Turning 2,020 pages through the winter months
Inspired by Meredith and Teri, I have only been able to muster up a book spread– not a list, nor a pile. Finishing Meridian was difficult for my tired eyes and mind, and after tallying up the pages I’ve already turned in our winter reading session, embracing winter reading might be an understatement. I’ve read 1,672
I picked this book up a few days ago and finished it Friday afternoon. A quick and dynamic read– Meridian offers lyrical prose and lots of details to keep a reader moving. Meridian Hills is a revolutionary who is literally giving her body and spirit to the fight. The book ebbs between time periods– opening with
Hello, friends. I do not have an organized stack of books this reading season, but I do have two in my possession and several on reserve at the public library. Reserved books take longer to arrive since late fines were eliminated, so I may need to dip into the unread stack of books I own.
Hello all ~ Happy New Year and Happy Winter! So nice to be back- I haven’t posted in awhile, and have had a hard time keeping up with this page.. but I am looking forward to peeking at some of the previous posts and (hopefully!) adding some of my own… So, this is my current
I am a huge fan of Jane Austen novels so when I saw this was coming out I knew I simply had to read it! It’s not a retelling exactly and Jane Austen and her novels are frequently talked about throughout the book as Lady Victoria Aston aspires to be strong-willed and witty like some
I have just finished IF I LIVE TO BE 100. Lent to me by my father, who just celebrated his 90th birthday, it is a quick and enjoyable read. Originally a radio show on NPR, the book was published in 2004. The stories are, for the most part, delightful and fascinating. A warm look at
I’d like to open by thanking this community for supporting our collective reading endeavors. Sometimes it helps me to commit “out loud” in order to create a sense of commitment within myself– and acknowledging my intent to read Middlemarch as part of the Winter Reading Session certainly helped me follow through. So thank you! I started
I have just finished reading this academic work written about Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain (1634-1696). It was recommended to those of us who attended a gallery talk given by Rebecca Quinn Teresi at the Meadows Museum on the campus of SMU. The museum has a painting of Mariana early in her life by
I read this book in 2 evenings, and if I had started earlier in the day I would have finished it in one go. Then I lent it to my bedridden cousin and she finished it in one day as well. We both loved it. It tells, through a series of Government Inspector interviews with
I struggled– really, failed– with Shakespeare when I was first introduced in the American tradition through high school required reading. I think we read Hamlet and I had zero interest, but I always felt left out or somehow incapable since plenty of my peers seemed to have no issue and perhaps even enjoyed this reading.
