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Thoughts While Reading GONE WITH THE WIND {Part 2}
Welcome to this second installment in my Thoughts While Reading Gone with the Wind series! As you can probably tell from the title, I’ll be sharing my thoughts as I read this classic American tome by Margaret Mitchell. Since the novel is divided into five parts, there will be five installments in this series. Be sure to check… Continue reading
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WILD by Cheryl Strayed
“How wild it was, to let it be.” I’ve had my eye on Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild for years now. I love hiking- as explained here– so when I heard of this book I knew it would be something I would find interesting, at the very least. I’m familiar with the Appalachian Trail, but before reading this… Continue reading
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ALEXANDER HAMILTON by Ron Chernow
Ever since I first learned about the Hamilton musical over a year ago I’ve been itching to read Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton. I’ve always had a passion for American history (flashback to my AP United States History class days), especially the early years of America becoming an independent nation. Several books about this topic sit on my bookshelf as… Continue reading
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THE SCARLET LETTER by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom.” Ah, The Scarlet Letter. This is one of those classics that I was somehow never assigned to read in high school, which is why I’m just getting around to reading it now. I had a vague idea of what this story was about prior to reading… Continue reading
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THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton
Recently I picked up a secondhand copy of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton at a local book sale, mostly because I felt as though I was one of the few people who haven’t had to read it at some point in their educational career. After hearing so many great things about it, I was intrigued to find… Continue reading
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More Books: Second Semester Edition
As per usual, I cannot refrain from accumulating more books. Being an English major certainly doesn’t remedy this problem because I’m constantly discovering works that I’d love to add to my collection. Here are some books that managed to slip through the cracks of my willpower this past semester: After reading (and loving!) Willa Cather’s… Continue reading
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My First Year of College Is.. Over?!?!
Why yes, it’s really me– I’m back!! Yesterday I moved out of my college dorm for summer vacation and it’s a strange, wonderful, and bittersweet feeling. Although I vividly remember August orientation like it was just the other weekend (so. many. icebreakers.) it also seems like I’ve been waiting an eternity for the end of second… Continue reading
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THE REST OF US JUST LIVE HERE by Patrick Ness
“Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week’s end of the world and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life.” Congratulations, Mr. Patrick Ness: you’ve done it again. You’ve written a novel that’s managed to simultaneously make me feel sad and happy and deeply understood, a story that is… Continue reading
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MY ÁNTONIA by Willa Cather
“Whatever else was gone, Ántonia had not lost the fire of life.” My Ántonia by Willa Cather blindsided me with its brilliance. I had never heard of it or the mastermind behind it until it became assigned reading for my Cultural Diversity in American Literature class. Even reading a brief description of this novel before… Continue reading
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THRIVE by Arianna Huffington
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” Over winter break between semesters I was invited to attend a weeklong leadership program at my college. This program was geared towards helping young women at my college feel more confident with themselves and their ability to… Continue reading
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i’m holly — former english major, current twenty-something book lover, allergic to nuts. drop me a line at nutfreenerd@gmail.com or on instagram.
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