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Reading Lessons Learned – 2017
Usually I would save this type of post for late December. However, more and more I’m convinced that if you need to recap something in your life or change the way you do something, there’s no reason to wait for the end of the year. As the saying goes – why save for tomorrow what… Continue reading
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Wedding Preparations in the Country
I rarely read Kafka straight through. Even in the middle of a story, I’ll take a sudden hiatus and return to it later, not the worse for a break. The world through his eyes is weird, menacing, and illogical, yet too close to reality to make it entirely escapism. This collection of his complete short… Continue reading
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100th Anniversary
Cover of a 1916 edition. The book was first published in October 1915. of the publication of The Metamorphosis! (I would link to the article I saw about it, but won’t because spoilers (sigh)). You know, it is on my list of top 10 favorites, but I’ve yet to read it on paper. I first… Continue reading
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‘Lighthouse’ – how not to read Jules Verne
For starters, this is not a review of the book The Lighthouse at the End of the World, by Jules Verne. Rather, this is about the specific version I ordered (and am returning), which is translated by William Butcher and published by Bison Books (University of Nebraska Press). There were three types of Verne translations… 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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