Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Girl of his Dreams by Donna Leon
The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi
Freedom Summer by Bruce Watson
I am excited about these book choices. They are not very long and so I should have no problem completing them and posting my thoughts and then in March I can choose a whole new crop of books to read. I think four books a month suits me. If I aim for five or six a month I run into trouble.
I also plan each month to choose one non-fiction book and the subject this year will be American history. Somehow I have arrived at the age I am without knowing all that much about American history and I want to learn more as a way to navigate these times. We have to know where we have been as a country so that we can make sense of what's happening now. Maybe there are answers in America's past, lessons to be learned and historical figures to guard against but also historical figures to nspire. In any case I need to know more.
I can't wait to see what nonfiction books you find to read this year! There are a lot of good ones out there to choose from. And the only book on your list for February that I've read is Frankenstein. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lark, I am trying to come up with a list of nonfiction. History books I am thinking but some can run 800 pages and that's out.
Delete:D I can relate! There's a book about Ulysses S. Grant by Chernow that sounds really good but it's 1,000+ pages, and that's WAY too long for me.
DeleteI know what you mean about Chernow. He's an excellent uthor and I tried to read his book on Alexander Hamilton a few years ago. It was great but I only got to page 400 and there were another 400 pages to go.
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