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Dear A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN by James Joyce: Not what I expected
Dear A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce: I’ve always known that I have a bit of a strange reading taste. By strange, I mean that I generally enjoy a lot of books that most people don’t. William Faulkner’s novels are a good example of this–they are wordy and sprawling Continue reading
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A Classic Couple: AS YOU LIKE IT and TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE
Welcome to another Classic Couple: post! In this series, I choose a classic and a more contemporary read that I think resemble each other and discuss why I think they’re similar. Today I’ll be comparing and contrasting As You Like It by William Shakespeare (1599) and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Continue reading
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Dear MY OXFORD YEAR by Julia Whelan: SO MUCH NOSTALGIA
Dear My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan: I apologize in advance for how nostalgic this letter will inevitably be. When I saw a secondhand copy of you on sale at a bookstore one day I knew I would have to buy you. The blurb on your back cover promised the story of a twenty-something woman, Continue reading
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Dear THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern: Well worth the long, long wait
Dear The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, As someone who adored The Night Circus, I’ve been eagerly anticipating reading you ever since I first learned that you were being release. What I hadn’t anticipated was developing such a personal connection to you. I started reading you a few days before a break-up and finished reading Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Big books are a summer vibe for me??
Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is to share ten books that give off summer vibes. Today I’ve decided to talk about something that might seem a bit strange at first, but that has become a summer tradition for me: Each summer I choose a big book Continue reading
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Dear SOURDOUGH by Robin Sloan: A new bizarre, heart-warming favorite
Dear Sourdough by Robin Sloan: I decided to listen to your audiobook on a whim one day after seeing its gorgeous cover design and reading its enticing blurb: a story about a software engineer at a robotics company in San Francisco who is given a seemingly magical sourdough starter and ends up uncovering a secret Continue reading
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5 Classics for May
In this series, I recommend five classics each month that remind me of that particular time of the year. You know what they say: April showers bring May flowers. That has certainly been true where I live thus far this month–so many flowers in the garden have begun to bloom and it’s so lovely to Continue reading
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Dear THE DUTCH HOUSE by Ann Patchett: Like flipping through a photo album
Dear The Dutch House by Ann Patchett: For years I’ve seen Ann Patchett’s books on the shelves of libraries and bookstores and have always been intrigued by popularity. When I happened upon an audiobook of you recently, I finally decided to see what the buzz about this writer was all about. Set over the course Continue reading
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8 Classic Novels about Family Dynamics | Recommendations
Happy Mother’s Day!! In honor of this special day, I thought I would share some classic novels about family dynamics… albeit, not always the most positive ones! I think reading about fictional families is so interesting, and a close look at family dynamics always adds more depth to a novel. Books like these are a Continue reading
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Dear THE FALCONER by Dana Czapnik: you were an excellent birthday present (even though you made me cry)
Dear The Falconer by Dana Czapnik: When I first finished reading you, one of the first thoughts that popped into my mind was: I don’t know if I can share my thoughts about this one on the blog. My connection to you became more and more personal as you progress and I didn’t know if 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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