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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

10/16/2017

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
I had the most amazing experience yesterday. This year is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Since I'm Lutheran, this anniversary is kind of a big deal for me. Yesterday, I sang in a choir of over 1,000 people at a worship service attended by over 14,000 people at the Breslin Center at Michigan State University. I have no words to describe how incredible that was. A taste of heaven!

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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera (Ugh. There were a few profound moments I liked, but mostly ugh. And blech. I hate saying it, but don't read this book.)

What I'm Reading Now

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Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld (This is better than I feared. I'm a Jane Austen purist, so I don't know why I'm even reading a modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice, but I was intrigued. Some of the modern twists are pretty clever. I'm only halfway through, though, so we'll see what happens with Liz and Darcy.)
Utopia by Thomas More (I should be finishing this one up in the next day or two!)

What's Coming Up Next

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The Harvest Raise by Katie Schuermann (This is the last book in the Anthems of Zion trilogy, and I am so excited to read it!!)
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Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link
10/16/2017 12:36:19 pm

WOW that choir was huge -- sounds like one of those once in a lifetime things!

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Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link
10/18/2017 06:05:43 pm

Wow that sounds like an amazing experience!! How cool!

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