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AmySorensen
nose in a book
My subject is the world.
Interests: running, writing, hiking, contemporary lit, good poetry; my family; gardening
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Book Review: You Have a Match by Emma Lord
Posted yesterday at The English Geek
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Thoughts on My Wedding Day, Twenty Nine Years Later
Posted Feb 16, 2021 at The English Geek
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My Year in Books: The 2020 Edition
One of my yearly goals is to write something about every book I finish. (Sometimes I also write about the books I didn’t finish, but not often.) I’ve mostly accomplished this for the past five years, but 2020 was an... Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2021 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
Posted Feb 11, 2021 at The English Geek
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Bright Blue Moment
I was reading somewhere on Facebook yesterday about a writer. Someone had recommended this writer’s memoir to the commenter, and she read it and loved it, and then did some research about the writer and discovered that he keeps a... Continue reading
Posted Feb 2, 2021 at The English Geek
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Audio Book Review: The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor
Posted Feb 1, 2021 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
Posted Jan 25, 2021 at The English Geek
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Patchwork Forest, or How My Crafty Ambitions Spiraled Out of Control Once Again
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (edited at the bottom)
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Posted Jan 13, 2021 at The English Geek
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Thoughts on Glue and Fairy Wings: 2020 in Review
My Facebook memories reminded me of THIS POST I wrote last year, a summary of the previous decade. I had totally forgotten I wrote it, but rereading it made me stop and think. I have a selfie I took last... Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2021 at The English Geek
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Social Media as Performative Act
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about social media in all its forms, and its impact on my life. Clearly I haven’t been blogging much lately—honestly, I haven’t been writing much at all. There are many reasons for that, from... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2020 at The English Geek
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The Blazing Purple F on My Back: Thoughts on Feminism, The Handmaid's Tale, and the Barrett Confirmation
Posted Oct 28, 2020 at The English Geek
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Scrapbooking is a Way I Tell the World I Loved It
Posted Oct 9, 2020 at The English Geek
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Library Experiences in a COVID World
If you’ve read my blog for very long, follow me on Instagram, or know me in person, you know I believe that books can save your life. I believe in the power of the written word to help a reader... Continue reading
Posted Sep 22, 2020 at The English Geek
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My History with Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women
Posted Sep 17, 2020 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer
Posted Sep 15, 2020 at The English Geek
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Deep Thoughts about Scrapbooking
Posted Sep 13, 2020 at The English Geek
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Bright Potential
On Friday, Kendell and I went to the wedding reception of the daughter of one of our couple friends. We’ve been friends with this family for, I don’t know…at least 25 years. This friendship was formed—like so many other friendships... Continue reading
Posted Aug 31, 2020 at The English Geek
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Thoughts on Sophomore Year
Posted Aug 29, 2020 at The English Geek
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Book Review: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Posted Aug 24, 2020 at The English Geek
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Thoughts on Remaking
Just a little over 17 years ago, I went out on a run in order to think. In order to make a decision: accept the teaching position that was offered to me or not? On the outside, it didn’t seem... Continue reading
Posted Aug 18, 2020 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Wind through the Keyhole by Stephen King (The Dark Tower series)
Posted Aug 4, 2020 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King (The Dark Tower series)
Posted Aug 3, 2020 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Gather the Daughters (WITH SPOILERS!)
Posted Jul 20, 2020 at The English Geek
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