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February 2007 - What are you reading?

February 01, 2007 11:01 PM EST

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The cold has set in here in St. Paul, which makes me seek the warmth of a good book. And since it's the season of St. Valentine, why not something a little on the romantic side? It doesn't have to be the gushy lovey stuff; Mary Oliver's poem on peonies does it for me... it's more like a celebration of a deep love of life. On a cold day, just the thought of spring seems awfully romantic...

So what are you reading? What brings you light and warmth in this otherwise cold and dark season?

Can't wait to read about it...

Marianne Combs, MPR arts reporter and MN Readers host

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flit . Feb 1, 2007, 11:22pm EST

I'm just finishing A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry... next up is Dante's Paradiso

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Mariana T. Feb 1, 2007, 11:26pm EST

Actually, I am thinking of going to the library tomorrow to get the new Isabel Allande book. I just finished reading a couple by Bukowski. Salud.

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Nancy S. Feb 7, 2007, 2:27pm EST

Tess of the D'Ubervilles - great winter reading

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Diana Raabe Feb 8, 2007, 2:26pm EST

I've got to look up the Mary Oliver - thanks for that recommendation. I really enjoyed A Fine Balance and will agree that Tess is a great book to curl up with when it's cold outside.

I am determined to read Jimmy Carter's Palestine Peace Not Apartheid this month before Professor Dershowitz disappears from gather, but recently received Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment as a gift and am dying to read that one, too.

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