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Reading journal: Mid-February

Reading has slowed down, although I have one new recommendation to post shortly. I reread The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin with my son, which I think was a bit too old for him, but I still love it. I also reread Dracula on audio. I last read Dracula as a pre-teen or youngish teen. I don't remember exactly when, … Continue reading Reading journal: Mid-February

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February 15, 2016May 22, 2017Acquisitions, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Ellen Raskin, Genres, I Remember You, Icelandic fiction, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let Me In, Penguin Classics, Reading, Rereading, Swedish fiction, The Westing Game, Vampires, Yrsa SigurdardottirLeave a comment
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Recommended Reading: What Makes This Book So Great

What Makes This Book So Great is a compendium of blog posts about Jo Walton's rereads of books, not necessarily all science fiction and fantasy. These are blog posts originally published on Tor.com, so they are short, breezy, and quick to read. Walton is such a prodigious reader, averaging a book or more a day (I wonder … Continue reading Recommended Reading: What Makes This Book So Great

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July 29, 2015August 3, 2015Jo Walton, Reading, Rereading, Science fiction, Tor.com, What Makes This Book So GreatLeave a comment
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Why reread books?

Here is an answer I gave to a question asked on Quora: Which fiction books have people read more than once? Why? 1) For deeper understanding of the meaning of the book. Some books, especially those with challenging structures, benefit from rereading because each time you can dig deeper into the themes and unwind the … Continue reading Why reread books?

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May 10, 2011September 4, 2014Donna Tartt, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Gatsby, Harper Lee, Jane Austen, Joseph Heller, Little Prince, Rereading, The Stand1 Comment

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