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May 21, 2020May 28, 2020 Marian Blog

Xi Jinping: The Backlash – A Very Brief Review

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May 16, 2020May 17, 2020 Marian Blog

Quote of the Week

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There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (source)

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There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice.
~F. Scott Fitzgerald

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May 15, 2020 Marian Blog

Reading Malicroix in June

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Recently I read a review of this book on a blog called Wuthering Expectations (it's pretty cool, Google it!), and I knew it was a book I had to read. The Kafkaesque theme of a young man with a weird inheritance – a house on a desolate island – appealed to me immediately. I don't know quite what else to expect, hopefully nothing too shocking 🙈, but I plan to read it in June with another book-reading friend – and anyone else who might be interested! #henribosco #malicroix #frenchliterature #classicbooks #classicliterature #booksofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #reading #bookworm #booknerd #nyrb #nyrbclassics #nyrbooks

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May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Marian Blog

The Bourgeois Gentleman and Tartuffe – Two Plays by Molière

I’m halfway through Fariba’s Molière May Readalong and enjoying it immensely! Here are some thoughts on the first two plays while they are still fresh in my mind.

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May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Marian Blog

Tales of a Wayside Inn – A Very Brief Review

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