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C.A.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at C.A.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
C.A. Simonsen’s Followers (11)
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C.A. Simonsen
Goodreads Author
Born
Canada
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Influences
Cormac McCarthy, Robertson Davies, A. C. Doyle, Michael Crummey
Member Since
January 2020
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Fountaineville
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The Wagoner
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Fountainville
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Language Getting Shorter
Here are more for you (mostly pilfered by listening to my students)...
1. Lending library - library
2. Artisan - artist
3. Renovations - renos
4. Bicycle - bike
5. Charisma - ris/riz
6. Walking stick - cane
7. Merchandise - merch
8. Vacation - vay-cay
9. Sirrah - Sir
10. Representative/Reputation - Rep
11. Preparation - Prep
12. Mathematics - math Read more of this blog post »
1. Lending library - library
2. Artisan - artist
3. Renovations - renos
4. Bicycle - bike
5. Charisma - ris/riz
6. Walking stick - cane
7. Merchandise - merch
8. Vacation - vay-cay
9. Sirrah - Sir
10. Representative/Reputation - Rep
11. Preparation - Prep
12. Mathematics - math Read more of this blog post »
C.A.’s Recent Updates
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C.A. Simonsen
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6 other people
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Kathleen's review
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania:
"On May 7, 1915, the four-funneled, Cunard superliner Lusitania was sunk by a single torpedo from a German subarine roughly 12 miles off the coast of Ireland. The Lusitania sank in just 18 minutes and nearly 1200 passengers, including 128 Americans, d"
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C.A. Simonsen
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Julie's review
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania:
"Why did I not know more about this disaster prior to reading this book? Everyone and his dog knows about the Titanic but basically everyone I talked to about this book had never heard of the Lusitania. As a history buff I'd heard of it - Remember the"
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C.A. Simonsen
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9 other people
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Liz's review
of
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania:
"Another fascinating book by Larson. His non-fiction books grab you like the best fiction. Gave me a much better understanding of how the war began, as well as the German, British and American mind sets regarding the war. In particular, his last two ("
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C.A. Simonsen
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30 other people
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Michael's review
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania:
"I had begun to feel that I was one of rare people who hadn’t read this tale of the sinking of Lusitania. I am glad to rectify that. I found it very engaging and competent in spinning out the background of the captain’s story, that of the commander of"
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3.5 stars It's been some years since I read The Caine Mutiny. Wouk's straightforward, somewhat ordinary style was instantly recognizable in this first half of his study of Israel's independence. I applaud the author's attention to details and his deepe ...more |
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“Let's hang the turd, called an ugly thug from the gallery...”
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“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
― Boston Marriage
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“I've been carving you to see what form you take. You were hiding in ivory. I just wanted to free your shape.”
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“Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.”
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“Oh, yes, there was a witch; there are always witches where there are children.”
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