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Checked Out: Week 9

I actually haven’t read that much this week, which is a deviation from the normal, but I have been writing quite a bit instead. Don’t worry. I’m getting back to reading over the weekend. I have some good stuff I want to get through. On that note, I’ve been re-reading a few things lately, like … Continue reading Checked Out: Week 9

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Checked Out: Week 8

Another frantic week of reading this week, courtesy of John Grisham and his emotionally charged Sycamore Row. I have to admit I had forgotten the very premise of its precursor, A Time to Kill, but it all came back in a hurry once I got going. The characters, the setting, and the interactions between characters … Continue reading Checked Out: Week 8

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Checked Out: Week 7

A rich white man commits suicide and leaves the vast majority of his fortune to his black housekeeper. In the 1980s. In the deep south. When the news hits, the gossip is a mile wide, and the lawyers come out of the woodwork to contest the will. And to add fuel to the fire, the … Continue reading Checked Out: Week 7

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Checked Out: Week 6

I got back to reading in bed this week, something I had gotten away from probably for the past year or so, and I had forgotten how good it felt to prop my pillow up, shut out the rest of the world, and read. I also rediscovered the joy of heading to goodreads and checking … Continue reading Checked Out: Week 6

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Checked Out: Week 5

“Well, that sure was fast,” I said after finishing Divergent in a matter of three days (and it would have been faster if I didn’t have all this other stuff to do with my life). The speed at which I read that book brought back memories of high school when I was reading a book … Continue reading Checked Out: Week 5