We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with our house project, and are hoping to be able to move back this autumn. We've passed our rough inspections and are getting ready to start insulating and installing floors, drywall and tile. I am more than ready for it to be done, and I can't wait to get my books back on their shelves!
3 Books Read in May: (28 year-to-date)
1 Nonfiction/Classic/Book Club:
- 12 Years a Slave, Solomon Northup (4.5) I recently watched the film, and then had the pleasure to read it for book club. The movie followed the book remarkably well. Such an incredible first hand account of American slavery.
1 Read Aloud to my kiddos:
- Folk of the Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton (4) The end of the trilogy - these will go down as some of my daughter's favorite childhood books for sure.
1 Other:
- I Shall Be Near to You, Erin Lindsay McCabe (4.5) An impulse buy at my local book shop and SO worth it. I was sobbing in bed at midnight because it was just that kind of book. Based on true accounts of women who followed their husbands in to the American Civil War, it is necessarily both touching and (when the time comes) harrowing.
2 Current Reads:
- Cloudsplitter, Russell Banks. I'm still reading this. It has been very good, just Long. On page 500 of 750+ so I'm finally getting there.
- Devil in the White City, Erik Larson. I'm still listening to this. Also very good, just haven't had much time for audio lately. I'm over halfway though.
On My Nightstand:
I have a 2 week vacation approaching (celebrating my 20th anniversary!) so I'm beginning to decide what to take along with me. My goal is to have finished Cloudsplitter and be able to move onto other things. What those will be, I'm not quite sure. Perhaps I'll finally finish Les Miserables!
Grrrrrr! Blogger ate one of my posts, too, about two months ago. It's disheartening!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that your house project is nearing an end. And yay for your 20th anniversary! I have a similar vacation coming up myself and choosing the reading is one of the best things about planning. Happy anniversary, happy vacation, and happy reading!
I do love planning which books I'm taking on a trip. I'm always tempted to pack a suitcase with only books in it. :) I'll probably take Les Mis on my Nook, but I really prefer having a mix of quicker reads to plow through. It makes me feel productive!
DeleteI will be so happy for you when you get to move back into your house. What a project! May has gone by astonishingly fast. My reading has suffered because of life events. But, I hope to read more this summer. I seriously need a break.
ReplyDeleteI always hope that summer is going to give me more time to read, but it rarely seems to happen somehow. I hope that your summer gives you a breather from everything that's been on your plate!
DeleteI still have so many things to decide on for my house, and I'm slow decision-maker so the pressure is on. But having the end be in sight is such a great feeling!