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March Wrap Up

It is the first day of April and we are a now a fourth of the way through the year 2013. How crazy does that sound? I honestly can't believe it. Spring weather has been pretty picky lately here in the Midwest, complete with 55 degree weather one day and freak snowstorms the next.  But nonetheless spring and summer are on their way and I am oh so excited. With it now being April, my fast from reading anything not written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer or C.S. Lewis has come to an end. I read a lot of philosophical and spiritual (Christian) writings from those two gentlemen over the last month and a half. Some of the books by Lewis really gave me a headache because of how much they required me to really pay attention and think through the ideas, theories and beliefs he was presenting. After almost a whole month, I was pretty worn out with those types of books. And last Tuesday came along leaving me with only 5 days til the season of Lent was over. And I couldn't take much more philosophy. So, I decided to end Lent with a marathon re-read of Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. It was a perfect way to end the season of Lent in my mind. Mostly because it gave me a good break from his deeper writings and it allowed me to read without forcing myself to pay attention to every word of every sentence of every paragraph. And it reminded me that I really do love C.S. Lewis' writings even if they are challenging and frustrating at times. 

Now I am reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens which was my pick for the Classics Club Spin Book. I am reading my Uncle Dan's copy from when he was in 7th grade and starring as Oliver in his school production. He passed away 12 years ago and it's one of the only things I have of his. It's a well-worn, beat-up and loved copy. I am already a few chapters in and enjoying it much more than I did years ago when I tried to read it. Probably because I am older now and can focus on some of the details of the story and the language better. I am looking forward to getting completely lost in the story and hope that I love it as much as my Uncle did. 

And with all of that said... here are my stats for March! 
 
Books read: 
The Screwtape Letters with Screwtape Proposes a Toast by C.S. Lewis
Miracles by C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Lion, the Witch and the Bible by Robert Velarde
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
On Three Ways of Writing for Children (an essay) by C.S. Lewis

Favorite book read: 
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

Least favorite book read: 
Miracles by C.S. Lewis

Number of pages read this month: 
1,672

Number of pages read this year: 
 4,781

Numbers of books read this year: 
27

Number of Classics read so far: 
13 of 76

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