Category Archives: Books

Literary Yak Shaving

I was listening to some new music on Spotify the other day when one of the songs (or it could have been an album title or band name; I don’t remember which; it wasn’t very memorable) mentioned a lighthouse. Sometimes … Continue reading

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Short Shrift

I’m currently reading a book called The Russian Revolution by William Henry Chamberlin. This book was originally published in 1935. One of the things I love about reading older works is coming across words I’ve never seen before or words … Continue reading

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Review – A Tale of Two Cities

I recently finished reading A Tale of Two Cities. This is the review I posted on Goodreads: This book might deserve 5 stars for the opening and closing chapters — or even just the opening and closing sentences — alone. … Continue reading

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