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UPDATE #1: Summer Reading “Challenge”
I was hoping to be a little further along in my Challenge and the Penguin 80 list by the first update, but I’m not being too hard on myself for being behind. For my first read, I’ve chosen Anna Karenina – an advantageous first choice if I do say so myself. Or maybe I’m subconsciously hoping the rest of the list will go by quickly after I read one of the longest novels I’ve encountered in my life. My edition of Anna Karenina is 754 pages long. I am about 1/7 of the way through, which looks less impressive than it feels. Anyway, Anna Karenina is starting to become one of…
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Summer Reading “Challenge”
I was hit yesterday by these facts: my cable bill was due, I have to hope my car payment will get mailed on time for the beginning of next week, and rent is due in four short days. Oh, and in a couple of weeks I’ll have to start regularly paying back my student loans, rather than just paying a little here and there. To make an already long story short, it hit me that June is coming to an end and July is just around the corner. Please pass by slower, July. Anyway, I’ve been plugging along with my ever lengthening reading wish list, and while I’m enjoying what…
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