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Nobody told me this book was so depressing.

An absentminded reader‘s tale:
I was looking to see how much the tagged book was on Kindle. I have the audiobook from Hoopla. Sometimes I alternate between audio and Kindle when I‘m trying to finish fast. Amazon informs me that I *already bought* this book on Kindle, on June 19, 2017. 2017!! I forgot I had it. Here is a screenshot of the order. It was $4.98 total for both, so I got a heck of a deal that day. I‘m so glad Amazon reminded me. 🤦🏻‍♀️

An enjoyable depiction of Mary Shelley's teenage life before she met Shelley and at the Italian lakes with Shelley and Byron. I did find parts repetitive at times.

I have read this slow. Tried to take some time each day, on the train, during lunch, in a quiet minute after dark, or hidden away in a bathroom-stall in the place where I work. This got to me. But in so many different ways. And I learned more than ever, that you read differently in every different (head-)space.

Thank you again for chosing this @JamieArc

#ALSpine @monalyisha

„I know most people try hard to do good and find out too late they should have tried softer.“

I want to highlight the whole thing. I don‘t know what it is with poetry that it just… ugh… ~gets to you. I will devour this in tiny bits. #ALSpine

Bullet journal is set up (so many bookish spreads! 😍) and my reader is equipped with some of my #AuldLangSpine reads. I had to use a lot of willpower not to start with the tagged book already. I am really looking forward to it! @JamieArc

Look at this fabulous blanket one of my students gave me for Christmas! My shrine grows ever bigger. Also, I believe your parcel arrived from Amazon, @dabbe . It is under my tree. 😘

By examining the progression of bad faith arguments used to belittle writing done by women, each progressively more desperate/illogical, Russ shows how flawed and dangerous much critical analysis of women‘s work can be. As someone who doesn‘t do a lot of academic reading, this was a slough in parts. However, Russ makes excellent points regarding the literary canon, college syllabi, and cultural values- and this was written in ‘83! ⬇️

I‘ve been in a bit of a reading slump the past few weeks, focusing on other things. Tonight I have some free time and I‘ve decided to check some books off of my currently reading list. I hope to finish the tagged at the very least. 🤞Does anyone else feel more motivated when you post on Litsy or is it just me?