"Diary of a Cemeterian".

"...Great is Life, real and mystical, wherever and whoever;
Great is Death—sure as life holds all parts together, Death holds all parts together. Has Life much purport?—Ah, Death has the greatest purport."

- from Walt Whitman's "Great are the Myths"

One chapter completed in my book. There's a sort of calm associated with writing about death.

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"To Kill A Mockingbird". 50 years.

Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Race. Heroes. Family. Love. It's got it all. Read the book. Or at least watch the movie with Gregory Peck. One of the best.

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"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle", by David Wroblewski.

This was just recommended to me by Justyna this morning and I purchased it at Amazon (make sure you click on the Amazon banner at the top of this blog whenever you make purchases from that site!). The book is written by a fellow-Wisconsinite (like Justyna and I) and the setting is Northern Wisconsin. Tell me - what wouldn't I like about this book?

So far, Justyna and I are 1 for 1 on book recommendations - we both thoroughly enjoyed "The Devil in the White City", by Erik Larson.

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