kara113 is currently reading Leaves of Grass and Many Thoughts of Many Minds (Quotations).
I’m 27 years old, female, from the United States. I’ve been a DailyLit member since April 23, 2009. My reading interests include Romance, comedy, classics, and Faulkner.
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Question of the Week - Question of the Week #46: Childhood Favorites
Harriet the Spy- I named my daughter after Harriet. As a small child I loved The Munch Bunch books.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #44: Best Banned Books
Gone With the Wind is my favorite from that list, but I am also a huge fan of all Faulkner and Hemingway. As a teacher I cannot overstate the spiritual experience that is teaching Lord of the Flies or A Separate Peace.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #38: Books on Repeat
Reading Harriet the Spy is like coming home to me. I adored that book as a child, and I still love it. The fact that Sport forgives her in the end is so comforting. Maybe juvenile, but I still love it. And The Sound and The Fury. If Faulkner was still alive I would follow him around and be his groupie.
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #14: Books You Hate
Anna Karenina. Loved the first line. Hated the rest. One of the only books in my life I started and did not finish.
Reader Challenges - 6 Word Autobiography
Two children, 100 students, full heart.