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See it or read it: Belgravia
A couple of months ago, I saw Belgravia on DVD at the library and wondered how I had missed it. I'd read the book when it was fairly...
Apr 4, 20223 min read
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Audiobook round-up
I'm completely addicted to having audiobooks on my phone all the time so I can listen in the car and while I'm doing my kitchen work. ...
Mar 10, 20225 min read
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Language studies and survival skills
The Latinist, The Lake of Dead Languages, A Dangerous Education By chance, I've read three books this month that are set in schools in...
Mar 2, 20224 min read
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The Paradox Hotel
I didn't read many galleys last year because I was reading four or five books a month for my reading challenges. This year, I only have...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
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2022 reading challenge: read my own shelves
I've seen this come up on other book blogs, so it seems to be a pretty popular resolution. I decided last summer, when I got my books...
Jan 26, 20222 min read
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Best reading of 2021
When I first thought about this post, I drew a blank. Was it possible that I'd gone a whole year without reading anything that I really...
Jan 16, 20222 min read
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Nonfiction
Harmon, Claire- Jane's Fame Worley, Jeff (ed.)- What Comes Down to Us: 25 Contemporary Kentucky Poets Zinsser, William- Writing Places...
Jan 9, 20223 min read
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Alphabet challenge: v, x, y, z
Yeah, I know it's a bit out of order. Vuong, Ocean- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Xiao Bai- French Concession Yu, Charles- Interior...
Jan 9, 20223 min read
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Goodreads list challenge: completed!
Moreno Garcia. Silvia- Certain Dark Things Kantra, Virginia- Meg & Jo Joy, David- When These Mountains Burn I haven't read a book for the...
Dec 27, 20212 min read
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Alphabet Reading Challenge: s, t, u, w
Strong, Anthony M- The Haunting of Willow House Tarkington, Booth- The Magnificent Ambersons Unsworth, Emma Jane- Grown Ups Walker,...
Dec 12, 20213 min read
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