I did pretty good about writing reviews during the month, so I'll link those if you are interested. I'm happy to say that apart from my 2 review copies (Skin and Resurrection in May) all my books were already on my shelf. This summer book-buying-ban is starting to feel good! Here's what I read this month:
61. The Glass Castle
62. Skin
63. The Master and Margarita
64. Black Horses for the King
, Anne McCaffrey, 3.5--Sonlight book, pre-read for my 11 year old son for school. I enjoyed the story, but the first half of the book was so bogged down with different characters that I was frustrated. Multitudinous characters with weird names really bugs me--unless it's Tolstoy--and usually I'm clued in by the presence of a Cast of Characters at the beginning (which I think is often a cop-out, used instead of making the introduction of the characters clear and coherent.)
65. Olive's Ocean
, Kevin Henkes, 3 stars--Newbery Honor, good but with a bit of unnecessary content that ruined it somewhat for me. (see my full review)
66. Ramona Forever
, Beverly Cleary, 4 stars--I love Ramona, what can I say. This was a read-aloud for my girls.
67. Mere Christianity
, C. S. Lewis, 4.5--GREAT stuff here. This was my first CS Lewis NF, and I loved it. (see my full review)
68. Resurrection in May
, Lisa Samson, 3.5--read for a review for BookSneeze. Modern Christian fiction, more edgy than traditional (all is not love and roses) detailing the journey to find God through all the bad stuff that happens. (see my full review)
69. The Good Earth
, Pearl S. Buck, 4.5--like Mere Christianity, this was way easier to read than I thought it would be, and very good as well. Heartbreaking at times, but such a great picture of pre-revolutionary China. (see my full review)
66. Ramona Forever
67. Mere Christianity
68. Resurrection in May
69. The Good Earth
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