Category: Books
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Focus On: Psychological Novels
Though I’ve featured novels with psychiatric/mental illness themes before I have never dedicated an entire post to them. The human psyche is so interesting because of how fragile it truly is. Below are a selection of my favorite novels and memoirs about mental illness and those who treat it. Dreaming for Freud by Sheila Kohler A…
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Reading Goals: What Are They Good For?
Now I’m not one to advocate reading a certain number of books a week or even a certain number of minutes a day. I go through weeks where I never pick up a book and then read three in one day. Reading doesn’t has to be consistent to be enjoyable!
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Focus On: Book Series
It’s been a while since I’ve focused on a type of book and I though now would be the perfect time to look at some series I recently read. Gods of Gotham and Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye: These books follow Timothy Wilde a bartender turned Star Policeman in the early days…
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(Quick) Book Review: Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead Rating:3/5 Release date: April 8, 2014 I’ve always been a bit of a dance junkie. I started my ill-fated violin career after seeing a young girl perform before the Nutcracker. I’ve purchased countless dance workout DVDs that promise to make me look like a member of the NYC Ballet.…
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#LibraryProblems
Have you ever requested several books from the library, only to have them all come in at once?
The Library of Alexandra 