Category: Books
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Details in Books (Basically, How My Favorite Books Show and Don’t Tell)
| introduction My professor gave us this instruction for a writing assignment: Begin and end the story with tangible images or action, not abstract thoughts. And of course my INFJ mind winced because I could hang with abstract thoughts all day. (The deep-down, oft-ignored Se danced with joy.) What’s wrong with abstract thoughts? Well, categorically,…
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Reading Recap 2018
Reading Recap 2017 | 2016 | 2015 Happy 2019, my friends! It’s the most wonderful time of the year ––the time I get to look back on all the books I read in 2018 and share with you my favorites! It’s also a rather agonizing time of year, because it’s so hard to choose. You…
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My Favorite Quotes From Recent Reads
It has been far, far too long since I’ve done a quotes post. For those who are newer here, you should know that I am a collector of quotes. I love stories and I love words and I love when they resonate with me, change me. So today, here some of my favorite quotes from…
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3 Ways My Reading Life Has Changed in 2018
First off, can you believe we’re already over halfway through 2018?? I don’t even know what to do with that information. So far, it’s been a good year for me. I’m looking forward to the next half, both to the exciting plans and the big unknowns. Thank you as always for journeying with me and…
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The Bibliophile Sweater Tag
It’s been literal years since I’ve done a tag, but when I saw this one on Abi’s blog, I knew it was time to remedy that. And yes, I know that it’s not exactly sweater season anymore unless you live wayyyy up north (or wayyyy down south where they crank up the air conditioning to…
A Glimpse of Starlight 