I’m a fast and frequent reader so my plan is to do at least one book for each prompt and perhaps more while reading books that don’t fit a prompt as well.
In December I read 6 books that fit prompts. My favorites were What Time the Sexton’s Blade Doth Rust and Mr. Dickens and His Carol.
#9 - Genre Four: Set in Winter - A typical period romance perfect for lazy reading. The historical aspects made it ok. Rating: 2.5 out of 5
#10 - Author’s Last Name is also a First Name - I have really enjoyed all the books in this series including this one. Rating: 4.5 out of 5
#11 - A Prequel - Charming and an easy read perfect for the season. Rating: 4 out of 5
#36 - Final Sentence is Less Than words Long - Meh! Rating 2 out of 5
#43 - Explores Social Class - An interesting attempt at rewriting Pride and Prejudice in the context of modern Pakistan. Rating: 3 out of 5
#44 - A Celebrity on the Cover - I liked her better after reading this but found the mix of heartfelt exposure of recovery from the impact of childhood trauma on midlife with her attempted humor based on her dogs rather odd. Rating: 3 out of 5
Ok, I signed up for this. Look you taking off with this challenge. I am thinking my book club's January read, "Memory Library" works for a book that starts with M. It has been a very good, thoughtful 'listen'. Have you read it? Pinned the cover for the Dickens and His Christmas Carol. Sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteYeah for joining in. I did get off to a fast start but the last two books I thought I would read really turned me off quickly. There are always more books thankfully. I haven’t read that book and see my library only has it as audio. Sadly listening doesn’t work for me but it sounds interesting.
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ReplyDeleteGod bless.
We had speed reading class in grade school. As a result I have trouble slowing down to enjoy nuances! The class was probably a grad student research project at the U of Illinois as was my unsuccessful geometry class in junior high.
DeleteOh, I just realized that a favorite book that I've been meaning to reread is 'The Winter Sea' by Susannah Kearsley. LOVED it the first time around, so I can put it on the winter prompt.
ReplyDeleteI also picked a Flavia mystery for the author first name/last name prompt. :)
I’ll have to look at that Winter by the Sea. Flavia is such a good lead character but I also find the supporting characters quite well done as are the plots.
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