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    Anonymous
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      @seekjustice I haven’t read Frankenstein, but I may have to depending on how this conversation goes. 😉


      @devastate-lasting
      How old was she?


      @kathleenramm
      @e-k-seaver @godlyfantasy12 I started reading The Traitor by V.S. Alexander yesterday. I’m only a few pages in, but the story holds some promise (despite some obvious repetition that made me raise an eyebrow). I don’t read a lot of just plain historical fiction (particularly fiction not written by Christian writers), so I’m not sure how I’ll enjoy it.

      Has anyone read anything by V.S. Alexander? What are y’all’s thoughts on modern historical fiction?

      #88553
      Linyang Zhang
      @devastate-lasting
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        @gracie-j She was 19! Pretty crazy, right? But also gives us a lot of hope that maybe we too can write something just as good…

        Lately, it's been on my brain
        Would you mind letting me know
        If hours don't turn into days

        #88564
        Anonymous
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          @devastate-lasting Wow! That’s great encouragement for us, though.

          #88643
          Alien and Sojourner in a Foreign Land
          @william-starkey
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            @seekjustice Never read the book in my life.

            #88684
            Kathleen
            @kathleenramm
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              @william-starkey

              Not sure why, but that’s a little hard to believe.

              #88692
              Anonymous
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                @kathleenramm I thought the exact same thing.

                #88705
                SeekJustice
                @seekjustice
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                  @william-starkey I think you’d definitely enjoy it. I think it fits your style. 😀

                  @gracie-j @devastate-lasting

                  I finished it the other day and really enjoyed it! It was a very good book and I thought the themes were very well thought out. I think it was such a good portrayal of why creation belongs to God and God alone, as well as the downfalls of pride and cowardice. It was also written a lot more engagingly than other classic novels (and that’s coming from someone who loves classics!)

                  INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

                  #88774
                  Anonymous
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                    @seekjustice I may have to see if that library’s got it. Actually…my dad may have a copy somewhere around here…


                    @william-starkey
                    I agree. You know, the dark, freaky aspects would fit so well with your persona.

                    #88792
                    SeekJustice
                    @seekjustice
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                      @gracie-j

                      If your library/dad doesn’t have it it’s free online since it’s long out of copyright 😀 😀

                      INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

                      #88800
                      Linyang Zhang
                      @devastate-lasting
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                        @seekjustice It does have a lot of good themes! Really helped for my class, since they were easy to remember.

                        Lately, it's been on my brain
                        Would you mind letting me know
                        If hours don't turn into days

                        #88835
                        Alien and Sojourner in a Foreign Land
                        @william-starkey
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                          @kathleenramm Nevertheless, it’s true.


                          @seekjustice
                          Wull, ya!

                          @gracie-j Obviously. That’s what I’ve been thinking for a while. XD

                          #88849
                          Anonymous
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                            @seekjustice Awesome!


                            @william-starkey
                            Really? I was under the impression that you were out of touch with your true self.

                            #88986
                            Elizabeth
                            @lewilliams
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                              @kathleenramm This is such a neat topic!!! I’ve loved looking through everyone’s posts and seeing what people are reading. Unfortunately, I don’t read a ton these days (I blame that #EnglishMajorLife), though I have started listening to audiobooks more these days. (Not having a dishwasher means that I have a lot of potential listening time to fill while I’m, you know, washing mugs.)

                              Anyway, so I didn’t “read” today or yesterday, but the day before yesterday I listened to a few chapters of Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. Something I’ve really been appreciating as I’ve listened to it is how skillfully Zahn balances the four to five POVs he has in the novel. (I have three POVs in my own WIP, so I’ve been trying to take notes.) Everyone’s goals/situations interconnect with everyone else’s in a very not-forced way, and that tends to lead people to the same locations and thus creates conflict/tension. Also, the villain is quite unique and I appreciate that. 😀

                              “Seven seconds till the end. Time enough for you. Perhaps. But what will you do with it?”

                              #88991
                              GodlyFantasy12
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                                I’m currently reading Cinder from the Lunar Chronicles. I’m enjoying it so far! Also reading the hobbit and The Magician’s Nephew. (But I missed days of reading lol)

                                #IfMarcelDiesIRiot
                                #ProtectMarcel
                                #ProtectSeb

                                #88992
                                Linyang Zhang
                                @devastate-lasting
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                                  I read Summer of the Swans a couple of days ago. 1970 middle-grade children’s fiction about a girl during puberty and her autistic brother. I thought it was a sweet, quick read. I haven’t touched a book like that in literal years, so it kind of brought me back to when I was a kid.

                                  Lately, it's been on my brain
                                  Would you mind letting me know
                                  If hours don't turn into days

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