I’m reading a book right now that I know is going to take awhile to read. Not because it’s particularly lengthy, but because of the difficult subject matter. It’s about the life of U.S. Ambassador William Dodd and his family during their post in Berlin, right after the election of Hitler as chancellor, and through […]
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The Impact Of Children’s Books
One of the reasons I love reading so passionately is that I firmly believe that books can permanently change your outlook on life. Recently, I’ve been thinking about the books that had the most impact on me, and I’ve realized I read most of them between the ages of 9 and 14. I’ve forgotten many […]
The Perfect Reading Day
Today I had one of those perfect reading days. I read almost an entire book- about 350 pages of the 400 in the novel- in one sitting. It was glorious. Here are the factors required for a perfect reading day: 1. An unspecified chunk of time. You can’t have any serious obligations to rush off […]
Catching Mistakes
I’m pretty sure it’s the “English teacher’s daughter” in me, but I love catching errors in books. Not grammatical errors, but plot errors- little things like a mistaken order of events, recounted; the wrong character labeled with the wrong action or characteristic; or the re-description of a room with something in the wrong place. It’s […]
How To Waste Your Reading Time
I’ve been on vacation from work for the past 9 days, and while those days have been packed with holiday and family celebrations, I’m disappointed in myself for only managing to finish one book (and several magazines). What’s worse, the book wasn’t even a very good one- The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch- […]
Favorite Reading Quotes
I’m dipping into some favorite reading quotes today. What’s your favorite quote about books? “A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” -Samuel Johnson “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” -Groucho Marx “Reading takes us away […]