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Krysta MacDonald
Oct 11, 20182 min read
Book Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle
I talk to my students a lot about the difference between liking something for enjoyment and appreciating something for its beauty or...
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Krysta MacDonald
Sep 13, 20183 min read
Book Review: Under the Tuscan Sun
Last week I talked about how I focused my recent reading on books about Italy, in response to my withdrawal from such an amazing place. I...
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Krysta MacDonald
Sep 6, 20182 min read
Book Review: The Thief Lord
My trip to Italy in August was amazing. I absolutely loved it. As part of my trip, I wanted to read a lot of Italy-based books before we...
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Krysta MacDonald
Aug 23, 20184 min read
Book Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Happy Book Review Day! Typically I keep this blog pretty family friendly. I don't really watch my language, but I typically don't swear a...
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Krysta MacDonald
Aug 16, 20182 min read
Book Review: Crime and Punishment
Happy Thursday! This means it's book review day! Last week I went on a bit of a road trip to visit my family. It's approximately a...
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Krysta MacDonald
Aug 9, 20183 min read
Book Review: Into The Wild
In 1992, a young man wandered into the Alaskan wilderness to live for four months off the land. He'd dared such adventures before, but...
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Krysta MacDonald
Jul 26, 20183 min read
Book Review: My Jane Austen Summer
Happy Thursday! One day closer to the weekend, and also book review day! Yes, an actual-to-goodness book review on actual-to-goodness...
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Krysta MacDonald
Jul 23, 20184 min read
Book Review: Longbourn
So after my hiatus from the blog to deal with the end of school craziness, it took me longer to get back into the "swing of things" than...
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Krysta MacDonald
May 24, 20183 min read
Book Review: Like Water for Chocolate
In the last year or two I discovered, really discovered, magical realism. This novel distinctly falls into that category. Part folk tale,...
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Krysta MacDonald
May 10, 20182 min read
Book Review: Coal Black Horse
I was on a bit of a historical fiction kick last month, particularly war-themed historical fiction. During that I read Robert Olmstead's...
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Krysta MacDonald
May 3, 20182 min read
Book Review: Olive Kitteridge
Happy Thursday, which means happy book review day! Last month I read Elizabeth Stout's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Olive Kitteridge....
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Krysta MacDonald
Apr 26, 20183 min read
Book Review: Middlemarch
Happy review day all! I am in such a ridiculously good mood lately. Spring is actually here - the sun is shining! And I'm on my way to a...
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Krysta MacDonald
Apr 19, 20183 min read
Book Review: The Book of Night Women
A few weeks ago I read The Book of Night Women, by Marlon James. The story follows Lilith, at the end of the eighteenth century, a slave...
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Krysta MacDonald
Apr 12, 20183 min read
Book Review: Somewhere in France
Happy Thursday! Happy book review day! And, since I know a ridiculously large quantity of people who have a birthday today (seriously,...
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Krysta MacDonald
Mar 29, 20183 min read
Book Review: A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
I have definite political opinions, but for the most part, I try to avoid writing about them on this blog. But today I'm reviewing a...
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Krysta MacDonald
Mar 22, 20183 min read
Book Review: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail
Yay, it's officially spring! Yes, I know I live in Canada, which means it's probably going to keep snowing off and on for a while yet,...
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Krysta MacDonald
Mar 15, 20184 min read
Book Review: 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
Last week I finished Mona Awad's book, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl. But, while I often compose my review for a book a day or two...
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Krysta MacDonald
Mar 8, 20183 min read
Book Review: The Diplomat's Wife
After reading The Pilot's Wife earlier in February, this book caught my eye from my bookshelf. Another book with "wife" in the title. I...
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Krysta MacDonald
Mar 4, 20183 min read
Movie Time: The Best Picture Nominees
I love movies. Not as much as I love books, mind you, but still a lot. Every year, my husband and I (and his parents!) watch all of the...
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Krysta MacDonald
Mar 1, 20182 min read
Book Review: The Pilot's Wife
Ah, Thursday. The weekend is in sight. Plus this one is special, with that whole brand, shiny new weekend-ness. And Thursday is extra...
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