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14th read: Silver in the Wood (Greenhollow Duology #1)
This is part of a duology. I’ve been interested in that structure for a while, so I’ll read the second one soon. TITLE: Silver in the Wood AUTHOR: Emily Tesh Released: 2019 Format: Kindle Pages: 112 Genres: Fantasy, Queer, Romance, Duology SYNOPSIS There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow,…
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12th read: Come Close (Little Black Classics)
This small collection served its purpose: introducing me to Sappho. I read everything out loud twice and fell in love, but these pages only scratched the surface. It was a glimpse of the lake I might someday drown inside. I will seek poetry from Sappho again (different translators, so I can grasp nuances lost) with…
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GOODREADS CHALLENGE
I created my goodreads account 10 years ago, in January 2013. It went unused for 2 years, when I decided to join a dear friend in the 2015 reading challenge. My reasons for first participating and my reasons for continuing are different. My perspective towards reading has shifted and transformed throughout the years. I attempted…
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10th read: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me
First non-fiction of the year! I’m reading a few at the same time, but flew through this one. Memoirs that observe relationships between mother & daughter are engrossing to me, especially when those relationships are so flawed. TITLE: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me AUTHOR: Helen Naylor Released: 2021 Format: Audiobook Pages: 276 Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir,…
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8th read: Till We Have Faces
I began reading this one months ago to help a dear friend (Amelie) taking a C.S. Lewis class, but I took a break and read it for pleasure instead. I didn’t even know this book existed before! I’m not unfamiliar with C.S. Lewis: I grew up reading Narnia (my partner & I love The Magician’s…
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7th read: The Princess and the Goblin: Illustrated (Princess Irene & Curdie #1)
One of the nice things about reading older literature is the price tag. This illustrated version of The Princess of the Goblin was only 0.99$ on kindle. I’ve read one of George Macdonald’s books before (At the Back of the North Wind), so I knew I would likely enjoy this one too. His style is…