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Reading Lessons Learned – 2017
Usually I would save this type of post for late December. However, more and more I’m convinced that if you need to recap something in your life or change the way you do something, there’s no reason to wait for the end of the year. As the saying goes – why save for tomorrow what… Continue reading
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The Cruise of the Snark – Jack London and his trip across the Pacific
The Snark, named after Lewis Carroll’s poem “The Hunting of the Snark” Jack London’s squall-infused, sickness-filled, Snark-y voyage is a sailing classic and product of its time, for better and worse. Compare his tongue-in-cheek narrative with his very real sufferings, his sympathetic view of Molokai versus his feelings of white superiority, or his socialist convictions… Continue reading
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Angst and yawns in Ishiguro’s Nocturnes
I bet someone’s said it before, so I’m repeating it now – this one’s a snooze… Don’t get me wrong. I really enjoyed The Remains of the Day, and An Artist of the Floating World is one of my all-time favorite novels. I appreciate Ishiguro’s writing in its most subtle and emotive form, which is… Continue reading
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Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra
C. S. Lewis’s space trilogy has been on my reading list forever. Well, at least since I joined Goodreads, which was 2012. This year I’ve finally read it, and I posted a podcast review of the first two books over on Classics Considered. Check it out and let me know what you think! 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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