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Friday Thoughts: Things I Do When I’m Not Reading
(What I really need to do: go outside.) For better or worse, I’m one of those people that doesn’t procrastinate much on things I have to do – work, chores, running errands – but when the end of the day comes around, very often I don’t feel like doing what I really want to do Continue reading
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Wednesday Quote: Souls
“I wish we could sometimes love the characters in real life as we love the characters in romances. There are a great many human souls whom we should accept more kindly, and even appreciate more clearly, if we simply thought of them as people in a story.” A great Chesterton quote from a book of Continue reading
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She – A Classic, or a Trendy Tale of Obsession?
If the title brings to mind a song by the classic tenor Charles Aznavour, you wouldn’t be far off from the theme of H. Rider Haggard‘s book. The song’s tender, yet at times worshipful lyrics could be one way to describe the “spell” which She, Ayesha, inspires in those who are privileged (or cursed) to Continue reading
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Friday Thoughts: Do You Write in Books?
Sneak-peek at an upcoming review… Recently I found these wonderful page/line markers at the local Daiso. For those unfamiliar with Daiso, it’s a Japanese $1.50 store (only in a few U.S. states, unfortunately). They’re just the right amount of sticky to be reusable but not damaging to paper. I’ve found these work great for marking 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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