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Not my favorite of her books so far but good enough to keep going.

So far I think I prefer the approach found in The Well-Educated Mind, but there are some gems and I think it will be worth reading.

Interesting quote:

"...too many facts are often as much of an obstacle to understanding as too few. There is a sense in which we moderns are inundated with facts to the detriment of understanding."

I've just skimmed through it so far, but I like her explanation of the trivium and really like her reading lists.

The more I read it the more I love it.

This book is making me mad. Not the book itself, but what it's revealing. Ugh.

So far so good. After a string of disappointing books, I'm hoping this one pans out...

My Goodreads feed feels so neglected. I spent the last part of summer and all of fall reading non-fiction, which I rarely post on Goodreads. I think I read something like a dozen books. They helped me through a personal crisis and changed me forever. What is it about some non-fiction that feels too personal to share in such a public forum?

I stalled half way through. It's been sitting that way on my nightstand for months. I can't decide if I want to finish it or not...

Finally starting this one. It's going to be brilliant and brutal, I can already tell.

I can't read one more word. I watched the movie thinking I would like it better, but no. Moving on.

I'm a little slow getting into this. It's starting to get more interesting for me now.

Kept me up until 3 am last night. I love it when a book does that. :)

I loved the beginning but have cooled a bit as the story has progressed. Not sure why, as the writing is solid. Perhaps mystery just isn't my genre because I'm getting bored with all the fact finding and just want to get on with things already. I'm going to keep going though.

I finally gave up on this book. Whenever I got to the chapters between the two sisters, I just could not get over the melodrama. Some stuff I just wasn't buying period. Disappointing. :( Took me a long time to finally move on.

This book has been in my TBR pile for a long time. I adored Time Traveler's Wife and have looked forward to reading this book. So far, it does not disappoint.

I keep this book in the car and read it in bits whenever I have a few moments. I love the lyrical feel of this novel.