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Category Archives: Reading
This Year’s Reading (So Far)
I’m always happier about my reading if I write a little something about each book. So, here goes. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie, A (reread): In this Agatha Christie mystery, Poirot receives a letter signed by ABC, who claims … Continue reading
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Fourth of 2016
The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt Grade: B+ I just finished my fourth book of 2016, The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt. The main character is Louisa, who works as a maid in a New York … Continue reading
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Reading Together
Dear Kids, I have read to you almost every night since you were tiny. I remember reading Dr. Seuss’s “Horton Hears a Who” to Marshall when he was just a baby. Sometimes he would even listen. And I remember how … Continue reading
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More Reviews from 2015
I read some great books in 2015. There were also some that disappointed me. The reviews for the disappointing ones were originally listed in my Reading in 2015 post, but I thought that the negativity dragged the post down. Still, … Continue reading
Reading in 2015
I read only 32 books in 2015. That makes 2015 one of the weakest reading years since I started tracking my reading on this blog. Only 2009 had a lower total (23), and that was the year that my son … Continue reading
At Least I Read Some!
I set myself to a big reading goal earlier this year. I had hoped to read 33 additional books before year’s end. I didn’t come even close to reaching that goal, but at least I read some! Here are the … Continue reading
Reading Rainbow
Yesterday the sun streamed through the window at just the right angle so that it went through a glass candle holder and threw a rainbow on the page as I was reading. It was a real “Reading Rainbow!” P.S. The … Continue reading
To Do by Year’s End
OK, so I’m behind on my reading, and it’s time to do something about it. These stacks on my dresser are the books that I hope to read before the end of the year. They’re all books that I’ve had … Continue reading
Quickly to Sleep
Raymond E. Feist’s Magician series has always been one of my favorite sets of books. I’ve read each of the early books of the series so many times that I practically know them by heart. But there are still lines … Continue reading
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Done With Darkover
Once upon a time I decided to continue rereading Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover series. It has taken almost 2.5 years to do it, but I’m finally done. Or at least as done as I intend to be. I did not … Continue reading
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