So Long September
Posted: 2017/10/01 | Author: gr4c5 | Filed under: Book Reviews, Early Review, Fiction, NonFiction | Tags: africa, Albania, Amanda Vaill, audio book, audio books, biography, books, Calvin Tomkins, Devin Murphy, Dominique Lapierre, Dorothy Gilman, Early Review, f scott fitzgerald, Fiction, Gerald Murphy, henry james, idaho, ireland, Jerusalem, John Speke, Larry Collins, Leon Edel, librarything, lists, mystery, Naola O'Faolain, NonFiction, Richard Burton, Sara Murphy, series, Vardis Fisher |Leave a commentWhat an absolutely bonkers month. September was…How to describe September? The family had a reunion of sorts. The island suffered its fifth shock of the season with a quadruple murder. Running was another head-scratcher as I officially resumed physically therapy for my twisted hips. But. But, But! I was able to log over 30 miles. Nowhere near the 70+ I wanted, but it’s something. At least I haven’t stopped entirely. And the reading? Here are the books:
Fiction:
- Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald (AB/print)
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
- Burton And Speke by William Harrison (fictionalized history/historical fiction…whatever)
- My Dream of You by Naola O’Faolain (AB/print)
Nonfiction:
- O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre – Confessional: didn’t quite get all the way through this)
- Everybody was so Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy, a Lost Generation Love Story by Amanda Vaill
- Living Well is the Best Revenge by Calvin Tomkins
Series continuations:
- Passions Spin the Plot by Vardis Fisher
- Henry James: the Treacherous Years (1895 – 1901) by Leon Edel
Early Review for LibraryThing:
- Boat Runner by Devin Murphy (fiction!)
