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What I’m Reading, Mini Edition
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky My brother and I are still making our way through Crime and Punishment, with the hope of finishing it by the end of the year. I have got past the “crime” now and at the point where Raskolnikov is (once again) losing his mind. It’s a really excellent read… Read more >>
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the sympathies that ye have shown!Thanks for each kindly word, each silent token,That teaches me, when seeming most alone,Friends are around us, though no word be spoken. Kind messages, that pass from land to land;Kind letters, that betray the heart’s deep history,In which we feel the pressure of a hand,–One touch of fire,–and… Read more >>
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Unreviewed Books – 2021
So… it’s nearing the end of the year (how?!), and there’s quite a few books I never got around to properly reviewing for various reasons. I have today off, so I thought I’d just go through some of them and give short reviews for each: Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki Three Summers (1946) was the… Read more >>
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The Great Gatsby – Musings and Memories
Curled up in my oversized chair, I plied the pages of The Great Gatsby… at times smiling over some witticism, at other times choking back tears. The tragedy of false hopes, shapeless dreams, and empty materialism was getting to me. Was this novel really that “great” (pardon the pun), or was I just getting older… 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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- Wuthering Heights: Childhood (Chapters 1–5)
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- May (Paper) Flowers
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