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An Homage to Dickens

July 21, 2018

It’s only been recently that I’ve read anything by Charles Dickens. I started with Great Expectations. I thought it was clever and funny, and full of amusing, interesting characters. Then I read A Tale of Two Cities, and fell completely in love with it. I love the history, the love triangle, the relationship between Lucie and Dr. Manette, and most of all, I just love Dickens and his way with words. So much so that I got it tattooed on myself forever. “And when you see your own ...

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Update – 2016 Reading Challenge!

June 19, 2018

A book based on a fairy tale – The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee AhdiehI finished this one pretty early this year. I was surprised at how much I liked it, especially since it was kind of hard for me to get into at first. I think the story was great; it was sort of a remake of Arabian Nights, I think. That part was cool. But I had a really hard time envisioning the story, and the descriptions were tough to follow from time to time. I want to read the next book in the series, because the ...

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2016 Reading Challenge

January 7, 2016

Every year, I do some sort of reading challenge. In 2015, I found the 2015 Popsugar Reading Challenge. I didn’t complete it – I met 40 out of 50 requirements, which I thought was pretty good! I did read several additional books; in total, I read 57 books. This year, I considered a few other reading challenges, but I found that the Popsugar challenge fits my preferences the best. It allows me to read outside of my comfort zone, but it also allows for me to read books that I ...

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3 Things: Pride and Prejudice

January 7, 2016

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen I feel accomplished after having read this. I have tried to read it before, but couldn’t ever really get into it. I decided, as one of my goals of 2015, to read more classics. I did that in 2015 (I mean, I read like 2), and decided it was worthwhile to continue in 2016. Pride and Prejudice is my first book read in 2016, and I’m glad I did. But God, it was boring. It’s not like I was expecting some incredible action novel. But I expected ...