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Matthew Long's avatar

Henry, I really enjoyed this. Like your wife, I am a Common Reader. I have no training or literary degrees. I have spent my adult life in the military but I made the decision years ago to self-educate through reading. I invest a good amount of time in curating my reading list each year. It has been such a rewarding practice. On a side note, I am reading David Copperfield at the moment which is one of my favorite Dickens novels. All the best to you and your wife.

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Joshua Doležal's avatar

Interestingly, Catherine and I crossed paths earlier this year when I wrote about homeschooling trends in the U.S. She disagreed with my analysis, but I see from this essay that we have a great deal in common. If she was indeed "astonished by Willa Cather," then we must be kindred spirits!

Here is one of my personal essays about reading that you both might like, featuring Chaim Potok and Willa Cather: https://joshuadolezal.substack.com/p/literature-is-a-cord-that-draws-us

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