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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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Life’s A Beach Book Tag
This book tag was created by The Left Handed Book Lover, who didn’t tag me, but recently posted a 2018 version so I’ll link that [here]. This book tag is not only made up of great categories, but since August is the last official month of summer here in Vacationland, I thought it would be fitting to do it now. So without further ado, here are my answers.
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From My Bookshelf: Nightingale, Fly, Home
This installment of From My Bookshelf is brought to you by the final month of summer and nostalgia. I knew I wanted to feature one particular author for this post, because for a few summers in my teens I almost exclusively read her books. The ones I read were so indulgent, so captivating; perfect for the beach or reading in a tent on a camping trip.
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Summer Reading Challenge 2016: Shadow of Night
I finished this book in one day. Sure, I had started the first couple of chapters at a different time but the rest was done on a recent dreary day when I could think of nothing else but finding out how Matthew and Diana would survive Europe in 1590. Because of course they survive; there is a third book to read after all!
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Summer Reading Challenge 2016: The Home Stretch
Well it’s that time of year again when readers across the land scramble to finish their summer reading lists, prepare for new fall reads and holiday book hauls, and maybe get caught up with real-life people. I have done quite a bit of the latter, am not even thinking about the second, but am a strong participant in the first. My Summer Reading Challenge ends not with August, but with the autumnal equinox on September 22nd. With that in mind, here’s a recap of what I have completed, and the titles that still reside on my To Be Read list.
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Summer Reading Challenge 2016: Disgrace
I’m not going to think about how close the end of summer is; instead, let’s talk about Disgrace. J.M. Coetzee wastes no time in launching us into the life of fifty-two year old David Lurie in Disgrace. Lurie is divorced, currently on his way to visit an escort named Soraya, and has “to his mind, solved the problem of sex rather well.” I am hung up on this sentence because although Lurie is confident and sure of the actions of sex, he is almost clueless when it comes to the consequences and implications of those actions. If you haven’t already guessed, sex is a big driver of this novel, although place, society, and prose play large…
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