What a strange reading month I had. Equal parts dismal and amazing. The dismal part led me into a deep reading slump so that I only read 9 books. The amazing part was a 688 page book of wonderfulness. You will learn all about both in the posts to come. For now, here are the stats and the titles.
Stats: 9 books read, 9 fiction, 6 by women, 1 from My Big Fat Reading Project, 1 translated, 2 speculative.
Favorites: Innocents and Others, The Little Red Chairs, Winter's Tale
Least favorite: Gutshot
All I can say is that reading always has been my form of extreme adventure and this month was no exception. What were your favorite and least favorite books in April?
Isn't The Marriage of Opposites about Pisarro? I've read good reviews on it. Are you liking it, or have you read it yet? I thought I would put on my reading list. Looking forward to your thoughts on it.
ReplyDeleteYes it is. I was not that excited to read it because I have had problems with some of Alice Hoffman's earlier novels. I just finished it last night and it was great! Such amazing insight into how families and ethnic groups and religions interact in both positive and negative ways.
DeleteI've spent a few hours hanging out at your blog reading the archives. I've seen some reviews on books I've read and others I've found recently that I plan on reading.
ReplyDeleteIt gives me a good feeling that you have been hanging out at Keep The Wisdom. Almost like you came over to my house and we talked about books. You are always welcome!
DeleteYour list looks very interesting, I haven't read any of them but they all could have come from my reading list, so my wishlist is getting longer and longer.
ReplyDeleteI have read quite a few good books in April and couldn't possible say which of those was the best one, so here is a list in alphabetical order:
Abulhawa, Susan "Mornings in Jenin"
Bryson, Bill "A Walk in the Woods"
Filipović, Zlata "Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo"
Kulin, Ayşe "Rose of Sarajevo"
Mistry, Rohinton "Family Matters"
Stevenson, Robert Louis "Treasure Island"
Trollope, Anthony "The Way We Live Now"
There was one, however, that I didn't like at all!
Hooks, Bell "All About Love: New Visions"
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Happy Reading,
Marianne from
Let's Read
Thanks for sharing your list Marianne! Looks like you also had some Sarajevo reading. I am way behind on blogging matters this morning. I will be over today to visit you.
DeleteAnd, as you can see, I am way behing on answering messages myself, so don't you worry. We all have a life to lead.
DeleteI did have some Sarajevo reading, we read "Rose of Sarajevo" in the book club and I then added "Zlata's Diary" because it was in the house (belongs to my son) and I just wanted to read more about it.
Then I went to the hairdressers that week. I knew she is originally from Bosnia but I didn't know many circumstances. We had a wonderful (even if sad) talk about her childhood there, her first coming to Germany when she was in her last years of school (without knowing any German) etc. Makes it even more special.
Have a good weekend,
Marianne from
Let's Read
Seems like a good month of reading to me. I like that title: The Woman Who Read Too Much -- that's impossible right? But it sounds like You. Enjoy your May.
ReplyDeleteIt was a challenging but ultimately rewarding read. If you have worried about ISIS, it is also an important book!
DeleteTotally agree, whoever can read "too much"? ;)
DeleteMarianne from
Let's Read
Dear Judy! Honestly, you only read 9 books - this is what I usually read in 6 months...hahaha...So cute ;-)
ReplyDeleteBTW, I love your book selection.
Thank you. You must remember that all I do is read! Almost.
ReplyDeleteYou are humble ;-)
DeleteIt's a sad statement on my month's reading when the best books that I read were a picture book and a cookbook. :-(
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about Little Red Chairs; I've heard many good things about it!
Ha! I get it though. I have a friend who is in the hospital with a broken femur, so I took her a picture book because it is so hard to read when you are loaded up with pain meds. The Little Red Chairs is amazing!
DeleteI suppose you have little children or another reason why you don't get to read much, Debbie, because otherwise you wouldn't complain about it and just read. I didn't read half as much as I do now when my kids were small, there just isn't enough time in the day and you want to see them growing up. So, don't worry, the time will come when you can read again.
DeleteUntil then, enjoy whatever you can.
Cheers,
Marianne from
Let's Read