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January Catch-Up – Five Reviews
I feel like this is going to be another whirlwind year in slow motion (yes, that’s a thing). Goodreads says I’m already behind on my reading challenge. Oh well—I’ve been reading, anyway! Here are some books I’ve needed to review but didn’t feel like doing an entire post or video about. Naturally, it’s turned out… Continue reading
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Sunshine Blogger Award / Tag
Thanks to Hamlette for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogging Award! Be sure to check out her blog for fun movie reviews with lots of great pictures! 🙂 Sunshine Blogger Award Rules Thank the blogger who nominated you in the blog post and link back to their blog. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked… Continue reading
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An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1869) was the January pick for the Early New England Literature book club on Goodreads. I’ve been curious about Alcott’s other fiction for a while now, so thought I would join in for this. I started the book a bit early and finished in short order (1 week, which is fast for… Continue reading
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The Screwtape Letters & “Screwtape Proposes a Toast”
Letters written by a devil for a devil? Odd reading for Christmas, wouldn’t ya say? I had something of this thought when I settled down to read The Screwtape Letters over Christmas Eve & Day. Knowing, however, C. S. Lewis’s approach to writing—plus the praise I’ve heard about this book from different friends (most recently… 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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