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Hoping to read one classic per month. We'll see how that goes. 1. The Waves by Virginia Woolf, 2/4/202. This is the most beautifully written book I have read. Poetical and lyrical. 2. The Age of Innocence (Penguin Vitae) by Edith Wharton, 3/2/2024. Discover a story about unrequited love and how others impact one's romantic feelings. 3. The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty, 4 stars. Laurel McKelva Hand returns home to visit her dying father. When he is gone she finds his recent wife is indeed difficult with whom to sort things out. lnteresting read. 4. Parnassus on Wheels (Common Reader Editions) by Christopher Morley, Christopher Morley, 3/23/2024, 4 stars. This is a delighful tale about a woman who lives with her brother on Sable Farm. When he begins writing books, he rambles about to collect material for his writing and she is left alone. So she is until a traveling book seller arrives at the door. Now she decides to go traveling, too, and the adventures begin. 5. The Haunted Bookshop (Common Reader Editions) by Christopher Morley, 3/24/2024, 4stars, a sequel to Parnassus on Wheels, Roger Mifflin and his wife, Helen, (Parnassus on Wheels) now have opened his long dreamed in Brooklyn rather than selling books from his mobile bookstore as they trave about the country. The bookshop is haunted by the ghosts of unread authors. In addition, Roger and Helen have a mystery to solve with books coming and going from their shelves. 6. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood Last Edited on: 4/16/24 12:29 PM ET - Total times edited: 15 |
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This is a cool project! I'm doing a reading challenge to read some ancient and medieval books in 2024 (although one of the criteria I'm definitely going to struggle with) |
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