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I Want to See Mountains, Gandalf, Mountains

August 30, 2021by Madelyn Canada4 Comments on I Want to See Mountains, Gandalf, Mountains
I Want to See Mountains, Gandalf, Mountains

Summer is usually my most productive time as a reader. But not this year. This summer I read the first volume of Elisabeth Elliot's biography, and the first 141 pages of The Fellowship of the Ring. The slow plodding through the latter is in part due to the fact that as much as I love [...]

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Favorite Reads of 2020

December 9, 2020December 10, 2020by Madelyn Canada2 Comments on Favorite Reads of 2020
Favorite Reads of 2020

2020 has thrown a wrench in a lot of my plans, but one of the things that really benefitted from this wacko year was my reading list. I completed my initial reading goals in April, and decided to keep plowing ahead. I haven't read this much in years, and I have to say, I thoroughly [...]

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You Don’t Really Want Mr. Knightley

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020by Madelyn Canada13 Comments on You Don’t Really Want Mr. Knightley
You Don’t Really Want Mr. Knightley

I recently reread Jane Austen's beloved classic, Emma and watched both the 1996 film adaption and the 2009 miniseries. To put it simply, I love that story. I love Emma's character flaws, I love Harriet Smith's gullibility, I love Mrs. Bates rambling monologues on Jane Fairfax, I love Mr. Woodhouse's over-protective father love, and more [...]

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Madelyn Canada

A preschool teacher who reads too many books at once and writes about goodness and beauty in her spare time.

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