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Classics, Nonfiction, and Children's Literature
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Non-Reviews, Reading Journal, Writing about Reading

Reading Journal (9 Dec): Thoughts on Being a Selective Reader

I’ve heard more than one person express worry that they will be considered a snob because they have been only reading classics lately. Why is that? I made a comment on Claire at Paperback_Reader’s page a few months ago (yes, that’s how long I’ve been thinking about this) and her responses got me thinking about

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Non-Reviews, Reading Journal, Writing about Reading

Reading Journal (22 July): Reading as a Priority

Suey at It’s All About Books mentioned a friend who said “I don’t have the luxury to read” and this got me thinking. People are always saying to me, “I don’t have time to read.” I have to argue they don’t choose to read. Reading is a luxury in some ways. But saying “I don’t

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Chapter Books, Child/Young Adult, Early Chapter Books, Fiction, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Reviews

Robinson Crusoe Adaptations for Children

In Chapter 6 of my history of children’s literature textbook, Children’s Literature, Seth Lerer indicates: Almost from its original publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe had an immense impact on literature for children and adults. It has been widely seen as one of the first major novels in English; as the stimulus for a

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Non-Reviews, Pondering Reading, Pondering Writing Styles, Writing about Reading

How to Read and Why: Short Stories Retrospective

Last June, I had just barely begun book blogging. My reading was beginning to expand beyond my comfort zone (i.e., go to the library and randomly take a book with a pretty cover off the shelf) and into the world of TBR lists. When I read the preface to Harold Bloom’s How to Read and

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Pondering Reading, Reviews, Speeches/Essays

The Book That Changed My Life, edited by Roxanne J. Coady and Joy Johannesson + Giveaway

To my surprise, I greatly enjoyed reading The Book that Changed My Life, edited by Roxanne J. Coady and Joy Johannesson. The Book that Changed My Life is a collection of essays by writers, and since I don’t often read modern fiction, I didn’t expect to recognize many of the authors highlighted, much less did

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Non-Reviews, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

A Ruined Author?

I’m finishing my review of Vladimir Nabokov’s short stories, which I loved reading. I hope to have it done by tomorrow. But I feel I can’t write a post about Nabokov (even his short stories) without mentioning another work by this author that I probably don’t even need to name.

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Nonfiction, Pondering Reading, Reviews

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster

I saw How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster on the “New Nonfiction” shelf at the library. I thought I’d take a glance through it when I got home, but I certainly had no intention of reading it: I have a lot of books either in progress or on my bedside table,

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Blogging Miscellany, Challenges, Pondering Reading

Lists and Challenges Updates

I love lists. Lately, I’ve been making lists of my books to read. Weekly Geeks a number of weeks ago was to update something: that tells you something that it’s taken me this long to get my lists updated. My husband says I’ve been working on reading lists more than I’ve been reading lately. But

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Blogging Miscellany, Challenges, Essays/Articles on Reading, Pondering Reading

Martel-Harper Challenge (Fourth Quarter 2008)

I know I’m insane to think about another challenge when I’m already feeling overwhelmed. But I love the concept and the reading list for the Martel-Harper Challenge.

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