It takes so little time for writers like Haruki Murakami to abduct you into their mind-bending worlds. Revisiting some of these first lines will make you laugh, while others will make you wonder. The rest might even bore you a little, […]
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I’m pleased to introduce you to Dan from the insightful blog, Country of Quinn. Dan happened to read my post on reading crutches last week and decided to share some really great tips with us about how to rekindle your motivation for reading when you
“That sometimes human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt. That you will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do. That there is such a
This month includes a couple works of fiction and a few spiritual books related to parenting. There is also a cookbook that I can’t stop talking about. Here are my bite size reviews for January. Go Set a Watchman by Harper
“Simply by starting to cook again, you declare your independence from the culture of fast food. As soon as you cook, you start thinking about ingredients. You start thinking about plants and animals and not the microwave. And you will
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” Mortimer J. Adler This isn’t your typical to-be-read list. These
Reading more books is not just about consumption – it’s about digestion. When Alberto Manguel recounts A History of Reading, he reminds us that the prophet Ezekiel is the first record we have of reading being compared to digestion. That
A super-nerdy book reading schedule helps me organize my books and achieve my reading goals for the year.
My heart breaks every time someone tells me they don’t have time to read. I believe most people don’t lack time, but imagination. We all live busy lives, but that doesn’t mean we just give up growing intellectually, emotionally, spiritually,
30 Pages a Day Reading Challenge Since Christmas just turned the corner and my heart is overflowing with gratitude, I want to make sure you know how thankful I am that you are part of our reading community at Book Oblivion. Last year was
