I have decided to put aside my Daily Lit selections for a little while, since they were just stressing me out. I'd like to pick up Daniel Deronda and finish it in some longer sittings. Our Mutual Friend? I might pick that back up via Daily Lit, as it worked well for me that way...I'm really not interested enough to read Dickens otherwise (but I want to be able to say "I've read Dickens" and so I carry on...how sad is that?)
8 Books Read in March: (31 Year-to-Date)
2 for the kiddos:
- From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg
- Dragon Spear, Jessica Day George
1 for book club:
- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
1 ARC:
- Expiration Date, Sherril Jaffe
1 Read-Along:
- Villette, Charlotte Bronte
3 just for fun:
- The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, Melissa Bank
- How to Be Good, Nick Hornby
- The Secret Scripture, Sebastian Barry
3 Current Reads: (greatly decreased since finishing my bible, my kiddos books, a book of poetry, and suspending Our Mutual Friend and Daniel Deronda for the time being)
- If There is Something to Desire
by Vera Pavlova (poetry)- At Home
by Bill Bryson (nonfiction)- The Troll Garden
by Willa Cather (short stories)
On my nightstand:
- The Tapestry of Love
by Rosy Thornton (ARC)- Ghost Light
by Joseph O'Connor (Dublin's One City, One Book)- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
by Winifred Watson (first foray into Persephone)- The Bride's House
by Sandra Dallas (ARC)- Ten Thousand Saints
by Eleanor Henderson (ARC)- Townie
by Andre Dubus III (Indiespensible)
Did you and your kids love From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler? One of my all-time favorites as a kid.
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking this morning that I need a few light reads. I'm ready for summer!!!
ReplyDeleteRobyn, we enjoyed it, but not as much as I think I would have if I'd read it as a kid. I think my kiddos enjoyed a bit more than I did though. I don't know why I didn't love it, I think I just didn't really identify with the characters...I was so NOT like them as a child! I'm glad to have read it though, it's my first by the author.
ReplyDeleteHeidi, I don't usually feel Spring Fever (or whatever,) but somehow this year I'm really looking forward to being outside and warm, with a breezy book in hand. :)
It's been a long winter for all of us then. The new Sandra Dallas looks good to me. I am happy to be done with my theology reading. My Spring tri classes aren't the type that I will need to read a ton of books that compete with my fun reading. I am thankful for that.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just finished P.S I Love You which took place in no other than Dublin. I thought of you everytime I read it ;-)
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