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Reading David Copperfield: Chapters 11-20 (or In Which I Am Amused by Uriah Heep’s Grossness & Disgusted by Steerforth’s)

Well, I have returned with part 2 of my reading David Copperfield: chapters 11-20. It has not ceased to engross, you will be happy to know. And these ten chapters were on average a lot cheerier than the first ten,…

By Lizzie Hexam February 7, 2024BookishnessNo Comments

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Reading David Copperfield: Chapters 1-10 (or In Which I Develop a Hearty Dislike for 80% of the Characters)

I fell ill this week. The result is that I have been shirking the Hard things I was supposed to be doing, and foregoing them for Easier things. One of those Easier things has been charging ahead in my current…

By Lizzie Hexam January 26, 2024Bookishness8 Comments

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2023 Year in Review: Bookish Edition

What ho, readers all! I thought it might be rather fun to do a little recap/review of new reads/watches for me in 2023 (fortunately I had the good sense to record the media I was consuming for most of the…

By Lizzie Hexam December 30, 2023Bookishness9 Comments

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Life According to Literature Tag

Good morning...that is to say, what-ho! Snooping about other people's blog archives, I found this very fun-looking little thingamajig, the Life According to Literature tag. I don't know if it's still a Thing in any way, shape or form, since…

By Lizzie Hexam December 7, 2023Bookishness2 Comments

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North and South Book Review

If you so much as gingerly step into the outskirts of the period drama world, you're bound to hear about North and South. I wanted to see the mini-series, but I wanted to read the book first because That's What…

By Lizzie Hexam November 18, 2023Bookishness2 Comments

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Mini Book Reviews: All Saints’ Day

Last Wednesday was All Saints' Day. It seems fitting, therefore, to do a saint-related post, so I've decided to do mini-book reviews for the saint-related books I've read this year. (Would it have been even more fitting to put this…

By Lizzie Hexam November 3, 2023Bookishness, Spiritual LifeNo Comments

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A Slice of Catholic Life: Three Spiritual Reading Recommendations

Welcome to my second Slice of Catholic Life! This time around, I'm giving three spiritual reading recommendations that have been especially helpful to me in my spiritual life. (Oh, and of course, the Bible is a given. Everybody should read…

By Lizzie Hexam October 1, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

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Bleak House Book Review

I just finished Bleak House. It took me quite a while to read, because for about 75% of the book I was Not Terribly Invested. (The last 25%, however, was a different story (figuratively).) Since my thoughts on Bleak House…

By Lizzie Hexam September 22, 2023BookishnessNo Comments

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10 Things to Be Grateful For As You Start a New School Year

For those of us for whom the end of summer means the start of school, whether that be high school, college, graduate school, etc., getting back to the grindstone can feel like a bit of a let-down. There's always a…

By Lizzie Hexam August 22, 2023Bookishness, MiscellaneousNo Comments

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10 Book Recommendations for a Rainy Day

I can think of fewer things cozier than curling up on the couch on a rainy day and reading a good book, a hot drink by your elbow. Sadly, one's duties do not usually stall on rainy days, and one…

By Lizzie Hexam May 9, 2023Bookishness4 Comments