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Posted on 10-05-2007 at 10:00am
The Challenge-Reading Challenge
Filed Under (Books) by Katherine Coble on 10-05-2007

Reba’s reading several things lately.

The last book I picked up is a book on French History. The book is by Pierre Goubert and is called “The Course of French History”. It has been a couple of years since I have looked into French history and I have been wanting to learn more about the country.

I used to be very good about picking a topic and studying it, but I have drifted from that habit and I want to rebirth it. I miss learning and I miss challenging myself. I figured French history it a good place to start because I enjoy French art, food, movies, etc.

I get where Reba’s coming from. I don’t feel like I’ve really challenged myself with my reading in awhile. Sure, I enjoy kicking back with the latest thriller (In fact, I’m eyeing that Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child book on my husband’s nightstand pretty hard.) I’m thinking that as soon as I come out of the opiate haze I’m in right now I’d like to pick up something more challenging. Any suggestions?

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Comments

Southern Beale on 5 October, 2007 at 10:06 am #

I just finished reading Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road,” which is a challenge of a different sort. It’s a psycho-spiritual challenge. Don’t read it if you want to go to a happy place.


nm on 5 October, 2007 at 10:43 am #

Watcha looking for? History, philosophy, realism, fantasy … they can all be challenging. Do you want to go scholarly? I saw this book reviewed recently and thought of you:

Mulder-Bakker, Anneke B. and Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, eds. Household, Women, and Christianities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Medieval Women: Texts and Contexts. Brepols: Turnhout, 2005. Pp. 260. $108.00. ISBN: 2503517781, ISBN-13: 9782503517780.


Katherine Coble on 5 October, 2007 at 11:38 am #

Uh, thanks, SB but no thanks. “The Road” is on my list of “not going to read”.

nm, I’m definitely wanting to go scholarly.


nm on 5 October, 2007 at 11:50 am #

I’ll see whether I’ve still got that review around, then. The book struck me as something up your alley.

Or, of course, you could follow up on all the references Bridgett gave in her witchcraft post.


Katherine Coble on 5 October, 2007 at 1:34 pm #

No pun intended, but I’m kind of burned out on Witchcraft research reading. (I’ve done a lot of that over the past 2 years for various work projects.)


Malia on 5 October, 2007 at 3:13 pm #

I intended to do something similar to this about a year ago. What’s that saying about good intentions…?