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The Test of Pain and Memory – Three Selections
It’s not often that one’s unrelated current readings overlap each other topically, but such was the case this week. These texts resonate with a conviction that has been growing in me in recent years: that it is in actions (and the pain and sacrifice alongside them) where we find reality, or the truth about who… Continue reading
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October, Lately – Readings & Watchings
“Life has been hard lately, but I keep on trucking . . .” This sort of thing seems to be an increasingly common refrain of mine, and I am getting tired of it. In this post, I shall focus on the good things. 😉 Readings I am reading again! Mainly, these two (yes, they are… Continue reading
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Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio – A Classical Cousin
Every so often a melody from my past will just pop into my head, unannounced and unprompted. Today it was the opening of Tchaikovsky’s piano trio, a piece I fell in love with as a teenager. There is something about this piece and its constant battle between major and minor keys that especially appeals to… Continue reading
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Lu Xun’s Melancholy – What 100-Year-Old Chinese Short Stories Can Teach Us
Lu Xun is one of those writers whom I don’t particularly enjoy but have a hard time setting aside. I am halfway through his stories and felt the need to share some thoughts. He was alive during one of the most fascinating periods of history—the turning of the 19th century to the 20th. Though expected… 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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- 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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