Life at the tempo of one page and then another. Virginia Woolf reading group.
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Poorly arranged indexes – a lonely cri de coeur
Well, I’m hesitating to send out this post. It’s something I typed out in a fit of pique which, on re-reading, sounds silly. And it’s a bit of a departure from what I usually write about.
What is it, pray?
It’s an extended quibble about...
‘A better writer than you think’ (according to A.S. Byatt) and ‘Readable even when in hospital beds awaiting drastic surgery’ (according to Lady Ellenborough, whoever that is)
Georgette Heyer is famous for her Regency romances in which some sort of moneyed rake goes head-to-head with an innocent, bubbly (or possibly smart, plucky) heroine and, after much sumptuous description of Regency-era clothing and cuisine,...
Reading incomprehension
While not the dullest tool in the shed, the shed of human intellect is vast and I’m nowhere near the top shelf. I am, for example, a slow reader and often have trouble understanding what I’m reading and, like many dull tools, have developed...
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has a new book out called What’s So Great About the Great Books. I’m a huge fan of Naomi’s newsletter, . I love her way of writing about books and writing and the literary scene. So I knew I would want to read her new book and that I’d enjo...
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A couple of weeks ago I sat down with to talk about a book that is meaningful to me. It’s not so easy to settle on a book that is meaningful not just… good. Or entertaining. Or well-written.
Alyssa waiting patiently while I convert disord...
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Reader. Writer. Tea drinker. Brassica fancier. Kelpie lover. Strunk and White devotee. Lives and works in small town Australia.
Retired associate professor of English living in Olympia, Washington, voracious reader, lit lover, co-author of two books. New note: I've deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts. You can find me now on Bluesky: : @loglady3703.bsky.social
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