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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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Ten Book Turn-Offs
There’s exceptions to every rule, but I generally steer clear of books that involve any of the following: Continue reading
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The Moon Is Down – Propaganda Done Well
Banquo: How goes the night, boy? Fleance: The moon is down; I have not heard the clock. Banquo: And she goes down at twelve. Fleance: I take’t, ’tis later, sir —Macbeth, Shakespeare As is often the case, my first book by this famous author was not his most famous work. A bookish friend and Steinbeck… Continue reading
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Ten Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book
(these can be auto-buy authors, tropes you love, if an author you love blurbed it, settings, genres, etc.) With a “to-read” list longer than my “read” list, it’s safe to say it doesn’t take much to get me interested in a book. Let me break this down a bit… There aren’t a lot of living… 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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- 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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