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The Last Tycoon … Questioning Why I Read Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald is one of those authors who provokes in me a love/loathe reaction. There was something unforgettable and moving in The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise; the surreal, Wuthering-Heights level of drama and the tragic stories lingered in my mind a long time afterward. Tender is the Night haunted me in a different… Read more >>
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Top Ten Books of My Childhood
Ok… what follows is rather an eclectic list, and many of them are not classics! But I so enjoyed reading some of you guys’ lists for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic, it made me reflect on the books I read long ago and which influenced my childhood. 1. The Children’s Book of VirtuesAn interesting… Read more >>
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The Four Loves – Weeks 3 & 4
Well, I missed last week, so once again playing catch up with the readalong. 🙂 Here are the last two parts – and thanks again to Cleo for hosting this! Week 3: Friendship In this chapter, Lewis talks about what he considers to be the “least natural” of the loves: Friendship. It is less “organic”… Read more >>
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The Four Loves – Weeks 1 & 2
Cleo has been hosting a read-along of The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis, and happily I’ve been keeping up with it well, in spite of some reader’s block. These are the parts I’ve read so far: Week 1: “Introduction” and “Likings and Loves for the Sub-Human” Week 2: “Affection” First off, this book is… 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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