reading Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/reading-2/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:45:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg reading Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/reading-2/ 32 32 38398750 The Secret Book Society https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/10/the-secret-book-society/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/10/the-secret-book-society/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:18:38 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19365 It’s 1895 in England and women are kept firmly in their established roles as wives, mothers, and arbiters of society. Deviation from these roles or even a desire for something more could lead to a woman being institutionalized by her guardian “for her own safety”. A guardian was the male in her life be it […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/10/the-secret-book-society/feed/ 0 19365 The Year Ends https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/12/the-year-ends/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/12/the-year-ends/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:27:55 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=18089   Happy holidays, everyone! As we race towards the end of 2023 I’ve realized I need to take a break and reset so I won’t be posting again until next year. This year has been more challenging than expected with my health so I need to adjust my routine and schedule, meaning there are likely […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/12/the-year-ends/feed/ 24 18089 The Curse of the Marquis de Sade https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/04/the-curse-of-the-marquis-de-sade/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/04/the-curse-of-the-marquis-de-sade/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:53:48 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=17433 If you’re a bibliophile, then you know the love of collecting books is highly personal. What is a treasure for some might be trash for others. This meant I was conflicted when deciding to read The Curse of the Marquis de Sade. I have no interest in erotic fiction nor did I particularly care about […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/04/the-curse-of-the-marquis-de-sade/feed/ 0 17433 The Move: Seattle Edition https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/07/the-move-seattle-edition/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/07/the-move-seattle-edition/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2022 04:19:45 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16858 I was going to use some soothing and aspirational graphic (like the one from last week), but I decided reality would be best. Here you go, my room, my haven and where I do most of my work. Triple this and you have some idea of the joys of moving and what remains to be […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/07/the-move-seattle-edition/feed/ 9 16858 Not Your Normal Monday https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/08/not-your-normal-monday/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/08/not-your-normal-monday/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:17:08 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=13114 Good morning, lovely readers! It’s not a normal Monday at The Gilmore Guide to Books because I don’t have a review or a post about what I’m reading or anything to do with books at all. Instead, I’m here to tell you I’m taking a break for a bit. One week, possibly two. I’ve never […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/08/not-your-normal-monday/feed/ 41 13114 Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/goodbye-2018-hello-2019/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/goodbye-2018-hello-2019/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2019 08:06:28 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12068 Happy new year, everyone! I hope you made it through the holidays and 2018 unscathed. I don’t know about the rest of you, but this year is going to be one of big change for me. Before I look forward, though, how about saying goodbye to my 2018 reading? Thanks to book blogger Sarah’s Rock […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/01/goodbye-2018-hello-2019/feed/ 12 12068 Reading Synchronicity: The Mind Inside https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/06/reading-synchronicity-mind-inside/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/06/reading-synchronicity-mind-inside/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:26:11 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6496   Hello, dear readers. This week is going to have a bit of a theme—not because I consciously planned it that way, but because my reading did. And if my reading had cooperated (all right, if my discipline about writing reviews had cooperated) these reviews would have coincided last month with Mental Health Awareness month. […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/06/reading-synchronicity-mind-inside/feed/ 8 6496 Give a Book! https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/12/give-a-book/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/12/give-a-book/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2015 08:16:14 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=5155 It’s that time of year when most of us are feeling pulled in even more directions than usual. Work+family+holidays= overload. Too much to do and not enough time to do it so, in the spirit of giving, I’m going to give you, my favorite readers, the perfect excuse to grab a warm beverage and sit […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/12/give-a-book/feed/ 8 5155 The Socratic Salon https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/04/socratic-salon/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/04/socratic-salon/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2015 07:49:09 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=3928 Happy Friday, everyone! As you saw from my Wednesday reviews, I’ve been in a reading slump and rather than post more reviews of ‘meh’ books today I wanted to end the week on a positive note. The best way to do that is to talk about a new site I’m involved in, The Socratic Salon. […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/04/socratic-salon/feed/ 7 3928 It’s Monday, March 16th: What Are You Reading? https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/03/monday-what-are-you-reading-3/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/03/monday-what-are-you-reading-3/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 07:18:16 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=3835 Last week involved wrapping up some big reading and then trying to corral my thoughts into something articulate. I’m referring to A Little Life, one of the most difficult but poignant books I’ve ever read. To compound things I read Our Endless Numbered Days last week and it’s another complex piece of literary fiction (my […]

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