What I’m Reading
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Summer Reading Plans
Summer is well under way, but FWIW, I thought I’d share some upcoming books I plan to tackle. Continue reading
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Sōseki’s The Gate & Hesse’s Steppenwolf: Halfway Impressions
I’m approximately halfway through two novels: The Gate (1910) by Natsume Sōseki and Steppenwolf (1927) by Hermann Hesse. By sheer coincidence, these are novels in which seemingly nothing happens. “Rotten luck,” you might say. But so far, I am rather enjoying both books. It could be that those in a flustered state of mind (as… Continue reading
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June, Lately
Reading I am still reading (and enjoying) The Gate by Natsume Sōseki. I find more and more I enjoy books about historical zeitgeist, and this is exactly what The Gate embodies: Japan between the old world and the new. I’ve also picked up Pictor’s Metamorphoses and Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse. I was so impressed by… Continue reading
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Recent Reads: Shakespeare, Vintage Horror, and Modernism
This past long weekend, having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I settled down in my big blue chair for a mini readathon. I’m dreadfully behind on the 100-book Goodreads goal, so my nefarious scheme is to read a bunch of short works to try to… Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
Currently Reading
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- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
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