Booklist #2

Byktlandon

I’m behind on everything, so this posting will just be a crummy picture (sorry!) and a list. This month’s books were:

I read all of the first three and part of the fourth and liked them in roughly the (alphabetical) order they appear. I wrote essays on Engman, Halliday, and Matthews.

I am not writing or reading—or sleeping—enough…. but more soon, I promise!

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