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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
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Top 10 Winter Books to Read
It’s the mosttt wonderful tiiiiime of the year! After saving PTO patiently all summer, I can soon take a chunk of time off to indulge in some personal readathoning. Here’s ten books I’m hoping to read this winter, a mere fraction and in no particular order: Datura by Leena Krohn (in progress) – Enjoying this… 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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