Quote of the Month
The healthy light of a fine October morning made even the dingy old houses brighten up a little–some of the dusty windows actually looking almost cheerful as the sun’s rays gleamed upon them.
Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
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I was getting on the Classics Club reads during this quarter, apparently. Probably about the time I realised I only have a little over a year left to read almost half of my list.
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Round-Up Reviews: A Couple of Canadian Classics Club Reads
Though quite different, these books have more in common than happening to geographically bookend Canada, with PEI on the East Coast, and BC on the West Coast. One a romantic fiction, one a real-life adventure, both are by great Canadian authors, with distinct natural settings, and an uplifting outlook on life.
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Unexpected Philosopher: PewDiePie Book Review, Part 1
Last year I was inspired by a PewDiePie video challenging himself and his followers to read a selection of philosophical works over 2025. They were all books he had read before and stayed with him. In his video, he gives a brief overview of each book, as well as what he found valuable about reading…
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Listen to the Beat: On the Road by Jack Kerouac Review
I listened to this on audio and that might not have been the best choice. Firstly, because I usually don’t find audio to be as good of a medium for my first encounter with a novel, but also because the narrator’s voice wasn’t exactly what I would prefer to listen to. It wouldn’t have been…
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In my teens, I compiled a personal “100 books to read before you die” list and decided I would read them within a year. Not sure why I thought that was necessary. While I didn’t die by the end of the year, my joy in reading did. One of the better things that came out…
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Classics Club Spin #44
It has come round again! What is it, you may ask? The Classics Club is a voluntary commitment to read fifty classics of your choice in five years from the time you join. The Classics Club site hosts a periodic “spin” to motivate participants to keep at their list, and maybe relieve some of the…
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