JANUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP | CLASSICS, ROMANCE, HISTORICAL FICTION, NONFICTION READS, AND ESSAYS

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Your roadmap to my video:
1:22 Giovanni’s Room (1959) by James Baldwin
My review:    • REVIEW: GIOVANNI'S ROOM BY JAMES BALDWIN  

2:43 Anne of Green Gables (1908) by L.M. Montgomery
I mention my friend Jack from ‪@spreadbookjoy‬
My review:    • 10 REASONS TO LOVE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES BY...  

4:42 The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald
Originally composed in 8th or 7th century BCE
My videos on The Odyssey are below:
1)    • THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER, TRANSLATED BY ROBERT...  
2)    • THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER: HUMANITY, HOBBITS, T...  
3)    • THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER: MY HORIZONS HAVE BEE...  

I read the Odyssey with a book club I run with David Wiley who you will find here:    / wileydavid1  

8:18 Outlander (1991) by Diana Gabaldon
I read this with my friend Sonja.

12:18 Hiroshima (1946) by John Hersey
My review:    • REVIEW: HIROSHIMA BY JOHN HERSEY | A FUGUE...  

14:35 The Fire Next Time (1963) by James Baldwin

17:27 Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell
I’m reading this with the wonderful Jorge

22:31 The Mirror & the Light (2020) by Hilary Mantel
I’m reading this with the following good people:
Jolene - Bookworm Adventure Girl:    / bookwormadventuregirl  
Sandy ‪@MsReadsAlot‬
AJ Dunn Reads and Writes:    / ajdunnreadsandwrites  
And also the amazing Sonja and Deb!

26:01 Candide (1759) by Voltaire

27:29 A Room of One’s Own (1929) by Virginia Woolf
A gift from ‪@GinaStanyerBooks‬

29:14 The Bluest Eye (1970) by Toni Morrison

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Reading Reflections:    • READING REFLECTIONS: WHAT HAVE I LEARNED F...  
J.R.R. Tolkien Book Collection:    • MY ENTIRE LORD OF THE RINGS COLLECTION AND...  

Other details:
Schedule for The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck
February 1-7: Chapters 1-2
February 8-14: Chapters 3-5
February 15-21: Chapter 6
February 22-28: Chapter 7

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