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My First Classics Club List
So…contrary to my past practices, I am starting to embrace epic challenges. Before this enthusiasm leaves me, I’ve decided to finally join The Classics Club and commit to reading 50 classics within five years. It’s a pretty reasonable goal (ten classics a year), since I mostly read classics anyway. But I’m making it more difficult… Read more >>
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Mary Poppins Returns – A Gratuitous Sequel?
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) One day, Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) shows up at the door of Michael Banks, who is now grown up and a widower with three small children. He still lives at 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, and is scrambling to make his next house payment before the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank boots them… Read more >>
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Wit and Wisdom in Chesterton’s Heretics
This year’s reading is off to a good start, not so much in terms of speed (work and other activities have put the brakes on that) but in terms of content. I’ve just finished G. K. Chesterton’s Heretics, a light book for heavy hearts of little-‘o’ orthodox Christians who happen to be classic literature nerds. … Read more >>
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What I’m Reading (and More): January edition
Ah, January. I always find this month to be dreary. (Anything coming after a glorious Christmas break is bound to be dreary). My reading, as you might expect, has been somewhat sporadic and diverse, as I’m trying to escape the doldrums. I don’t have full reviews yet, just a scattering of thoughts… Reading Fear No… Read more >>
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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Recent Posts
- Emo Classics – Bronte, Woolf, and Kierkegaard
- What I’m Reading – It’s Almost March Edition
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
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