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2019 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge | Final Update
The 2019 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge has come to an end (officially tomorrow, June 30th), so I’m here with my final reading update. I finished Rose in Bloom, and although I said in my Halfway Update that I was going to start Work, I instead proceeded to the Stories & Other Writings portion of The Library of America edition I checked out of the library. My thoughts are as follows.
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2019 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge | Halfway Update
<< The 2019 Challenge has ended. You can read my Wrap-Up here. >> Despite feeling like June just started, we are now closer to the end of it than the beginning. I’ve decided to use this [just over] halfway point to talk about my progress with the Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge. You can learn more about this Challenge in my introductory post and at In The Bookcase; otherwise, keep reading for my thoughts on Rose in Bloom so far.
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2019 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge
<< The 2019 Challenge has ended. You can read my Wrap-Up here. >> The Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge is back! And as you can tell by the existence of this post, I’m joining in once again.
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Eight Cousins (2018 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge)
I’m happy to say that I finished Eight Cousins for the 2018 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge (hosted by Tarissa from In The Bookcase), although I do wish I had time to read the sequel, Rose in Bloom – but I’ll talk about that a little later.
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2018 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge
< < I finished Eight Cousins for this Reading Challenge, so if you’d like to read my thoughts on it just click here. > > Tarissa from In The Bookcase kindly invited me to join her 2018 Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge, and since I’ve been racking my brain thinking about what books to read this month (ha ha ha) I have decided to take part!
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Carlson Turner Books and Bookbindery
There’s Something About Carlson Turner Books and Bookbindery Most of the time, I shop exclusively at one local bookstore (that has multiple locations here in Maine), primarily because once I find a shop/restaurant/bar/hiking spot that I love, I don’t feel an overwhelming pressure to stray. I also frequent a handful of the bookstores in Portland, Maine – one conveniently sits next to the library and its sidewalk used book sale always draws me over. However, one bookstore I hadn’t yet visited is now one that sits on top of my list of favorites. This bookstore is Carlson Turner Books and Bookbindery. Turn westward where Congress St. meets Washington Ave. and…