I read an enormous number of books about Christian figures. My mom bought them, and I tried nearly every book… Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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- Wuthering Heights: Childhood (Chapters 1–5)
- The Books I’m Bringing on Holiday
- May (Paper) Flowers
- Emo Classics – Bronte, Woolf, and Kierkegaard
- What I’m Reading – It’s Almost March Edition
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