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Of War and Ice
From the ‘Tube, here’s my latest review—a deep dive into Ice by Anna Kavan: Read more >>
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Getting Lost in Books
Today’s TTT is “Books That Provide a Much-Needed Escape (bonus points if you tell us why!)”. I used to read books obsessively to escape from life. This is not a habit I recommend, unless you are in a really terrible place and have no way of getting real help for what you’re going through. But… Read more >>
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Hello September
And just like that, another month floated by! I have not been sleeping well, so last night, I foraged for some bedtime reading and settled on Moby-Dick. I believe it was 2009 when I read MD; it was good sleepy reading then, and it is good sleepy reading now. You don’t have to think too… Read more >>
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What I’m Reading: August 2024 edition
I’m on an autofiction kick at the moment. My current read is Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au, a novella from 2022 I’d never heard of before. I stumbled upon it in a small bookstore, only to purchase it at a big chain bookstore later on, since I had exercised restraint earlier (sigh). It’s… Read more >>
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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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