Friday, July 17, 2020

For the Love of Books: Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More, by Graham Tarrant was one of those fun reads about, obviously books! It's pretty much exactly what the title and subtitle suggest, plus some fun facts and tidbits scattered throughout. Did you know that most of the poems by Emily Dickinson can be sung to the tune of "Yellow Rose of Texas"? Quite the fun read.

I have not yet read all the way through How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea, by Tristan Gooley as it is a complex read so I am reading it in between other books. I've read other books by this author ... he's good, and can explain things in a clear, concise manner. There's a lot to learn from water, whether it is the movement of waves on a lake, or the ripples on a puddle. There's light, and color, too! Later: I finished it by the time of this posting ... now I need to think about it. :-)

The more I read For Better and For Verse: an Omnium-Gatherum of Words at Play, by Susan Jones, the better I liked it! (Mom would have loved it!) The English language is rich in words from other countries and this book tells where they come from, the meaning (there is sometimes a difference between the original and how the word is used today), and then includes a poem or quote using that word ... and then one that the author herself has written and that's where the fun is! Witty and clever and just downright fun. My favorite was nativity (this is how it shows).

Reading Hermit With Dog

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