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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon – Hourly Updates, October 2018 edition
Hour 15 Between doing weekend things (laundry, cleaning, yay) and thinking about work stuff – plus a heavy dose of LOTF – I got majorly derailed this afternoon. My goal for the evening is to finish chapter 6 and then probably switch gears to something lighter. Hour 11 Progress: Read first couple of chapters of… Read more >>
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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon – TBR Stack, October 2018
It’s that time of year… Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon! This bi-yearly event is one I look forward to with zest. It’s an excuse to take all Saturday to do my favorite thing. I’m starting late – 6 hours late – but that’s ok, because this is just a fun marathon (and I like to get… Read more >>
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Bringing WWI to Life – Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old
My sister shared this with me – a new documentary called They Shall Not Grow Old by Peter Jackson (director of The Lord of the Rings). He took film footage from WWI, restored and colorized it, and added voiceover so you can get a sense of what it was really like. Hoping this makes it… 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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