The Content Reader

January is at its end. Since I will not be able to finish another book today, here a short summary of what I have read during the month. I have mostly concentrated on the challenges I am following. Wanted to start the new year with a little bit of discipline and finish what I had envisaged. It has worked out very well indeed.  The Unread Shelf hosted by Whitney Conard is aiming at reading anything on your shelves. She is guiding you through e-mails and thoughts on how to get through your piles. If you are interested to join go to her website. So far I have read two books; The January book was 'A book with high expectations' and I choose  In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway. His first short stories concentrating on relationships and man's relation to nature. I was not overenthusiastic but will continue to read two more short story collections; Men Without Women  and Winner Take Nothing, before going over to his novels. From my Top TBR for 2021 I choose   My Grandmo...

  I have had The Prophet  by Kahlil Gibran since 1992 when it was gifted to me. I re-read itbook for the Back to the Classic Challenge .  It goes under the title A classic by BIPOC author.  I took more time to read it this time and let me be surrounded by beautiful words and philosophical meanings.  It is about a prophet who travels from place to place. " We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us. " People are gathering to listen to him and ask him about the essentials of life; Love, Marriage, Children, Giving, Word, Eating and Drinking and so on. Here a few quotes from his preachings.   Love "... When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you shield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the n...