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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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Is That Kafka? 99 Finds
While researching for his 3-part trilogy about Franz Kafka, biographer Reiner Stach found some interesting tidbits and scraps of writing from the author’s life. He has published these in several supplemental volumes: one being The Lost Writings and another being Is That Kafka? This book of “99 Finds” is essentially a mini-biography, told in vignettes… Continue reading
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Christmas Thoughts, Reading Highlights, & Winding Down the Year
Merry Christmas Eve, all! I’m not always good at posting on holidays, so I’m writing this at 10:00 PM Christmas-Eve Eve, Pacific time, to make sure I didn’t miss it. 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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