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Literary Listography: My reading life in lists

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Literary Listography: My Reading Life in Lists.   I found this book on Amazon about a year ago and thought I'd try it out.  First off, I LOVE getting packages in the mail!  Please tell me I'm not the only one who loves receiving letters/packages?  There's something very old-fashioned (can you believe that sending mail has become OLD FASHIONED?) about it that causes me to think back to Elizabeth Gaskell and Jane Austen days. So, what is this book and how does it work?  Please, let me explain (couldn't help but say that in Inigo Montoya's voice from the Princess Bride).  The book contains many, many lists and each list has a title, such as Books That Made Me Cry, Fictional Characters I Would Not Get Along With (not gonna lie, I'm enjoying this one) , and Favorite Literary Lovebirds.   You're given a certain number of lines to record these books on and that's pretty much it.  While it may sound boring, it's actually quite entertaining. It...

My {improved} reading list

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When I posted  this , my list contained only a few books.  After a going back a forth with  Heidi  and getting some really good suggestions, I've added a few more books that I thought I'd share with you. Some new books include: Peace Like A River by Leif Enger Behold the Dawn by K.M. Weiland Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (yes, I've never read this) Greenwillow by B.J. Chute Damsel in Distress by P. G. Woodenhouse  Those are just a few of the books that I have on my new and improved reading list and I am quite excited about them!   Why thank you, that's just what I intent to do.  I've already read Peace Like A River  and thoroughly enjoyed it - even though it took me a few chapters to get "into" it.  I came a way from that book feeling like I just came back from a very long (and cold!) adventure!  Also, I came away from Peace Like A River more grateful for the breath in my lungs and the air that flows ...