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Bedside Books
Hi all! I have been sick for about two weeks now so my reading slowed way down, but I am on an antibiotic and on the mend now. I am still on my quest of 80 books around the world,… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I am continuing my 80 books around the world tour. I finished The Secret River from Australia and have moved on to Russia with The Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The Secret River is a wild story of what the… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
Happy Wednesday! I am making progress on Around the World in 80 Books. I finished Subterranean by James Rollins from Antarctica. It was an intriguing book, not my favorite genre but I did need to know how it ended. I… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I am on my 4th book of Around the world in 80 books. I most recently read The Stranger by Albert Camus, from Algeria. It was an interesting book because of the unique writing style and the main character, but… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
Happy New Year’s Eve! I am embarking on an Around the World in 80 Books challenge for the new year and you are welcome to join me! I am starting with I Am Malala, from Pakistan and then The Kite… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
My freshman daughter has been giving me all of my book recommendations lately, starting with rereading Animal Farm, and now Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen. Animal Farm is a classic and everyone should read… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
I find when I am busiest, I turn to comfort books. Anybody else? When I am particularly stressed, I reread Little Women, needing some of Marmee’s wisdom. Right now I am continuing to read John Piper’s Joy to the World,… Continue reading
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Bedside Books
A reader who loves to write or a writer who loves to read? This adventure definitely started with reading, then Mrs. Broglin, a wonderfully encouraging 3rd grade teacher who loved my story about how the robin got its song, and… Continue reading
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Around the World in 80 Books
Hi all, I am going to try this challenge starting in January. What books should I include? Does anyone want to join me? Continue reading
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My bookcase
I did the 1 inch writing exercise from Anne Lamont, focusing on my bookcase in our garage. This space is our family commitment to rest. Only nondigital, peaceful things are allowed. Puzzles of various sizes for guests of various sizes.… Continue reading
