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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

3/26/2018

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
I had a Saturday full of reading, which was a nice change from the normal busyness of our lives. I had to spend the morning at the lab for my three hour glucose tolerance test. Disgusting, but it allowed me to sit there and read for three hours! And then I got to go out to lunch by myself. I had eaten nothing since the night before, and I was starving. By the time I made it home, it was almost my little guy's naptime, which allowed me to sneak in some more reading in the afternoon. Isn't it amazing how the more you read, the more you want to read?

What I Read Last Week

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M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton (I'm reading the Newbery winners from the 1970s during this year. I don't remember if I read this one when I was a kid or not, but I found it kind of meandering.)
A Flight of Fancy by Laurie Alice Eakes (I always love learning when I'm reading, especially when it's unexpected - like learning about early ventures in ballooning while reading a Christian romance!)

What I'm Reading Now

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A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (I read this one a while ago, but I'm rereading for next month's book club meeting. I love Bill Bryson!)
Where We Belong by Lynn Austin (Lynn Austin is rapidly becoming one of my favorite Christian writers.)
​Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (Slow but steady progress. I'm on page 471 out of 710.)

What's Coming Up Next

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The Maiden's Bequest by George MacDonald (I've decided to read a George MacDonald book each year during Holy Week, and this is this year's selection!)
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Jade @ Reading with Jade link
3/26/2018 08:45:13 am

What a lovely Saturday that sounds to have been.. I also had a good bookish Saturday; a solo trip to the library!

Happy reading!

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Christine link
3/27/2018 07:27:08 am

I’ve been meaning to try George MacDonald — I have The Orincess and the Goblin so I probably should start with that one of these days :)

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