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2013 Overview and Book of the Year

I’ve already mentioned that 2013 was a “down year.” I didn’t make it near my goal of 50 books. I did join two sites   last year to help me keep track of what I read online. Pocket is a great reading list, where you can add articles you want to read from a browser button […]

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Great Books – St Johns College

I love comparing my reads to reading lists. I’ve already done the BBC’s Big Read, Hugo, and Newbery lists. This list comes from St. Johns college in Santa Fe. They are one of a handful of “great books” colleges that focus on a reading list as the main source of their curriculum. If I had […]

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Top 5 Literature

Top 5 Authors 5. Tolkien 4. Frank Peretti 3. Edward Eager 2. Stephen R Lawhead 1. P K Dick Top 5 Books 5. Runaway Ralph 4. Prometheus Bound 3. Wuthering Heights 2. Dream Thief 1. the Bible Top 5 Shakespearean Plays 5. Much Ado About Nothing 4. Othello 3. Macbeth 2. King Lear 1. Hamlet […]

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Opening Lines

Young adult books often have some of the best opening lines, probably because their audience is likely to drop it and look for something else if they aren’t interested right away. Here are some of my favorites: The Series of Unfortunate Events – The Bad Beginning “If you are interested in stories with happy endings, […]