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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

2/16/2015

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.
Boy, I don't know what the temperature are like where you are today, but here they are cold! We had a high of zero degrees on Sunday, and subzero wind chills pretty much all weekend. We ran some errands Saturday evening (very romantic Valentine's Day, I know. Don't worry, we did plenty of fun things, too!), and it was such a shock to keep going from warm stores to the freezing outdoors. At times like this, I am so grateful to have a nice, warm house to live in!

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (This is my first Dickens book in quite awhile. My thoughts will be posted Thursday!)

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (I read this one a couple of years ago, but my book club decided to read it for our February selection, since half of our members had never read it before. I have no problem whatsoever rereading this fantastic book!)

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I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora (Fits right in!)
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Elizabeth link
2/16/2015 02:48:17 am

I Kill the Mockingbird sounds great and no need to have read TKAMB.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
2/16/2015 08:04:44 am

I've had it on my TBR list for awhile, and this seemed like the perfect time to read it! :)

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sharon @ Faith Hope & Cherrytea link
2/16/2015 09:43:06 am

I'm with you on gratitude for a warm house! We've just come out of -40C with higher windchills, so appreciating the current -15C !!

Here's my <a href="http://faithhopecherrytea.blogspot.ca/2015/01/share-what-you-know-swyk-ebooks-21115.html">MONDAY READING</a>

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
2/17/2015 12:29:13 pm

Oh, my goodness! -40? That's crazy cold. I'm glad it's "warming up" a bit for you!

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Allison link
2/16/2015 11:29:21 am

I can't wait to hear your thoughts about Oliver Twist! I hope you enjoyed it. And I should definitely re-read To Kill a Mockingbird, especially in preparation for the sequel. :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
2/17/2015 12:30:47 pm

I did enjoy Oliver Twist. I'm looking forward to reading more Dickens. I think TKAM is one of those books I could reread every year and get something different out of it each time. I can't wait for the sequel to shed new light on it!

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Lois link
2/16/2015 11:57:18 am

Oliver Twist was my first Dickens read. I read it after watching the musical version of it, which is quite different.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
2/17/2015 12:31:52 pm

I can imagine that the musical version would be quite different indeed. I think Oliver Twist would be a good Dickens to start with. I haven't read much of his work yet, but it seems to be a more uncomplicated one.

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