tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413271602812032968.post3739573556964865216..comments2018-09-09T14:41:46.821-05:00Comments on A Wonderful Providence: A Dirty Secret, or Ideal vs. RealitySarah W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03024583350349359456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413271602812032968.post-26318368738077900952011-08-11T09:21:29.139-05:002011-08-11T09:21:29.139-05:00LOL You can look at the piles of my (not a grad s...LOL You can look at the piles of my (not a grad student, but a stay at home "mum") books (on my nightstand, next to my rocking chair, on my couch), and I assure you that I have not read them either! :) Skimming will have to do for both of us at this time I guess!Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858793724547501049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413271602812032968.post-7128408483761452342011-08-10T17:07:40.147-05:002011-08-10T17:07:40.147-05:00Hey Sarah! Thanks for posting on this topic. I und...Hey Sarah! Thanks for posting on this topic. I understand the frustration. However, I think we can say with pride that we HAVE "read" them. I've been looked down upon (by those who have more time than I and are outside of grad school) for stripping books, and being on the other side of that hurts. We understand a book in context of other books, other arguments, and whole swaths of historiography and primary sources. That's more than what people with more time on their hands for one book can say. We're up to date and read fast to stay there--those who criticize this form of reading, and yes, it is reading, are often not.cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455909458293008406noreply@blogger.com