Running list of books I read, finish, and (sometimes) report upon.
Peggy’s books
I enjoyed this one. Reading about other people’s problems is always interesting. It can be fatiguing to read an advice column one after another after another such as in a collection like this. Strayed gives compassionate advice and inclu…
The book starts out with a bang. Al Wassif writes the poetry that many readers have been longing for, poems from the voices of children living in poverty, the voices of those living in a refugee camp, the voices of girls standing up for …
This biography was my introduction to Robert Lax, who interests me as a contemplative poet. His biography intersects with that of Thomas Merton; their friendship and correspondence has been documented in other volumes. Though Lax began h…
My favorite so far of the Diana Wynne Jones books I’ve read. a very nice coming-of-age novel that draws from magic, myth and epic, and proceeds in a chronological way towards a satisfying conclusion. Plenty of action and interesting cha…
Fun book, full of sibling loyalty, orphans discovering a new family, a castle to explore, and magic. Someone is more than he thinks he is. Painful at times, at least for me, when I want to scream, “Don’t do it!” Younger readers will enjoy.
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