Tag Archives: American literature

Early Thoughts on South of Broad (by Bethany)

Posted on September 19, 2015 by lfpbe

Pages read: 131 out of 512 Last year’s PAT CONROY MONTH!!! was not a high point for me as a blogger. I set out to read War and Peace, which is one of the novels Pat Conroy discusses in his … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along

Posted on August 26, 2015 by lfpbe

It’s perhaps a stretch to say that this is the last photo you’ll see of the brown sweater before it’s all pieced and finished – but this IS the final sleeve, and I DO have the next five days off … Continue reading →

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Here’s Your One Chance, Fancy: Thoughts on the First Third of Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth (by Bethany)

Posted on August 23, 2015 by lfpbe

This may be the most irony-dense book I’ve ever read. I really don’t want to write a review – what I want to do is quote entire passages (page-long paragraphs in some cases) and then say “Isn’t this just horrible? … Continue reading →

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A Review of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman (by Bethany)

Posted on July 26, 2015 by lfpbe

Please note: This review deals frankly with all parts of this novel, including its ending. If you want to avoid “spoilers,” you should not read this review. I like To Kill a Mockingbird, but I don’t love it. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along

Posted on July 22, 2015 by lfpbe

This is less a Yarn Along post and more of a knitting and reading wish list. Knitting and reading have not been big parts of my life these days, especially since I’m at the tail end of twelve full work … Continue reading →

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