I read a lot, but not necessarily well, I wasn’t thrilled with a lot of my fiction, however, I think it again helped me to think about my fiction. And the two non-fiction books I read were EXCELLENT! Nonfiction Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You… Continue reading What I Read: August 2021
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What I Read May 2021
A classic heavy month. I didn’t read many books, but most of the ones I read or at least finished this month were classics. Villette by Charlotte Brontë. I finished this this month. I enjoyed rereading this in a readalong well enough. But the self-indulgently emotionally tumultousness in this style of Romanticism (or maybe just… Continue reading What I Read May 2021
What I Read April
The Foundling by Georgette Heyer. I still have a few Heyers left that I’m going to save. Just Patty and When Patty Went to College by Jean Webster. Fluffy, light reads. I then went on a Robin McKinley binge. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. Loved this except, and this I notice is a trend with… Continue reading What I Read April
What I Read: March 2021
My Goals Start to transition to reading primarily on Kindle and return back all my library book. Yes, I’m enjoying it! I do love pretty book covers, I’m not sure I’m going to give all mine up or even stop buying them, although for the present I am. But this is SO convenient. Update my… Continue reading What I Read: March 2021
What I Read: January 2021
I reread the first four Harry Potter books, reading my sister’s illustrated copies. I’m going to wait to purchase my own set once they’ve all come out. These editions are amazing. They definitely give you a strong sense of place and atmosphere. I read The Shadow of the Wind. This did NOT give me a… Continue reading What I Read: January 2021
What I Read: October 2020
I read a whopping 3 books and two of those were rereads. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott. I just was not feeling the fiction I had from the library, and I really wanted a comfort read. Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayers. I dragged out this one since August. Not sure I was in… Continue reading What I Read: October 2020
What I Read: September 2020
I’ve gotten my reading motivation back thanks to going through Fairytale Central’s retellings lists, reading two fairytale retellings by Liz Brazwell (found on those lists), the Dune trailer motivating me to pick up Dune (it has been on my list for awhile then some of my siblings read it, but I’ve got to see that… Continue reading What I Read: September 2020
What I Read August 2020
These High, Green Hills and Out to Canaan by Jan Karon (books 3 and 4 of Mitford). I had decided that I would read Mitford every once in a while and now seemed like a good time for a nice cozy read. Then I thought I’d read them straight through, but since I’ve stuck in… Continue reading What I Read August 2020
What I’ve Read: May and June 2020
I read 23 items in these two months, 6 of those were short fairy tale retellings and 2 plays. Only 7 were new-to-me reads. These were: Coriolanus. There is a reason why this one is less famous. More on that in a later post. Hamlet. I’ve already review this for the Classics Club here. Charity… Continue reading What I’ve Read: May and June 2020
What I Read and Watched: October 2019
I’m rather burned out and unmotivated. I barely read, watched a few Hallmarks (not really in the mood for many of these this year thankfully, but really read for old favorites for Christmas). Books The Dream Stealer by Sid Fleischman. Uninspiring kids’ book. The Queen’s Secret by Jessica Day George. A middle-grade book that as… Continue reading What I Read and Watched: October 2019
What I Read: September 2019
I surpassed my 2019 goal in August, I believe. But I’d still like to work on my new-to-me reading until December. I haven’t had to resort to much re-reading (I add all my re-reading to my goal, so that I know how much I re-read and so it doesn’t count towards my 100+ new reads),… Continue reading What I Read: September 2019
What I Read: August 2019
Rose Cottage and Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart. Not my favorites, the first is better, the last was rushed, undeveloped, and yet another of her stories were I preferred the bad guy (he had more personality and development). Lady of Quality and The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer. These feature the less-offensive rake and demure “on-the-shelf”… Continue reading What I Read: August 2019