Tag: favorite books
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My Personal Favorite Books
Note: I ended up skipping last week because this post is so egregiously long, and I didn’t have anything to post in its place. My apologies to the five people who consistently read my blog. Recently I’ve been thinking about an argument I had with my boyfriend. He claims that the story told in The…
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Book Review #13: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
I’ll save you the trouble of having to scroll to the bottom to see my verdict for this one, you should definitely read it. His Dark Materials is a book trilogy written by British author Philip Pullman. The books chronical the journey of main character Lyra and her friends as they combat the forces of…
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Book Review #10: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
I’m going to put a PSA here to enjoy this book review because it will be the last one for a few weeks, at least. I’m currently reading The Stand by Stephen King, the 1200 page version that was released in the 90s, and it’s going to take me a while. I love Stephen King,…
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My Favorite Books of 2021
I read 50 books in the year 2021. My usually goal is 52 books a year, so I came up a few short, but considering how crazy life has been I think I still did okay. It’s not easy to move halfway across the country amid a pandemic and still read a book a week,…
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Book Review #7: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Yes, I’m behind. Again. It’s this thing called “life” and it always happens when you least expect it. However, I already have next week’s post planned so I’m on the right track for returning to my regular schedule. On to the book review. And, may I just say, what a book. I was enthralled from…
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Jane Austen: A Woman After My Own Heart
I don’t think it’s any secret that Jane Austen is my favorite author. It’s even one of the clues in the “About Me” page on my website. June Asante is an anagram for Jane Austen. Clever? I thought so. I’m not a person who grew up reading classics or was drawn to them in any…
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Re-Reading My Favorite Novels for the Month of May
A few weeks ago I had this idea to kick off a tradition of rereading some of my favorite books during my favorite time of year. In Florida, April turning to May marks the best part of the season. It’s the beginning of summer (for us, anyway) where the ocean warms up, there’s a breeze…