Classics Considered

by Marian H

update

  • Mini summer book haul

    Yesterday my family and I had another chance to visit Powell’s City of Books, which, as I raved last year, is the coolest bookstore you’ll ever get lost in.  I naively assumed it would be fairly quiet in the middle of a Monday…that was a very, very wrong assumption.  The place was absurdly busy – Continue reading

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  • Meanderings

    Three things to do: review Kierkegaard’s The Present Age catch up on the Deal Me In challenge !! choose my next read I was reading Krzhizhanovsky (pictured) and, of course, Dante, but the timing just wasn’t right…or something.  Both of them are books I feel I could pick up at any time, so they’re on Continue reading

  • White Nights in October

    For my next read after Brothers K, I returned to White Nights and Other Stories, which includes several Dostoyevsky short stories translated by Garnett.  This collection was a mixed bag; in spite of that, I give it a cumulative 4 out of 5 stars based on enjoyment level. The first and feature story is White Nights, Continue reading

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  • Hello, Fall!

    Summer is taking the calendar seriously this year – an overstay of dry weather for the greater Seattle area.  (The dictionary tells me “overstay” is not a noun.  I protest.)  Meanwhile, I am hoping for rain this week and looking for fall color anywhere it dares show its face. Book Haul Not long ago we 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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