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Impatient reading.

Posted on August 8, 2008 by

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It’s been an awfully long time since I’ve written about books – partly because my reading has slowed down lately, but also because I haven’t read a ton of stuff that’s affected me enough to rant or rave. Mostly the books I am reading… Continue Reading “Impatient reading.”

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What I've been reading

Posted on February 20, 2008 by

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I’ve been reading like a madwoman lately – a frenetic period of literary gorging that I suspect is winding down. (How can I tell? I’m actually reading a book at a leisurely pace for the first time in a month instead of hungrily speeding… Continue Reading “What I've been reading”

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