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End of Season 2 – Summer Break
If you missed it in last Monday’s episode, I mentioned Episode 30 was the last installment of Season 2. I’ve also decided to take the rest of August off, as well as the whole of September, before coming back for Season 3 in October. This break gives me a chance to make improvements to the Continue reading
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Books I Gave Up On
I gave up on Moby-Dick the first time – even after getting halfway! Two weeks ago, I mentioned I was reading The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. Well…I’m still reading it, and I’m not even halfway. For a story about a family moving to the jungle, this book is extremely slow. I keep thinking “I’m Continue reading
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Clara Schumann’s Lieder – A Classical Cousin
Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own has me currently entranced with its gentle, yet poignant questions about women’s history – not just in fiction, but in culture and arts generally. According to a Washington Post quiz (which, given its loaded questions, ought to be taken with a pinch of salt), I come under the Continue reading
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When We Were Orphans – A Study in "Meh"
It’s London in the 1930s, and Christopher Banks has what most people want: his dream job. After a childhood of playing detective with his best friend Akira, Christopher grew up to be one of England’s leading private investigators, highly sought after both professionally and socially. In spite of his success, he can’t forget the life 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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