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Of England, Storms, and Serpents
It is almost May. Between work and life and everything in between, there’s hardly room to breathe, but I am making more time for reading and crawling steadily out of the rut. ❤ The Lucy Poems This month, I was asked to supply some poems for a book club, and I put forward the “Lucy”… Continue reading
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What I’m Reading: April Fool’s Edition
The past couple of weeks, I’ve been really tired from work and various life happenings. However, I’ve managed to fit in quite a bit of reading, which is a nice change, one I can hopefully keep up with. The Samurai was really getting slow after chapter 3, so I set it aside again (sigh) and… Continue reading
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Silence and the Samurai
Recently my beloved was in town, and we got to watch a few films together, including Silence (2016). This is the acclaimed adaptation of the novel by Shusaku Endo, which I read and reviewed during the pandemic. Most of you will recall I was really invested in Endo’s writing a few years ago. I read… Continue reading
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“I Celebrate Myself” – Wading into Leaves of Grass…
I celebrate myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. It is a dark January night and I meant to make a YouTube video about this, but I am very tired and cold, so I will write a few words instead. After a lengthy… 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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Recent Posts
- 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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