So far in 2021, I’ve been steeping myself in Ancient thought. I never really would have guessed that I would choose to power myself through Epic Poetry … and love it. But I have. There have been moments. Mostly during my first listen to the Aeneid when I wondered, “What have I gotten myself into?!”…
The Iliad by Homer My rating: 5 of 5 stars I listened to the audiobook read by Derek Jacobi and he did such a wonderful job. I wonder why it’s no longer available on Audible. I really enjoyed listening to The Iliad. It was more the story of Achilles than I had ever know before….
Phantastes by George MacDonald My rating: 4 of 5 stars I listened to this on Audible, but the Glen Reed narration which isn’t here on GoodReads. I read some of it on Kindle as well, but I mostly listened. I’m afraid the narrator wasn’t as delightful as I would have preferred. I made it…
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first read The Scarlet Letter as a Junior in high school: American Lit. No one had previously bothered to tell me that classics endure because they are so readable and have something to say that is worth listening to, so I procrastinated…
In Vital Harmony: Charlotte Mason and the Natural Laws of Education by Karen Glass My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started in February with reading and I restarted via Audible on May 1 and finished the audiobook today. I do plan to finish reading the print book as well. I’ve come, this year, to…
That Hideous Strength: by C.S. Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this on Kindle. I really enjoyed this book. There was so much that Lewis had to say and show. The evil was really evil, and the layers were peeled back slowly, slowly to the final climax. The evil is so evil…
The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this novel that the children are reading for school. I purchased the audiobook version with an Audible credit because it is an expensive audiobook, but it was worth joining audible for this book! The reader was fantastic: his Spanish name pronunciation,…
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I listened to this and for a long time I wondered why. Then, today, I listened to the last two chapters of Part One and all of Part Two because I had to know. Oh, before today, there were thoughts and ideas…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. We enjoyed listening to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on a recent drive to (and from) the beach. There was much to enjoy about this book. We liked the exciting plot. I liked the ways Rowling…
For Today… I love February Outside my window…. It’s gray and 40*. I am thinking… about direct objects. We just watched our Latin for Children A lesson. Chapter 20. Will we every finish this book? I am thankful… for my nephew who is celebrating his 3rd birthday today. I am wearing… jeans, blue printed long…