Surprised by Oxford: A Memoir | 
pickThis book made me want to read Scripture all night in a cathedral, memorize all the poetry, and eat all the confectionary delights of a proper English tea.
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pickThis book made me want to read Scripture all night in a cathedral, memorize all the poetry, and eat all the confectionary delights of a proper English tea.
Finally finished the last book from my February TBR. It's the tagged book, which I loved. Now onto my March reads, starting with this beautiful cover! I loved the Grisha trilogy, so I can't wait to read this one!
My #FebruaryTBR is surprisingly blueish. It also includes my first reads for the #litsypassport challenge and a couple of books I've been wanting to read for quite a while. Can't wait to dive into this pile!
This is the closest thing to #NFaboutacountryyoudliketovisit that I have. I'm not a big nonfiction reader. 😕 #uncannyoctober
And this is why I support the Oxford comma! From my course on semantics, dealing with structural ambiguity 🙄 This wouldn't even be an example.
Dr. Deveaux spotted and looked at me hard. he leaned in and whispered, "The rest is all bullshit, Miss Drake. It's as simple as that. Your purpose here in life is to discern the real thing from the bullshit, and then choose the non-bullshit. Think of the opportunity that God has given you to study as the means by which to attain your own personal bullshit detector."
I‘m like an addict when it comes to books. Compelled to read, understand, savor, wrangle with, be moved by, learn to live from these silent companions who speak so loudly. Surely some language must have a word for such a “book junkie”?
I bought this in a Kindle sale a few months back. It's a memoir of Carolyn Weber's conversion to Christianity while a graduate student at Oxford. I have only read 30 pages or so, but it's engaging so far. As someone who consistently struggles with faith, I'm hoping to glean some insight.
