Some thoughts and observations about reading Jane Austen in middle age
“A woman of seven and twenty,” said Marianne, after pausing a moment, “can never hope to feel or inspire affection again, and if her home...
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- Feb 26
- 4 min
Book recovery: following up a hard book with an easy book
Markley, Stephen- The Deluge Gallico, Paul- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Yeah, I'm really pairing these two books. Bear with me, and I'll...
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- Feb 18
- 4 min
Our Missing Books
Bradbury, Ray- Fahrenheit 451 (read by Tim Robbins) Ng, Celeste- Our Missing Hearts House, Silas- Lark Ascending Once again, I'm pulling...
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- Jan 28
- 3 min
Marple, and more
Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Jean Kwok, Lucy Foley, Val McDermid, Ruth Ware, Alyssa Cole, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Dreda Say...
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- Jan 22
- 3 min
Some Gen-X books: Into the Wild and The Hours
Cunningham, Michael- The Hours Krakauer, Jon- Into The Wild (read by Phillip Franklin) My reading goal for the year is to read some of...
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- Jan 10
- 6 min
My 2022 reading challenge check-in
Well, it wasn't great, and it wasn't bad. Part of my reasoning behind this goal was that I am always buying new books that look great and...
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- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
2022 favorite books
Novik, Naomi- A Deadly Education (fantasy, 2020, e-audio) Language studies and survival skills Liu, Cixin- The Three-body Problem...
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- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Family Drama Books: vacation
Brown, Eleanor- Any Other Family Straub, Emma- The Vacationers Any Other Family Imagine a family with four young siblings being brought...
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- Dec 11, 2022
- 4 min
Things I learned while trying to get a little internet shop up and running.
I've been planning to open a shop online to sell things like t-shirts and posters for a long time, and this year, I decided it was time...
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- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Christmas books for Christmas gifts
I love Christmas, and I love books, and I love books about Christmas. Sometimes I give Christmas books or music as gifts and send them...
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