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Book Review: The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope

Bydawn May 20, 2026

The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope My rating: 4 of 5 stars I doubt I’ve marked most spoilers. Proceed at your own risk. This wasn’t my favorite Trollope, but even a “not favorite” is better than no Trollope. I’m not quite sure how to explain. There was some William Makepeace Thackeray – one character compared…

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Book Review: Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope

Bydawn May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope My rating: 4 of 5 stars Beware: Spoilers are hidden on GoodReads, but not here. Phineas Finn is one of those people for whom the toast always lands jelly-side up. He’s a sweet guy – kind and a little go-with-the-flow. He isn’t ingratiating, but somehow – almost accidentally – makes…

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Book Review: Peloponnesian War by Kenneth Harl (Great Courses)

Bydawn April 22, 2026

Peloponnesian War by Kenneth W. Harl My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am reading The Landmark Thucydides and coordinating a reading through that for Scholé Sistership. Ancients was never my favorite period of history to study and so I’ve never read Thucydides (or Herodotus). I wanted some help to give me some context and…

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Book Review: The Phantom of the Opera

Bydawn April 20, 2026

B. J. Harrison Reads The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux My rating: 4 of 5 stars Really fun. Reading this on the heels of The Scarlet Pimpernel was interesting. Both had almost mythical, magical events that were generally explained by natural explanations. I was thinking about this especially with a Phantom’s name being…

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Book Review: Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

Bydawn April 11, 2026

Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope My rating: 5 of 5 stars I could not stop listening. I just love Trollope and his paternal amusement and gentleness toward his characters (view spoiler)[(the ones who he can, but he can’t really even make bad things happen to his villains) (hide spoiler)] Alice, Glencora, and Mrs….

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Book Review: My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell

Bydawn March 27, 2026

My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell My rating: 3 of 5 stars I would really prefer to give this 3.5 stars because I really did enjoy it. It’s just … not other Gaskell books. Margaret Dawson is impoverished when her father, a pastor with 9 children, passes away. A wealthy, widowed Countess relation offers to…

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Book Review: Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

Bydawn March 20, 2026

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m struggling with where to begin. A few years ago I began to read (ahem listen to) George Eliot’s work. I’ve now listened to Silas Marner, Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, Adam Bede, and . I’ve never looked ahead to see what the…

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Book Review: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Bydawn March 19, 2026

This was my first Ishiguro and won’t be my last. It was selected as a book club read for our new book club. My husband and daughter listened to it last year, he recommended Ishiguro, and it was selected to read for March. The writing is atmospheric. From the beginning, the reader is slowly acclimated…

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Registration for the Winter Warmer 2026 is Open

Bydawn February 2, 2026

We may be meeting in the Spring, but we’re excited to still gather and learn together. Registration is here.

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Word for the Year 2026: FEAR
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Word for the Year 2026: FEAR

Bydawn January 7, 2026

For those who watch my stories on Instagram, this will not be a surprise as I posted about it in October based on something Brandy Vencel wrote (probably should take a gander at that again). I’ve been considering [ahem – 2025 Word For the Year] it since at least June, pretty certain I was going to choose it…

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