Notes on Books & Life
Hello, Animal Farm reading buddies! I’ll admit, I haven’t actually started the book itself yet. I think my reasons for that are twofold. First, I’ve been visiting family for the past week, which means very little reading has happened. Second, I worry that unless I brush up on my history, I won’t “get” the deeper …
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Happy May! Hm, as I type this I realize I haven’t done a Sunday Salon post for a while. Two orders of business for today. First, I’ve decided to take the next week off. I’ll be visiting family, so I won’t get much reading done anyway, plus I think I could use a break. The …
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Welcome to my weekly Saturday feature here at Erin Reads, where I highlight new books that have entered my life, what I’ve been reading, and what’s happened on Erin Reads over the past week. New Acquisitions No vlog again this week, as my only new acquisition was a copy of Animal Farm by George Orwell …
Well, I’ve finally read my first Franzen novel. I have rather mixed feelings about it. Judging by the comments on our discussion post, it seems I’m not the only one. (If you haven’t read The Corrections, beware…spoilers are fair game here!) After reading The Corrections, I can definitely say that Franzen does do some things …
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The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. Each Wednesday, I post about the classic I’m reading at the moment. This week I finished up The Hill of Devi by E.M. Forster, which is Forster’s account of his two trips to India during the early years of the twentieth …
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