November was an amazing election, the slow death of Spuke, an incredible Thanksgiving meal, a few birthdays missed, more houses than I care to admit to seeing, more paperwork than I care to admit to reading, and last but not least, a little bit of music (Sean!). We didn’t get the house and I had to take a few days to get over that…even though I wasn’t 100% in love with the house. How weird is that? Ah well.
For books read, here’s the list:
- Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson ~ I went back and forth about this book…almost as much as the plot did.
- The Darling by Russell Banks ~ Loved, loved, loved this book – full of suspense and great characters.
- As I Live & Breathe: notes of a patient-doctor by Jamie Weisman ~ read this in one day!
- Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark by Jane Fletcher Geniesse ~ such an amazing biography!
- A Continent for the Taking: the Tragedy and Hope of Africa by Howard French ~ Very similar to The Darling. Same time period, same “characters” and events.
- Best Essays of the Century edited by Joyce Carol Oates ~ while I only read a sampling of essays they were all good.
- The Bronte Myth by Lucasta Miller ~dry and long.
For the Early Review Program (yay!):
- Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back by Josh Hamilton ~ really fast but amazingly good read.
For fun:
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson ~ a great story from my childhood about friendship. This was on my challenge list. I just decided to read it out of order one day.
Nine books…sort of. I’ll have a confession for next month 😉
~*LunaSea*~ 