January was a good month for reading. I read 13 books, including several short reads, several page turning mysteries and thrillers, even two books of short stories.
Stats: 13 books read. 13 fiction. 8 written by women. 6 thrillers/mysteries. 1 horrorish. 1 for my Big Fat Reading Project. 2 translated.
Countries I visited: Ireland, United States (Colorado, Arkansas, California), Germany, France, Great Britain, Sweden, China.
Authors New To Me: Charlotte McConaghy, Ann Cleeves, Jarret Middleton, Elisabeth Rynell, Te-Ping Chen.
Favorites: Migrations, Red Pill, To Mervas, Land of Big Numbers
Have you read any of these books? What were your favorite reads in January?
father and son by Gosse was pretty good and slightly disappointing at the same time... it was more about his father than it was about him (edmund gosse) the scifi double i liked best was the William Temple one, the Three Suns of Amara... there were some others also but i forgot the names... when you get over 75 every day is a new universe, haha...
ReplyDeleteThank you for your round up or report or just what you could remember, ha ha.
DeleteWow, 13 books read in January!! Way to go, Judy!!
ReplyDeleteI read the 1st two novels in the Rosalind Thorne Mysteries Series and both were excellent.
Yes, I bought myself some time to read a long book or two. Glad you found a good new mystery series.
DeleteI'm impressed with the variety of books you choose. Migrations is outside my typical comfort zone, but you review is tempting me!
ReplyDeleteYes, I like variety! I am curious what about Migrations makes it outside your comfort zone. If you care to share. Perhaps I can reassure you.
DeleteJudy - I tend not to like sci/fi, dystopian novels and wonder if I might be focusing too much on the futuristic setting here?
DeleteOK. The book is set in the future so that would be a possible deal breaker for you. It is definitely not sci/fi. However it is so beautifully written and such a dramatic personal story that you might find it good for those reasons. Thank you for sharing your views.
DeleteJudy - I think the writing and story could make this the perfect choice for testing the edges of my comfort zone.
DeleteHow great Judy and I love the colorful art as well. I am enjoying Migrations (beautiful writing). I listen to a few chapters before bed each night and then something different by day. I have the audio version of The Searcher as well for a future listen. Hope February is a good month for you as well.
ReplyDeleteAll those book covers do make good art, don't they? So glad you are enjoying Migrations.
DeleteAn impressive number and choice of books. I must admit that my reading has been slow.
ReplyDeleteI might reread Mona Lisa Overdrive soon. I reread Neuromancer fairly recently. I might also read Migrations soon.
Thanks, Brian. I will look forward to your thoughts on Migrations.
DeleteSo many interesting books again. None of them are on any of my list though a few will make it to my wish list.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite January book was, of course, The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris.
Yes, let's see what I can get into this month. Thanks for mentioning your favorite.
DeleteYou're welcome. You asked ... But I think you knew it already.
DeleteMona Lisa - as already mentioned (and might read again at some point). None of the others though I do have several Tana French books in various stacks. I've heard good things about Ann Cleeves but don't own any of hers. Nice list & good numbers. 13 - impressive!
ReplyDeleteAnn Cleeves was new to me. She wrote a good mystery and a great main character. I surprised myself with getting through 13 books. Three ahead of my yearly goal.
DeleteThat looks like a great month of reading! You visited a good range of countries too. I haven't read any of those books, but I do like the sound of Migrations.
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy my travels through reading. There were actually more countries because some of the books were set in multiple locations but I just reported on the main setting. I think you might like Migrations quite a bit.
DeleteNot surprised Migrations was one of your favorites! Congrats on this great month. And OMG, I had never heard about this one by Duras, just added to my TBR
ReplyDeleteI plan to read all the books by Duras. She has quite a few!
DeleteYou got some great books under your belt and have added a few to my list!
ReplyDeleteI had fun. Glad you found a few to be interesting.
DeleteYet another very productive month of reading with some very good books among the ones you read.
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy everything I read.
DeleteYou had a great reading month!
ReplyDeleteI sure did!
DeleteAll new to me, unless I read the reviews previously. I love that you always include countries travelled to, because it reminds me that even though we can't physically go anywhere right now, books can transport us in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteYes, I love going places in books. Right now I am in Poland.
DeleteI saw that in your mention over on my Stacking the Shelves. Is it part of a two-books set? I think I have it on my Kindle but I have nearly a thousand books on there right now so...
DeleteNot sure which book you are referring to. The book set in Poland I am reading is called Poland by James Michener. It is all one book though.
DeleteWhat did you think of Land of Big Numbers? I recently came across it but haven't read a lot about it.
ReplyDeleteLove that I see so many books here that are new to me but also looking very enticing! I'm going to read up on them.
I was so impressed with Land of Big Numbers. It is a short story collection and every single story is great.
DeleteYou had a good mix and are off to a strong reading year! Mostly I'm curious to get to Red Pill.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am curious to know your thoughts on Red Pill.
DeleteI'm afraid I haven't read any of these, Judy. My favourite reads of January were The Phantom Tree by Nicola Cornick and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Happy reading in February. 🙂
ReplyDeleteWell, we can't all read the same books! I am glad you had two favorites. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, as you always do on this post of mine.
DeleteI also read "The Thursday Murder Club". Great book by a great guy.
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