In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought! The Category: Literary Fiction The Book: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown In Three Words: Shakespeare. Family. Relationships. Biggest Takeaway: As a writer, I was […]
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Friday Book Review: The Comedy of Errors
Reading Shakespeare 2014: 1/12 completed For January, I chose The Comedy of Errors. As far as Shakespeare plays go, it’s a lightweight, so I thought it would help me ease into my resolution. I also wanted a comedy to liven up the cold, dull winter days. It turned out to be a very quick read- […]
Make A FUN Resolution
I read a statistic recently that over half of all Americans do not make New Year’s resolutions. Putting aside the arguments that “they don’t work” (they do for some people) and “they haven’t worked for me in the past” (maybe you need to make them more specific or manageable) and “they’re stupid” (you’re entitled to […]
Wanted: Shakespeare Reading Partners for 2014!
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” -William Shakespeare “We know what we are, but not what we may be.” -William Shakespeare “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” -Hamlet “Sit by my side and let the world slip: we shall ne’er be younger.” […]
Friday Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
I’ve had How To Read Literature Like A Professor on my Kindle wish list for a long time: So it was a nice surprise to find I could borrow it for free from my library’s e-book system. (Does your library have one? Check it out!) I have to confess that I have not finished this book […]
Desert Island Reading Game
If you were trapped on a desert island, what five books would you want to have on the island with you? Keep in mind that the words in these books may have to sustain you for the rest of your life. You’d want a variety of genres to stave off boredom as long as possible, […]