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All of us have a handful of one-sitting reads. Those books that are so thin and, in general, short that, as long as you aren’t a snail-reader like me, you can read in one go. I don’t think it’s any secret that I’m a slow reader, but even I got through each of these in …
Sooooooooo, I know this is kind of late in the year to be putting together a reading list and usually this sort of thing is done at the beginning, but the truth is, I just wasn’t confident in my ability to stick to a goal. Especially a goal that is always far too lofty for …
This is just a quick appreciation post dedicated to Jane Austen’s Persuasion. First of all, I’d like to express my greatest gratitude to this book (ergo Jane Austen) for introducing the exemplary character of Anne Elliot. I immediately fell in love with Anne’s example of humility and patience as life — whether through the sought …
It feels appropriate to drink whiskey (which is what I’m currently doing) while writing about this book. Not only does whiskey often make an appearance in this book, but I feel like whiskey was the aesthetic deWitt was going for. The Sisters brothers are hired hands for a man called The Commodore. It’s with blank …
First of all, Happy New Year! This is my first post of the 2019 and I’m happy to be sharing one of my favorite 2018 reads. Now, I had lofty reading goals in 2018 and, to be blunt, I failed miserably. But those that did make the cut were fantastic, and The Dressmaker is no …
What if I want to live a perfectly ordinary life? What if I don’t want to rush, and push, and force my way through life only to stumble out the other side wondering why I didn’t breathe every once in while? A while ago I read this blog post in which the author talks about accepting …
If you’re anything like me, your budget is maxed out with silly things like gas and insurance, with only a handful of random extra dollars for fun things like wine and books. But then again, if you’re anything like me, you will still spend money on books. What always gets me, though, is the insane …
The first word that comes to mind when I reflect on Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See is Symphony. The ebb and flow, as well as the author’s co-narrator construction, pulls you through the heart-wrenching lives of the characters much like a symphony guides you through some of the most enchanting musical compositions. Set against …
Rachel Watson hovers just above rock bottom. Wallowing in her divorce and drowning in her alcoholism, Rachel’s only comfort lies in her daily observations of Jason and Jess, the happily married couple who live a few doors down from the home in which Rachel herself once enjoyed marital bliss. From her seat on the train …
Wherever you are, be all there. — Jim Elliot — Jim Elliot’s “be all there” philosophy is as wonderful for daily life as it is for traveling to unknown cities. My general interpretation of this is to blend in and attempt to exist in the city in much the same way a local would. Veer …