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Battling Reader’s Block
Hope everyone is doing well this fine June… It feels like the month is FLYING by. Tomorrow is going to be about 90 degrees where I live, so I’d say summer is here. Since I finished 12 Rules for Life, I’ve been having pretty bad reader’s block. You wouldn’t necessarily be able to tell… Current… Continue reading
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On Fictional Violence and Naming Children
Note: Contains Game of Thrones Season 8 spoilers (Note 2: I never thought I would be doing a post on Game of Thrones, but here I am. Never say never.) When I first heard about this book/TV franchise, it was years ago, still in the early days of the TV series. At first I was… Continue reading
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What I’m Reading (and More): May edition
Well, friends…this month’s edition of “What I’m Reading” is going to be a bit of a ramble. You might want to grab something to snack on or drink. I usually try to abridge, but this time I just feel the need to stream-of-conscious it…. Personal For starters, a personal update. Though work and everything are… Continue reading
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Thoughts on Revelation
Just finished re-reading The Book of Revelation this morning. This is one book I may never be able to analyze or understand satisfactorily; much of it still confuses me. Still, I wanted to share some memories, literary references, and thoughts about Revelation, since it may be some time before I read it again. First, a… Continue reading
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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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- 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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