It's time to discuss the books hanging out on our nightstands once again. I'd tell you about how shocked I am that the end of February is already here, but I feel like I say something similar every month. I'm about a week away from spring break, so I'm anticipating getting through some books (at least one or two) during that time.
Since last month's post I've read a couple of books. I didn't finish The Hobbit like I hoped I would, but I'll get to it eventually. I did read:
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| Click the cover to read my "review" of Frankenstein. This was a re-read for me and I liked it even more the second time around! |
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| Since I am a college student, I was curious about this one. It was good! Click the cover to read my thoughts. |
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| I got this one free on my Kindle a few months ago and started reading it while I was on a four hour bus trip. I read half of it one day and finished it up the next. Solitary is definitely hard to put down. It ended in the middle of stuff, as all first books of multi-book series do, so I might spend some of my spring break reading the second one. |
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| I actually liked this one, even though I had absolutely no idea of what it was about. It ends pretty depressingly, but it gave me a lot to think about. |
I'm currently reading:
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| A fascinating allegory of a busy town hit by a nasty plague. Click the cover to read my Book Beginnings post about it. |
So, tell me, out of all the books you read this past month, which was your favorite? Mine is a toss-up between Frankenstein and Solitary.
My favorite book this month was Heft.
ReplyDeleteFrankenstein was not my favorite. I reread it several years ago when I was tutoring a young woman doing it as part of her Bac in English, and I liked it less than I had in college. Maybe because the wild romantic lonely wanderings didn't appeal so much :) And I haven't read Solitary.
elizabeth
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I'm not sure I've heard of Heft. I'm off to read your post in a minute to find out.
DeleteFrankenstein definitely has all that lonely wandering stuff in it. But I think all of us in one way or another have experienced a bit of the "wanderer syndrome" from time to time. I like that Frankenstein is very much character driven.
Mine this month was My Life In France by Julia Child. Very humorous and insightful. I recently found a copy of the second volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. My challenge is to one day make croissants from scratch. Crazy huh. Glad that you did what's on my nightstand this month.
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I like Julia Child. My parents have a cookbook by her that I've used a few times, but I haven't read any of her books. I would love to learn how to make croissants from scratch! I saw Martha Stewart make some a few weeks ago. It didn't look terribly hard. I'm sure Julia Child's are better. ;)
DeleteI've been hearing so much about the Solitary series. Everyone keeps telling me I have to read it. I hope I run across the books at my local book exchange!
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to decide how much I like it. I'm not a huge fan of YA just because the language is so simplified to me. (Number one reason why I enjoy reading classics.) But Solitary has a good story-line and once you read the first one, unless you completely hated it, you pretty much have to read the rest in the series or you'll spend all your time wondering what happens next. These authors really know how to rope us in. :)
DeleteJennifer! Nice place here! My daughter is a 2nd year college student and seems to be deepening her faith. Life situations some times open your eyes. Will have to look into this book How to Stay Christian in College...Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I highly recommend How to Stay Christian in College!
DeleteOoo...Solitary sounds good--but I have a thing against starting series' that aren't complete. I don't do very well at trying to remember the plot of a first book over a long period of time while waiting for a second. But I suppose I can keep my eyes open for when the series finishes up :-)
ReplyDeleteI understand! I think this particular series finishes up by the end of this year. I know the second book is already out, and the third one is coming out this month I think (?). The fourth is supposed to come out at the end of this year, too. So not too far apart, thankfully.
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