Welcome June!
I am excited to get back on track reading and blogging more this summer. May was a busy month outside of blogging so I am just pleased I read anything and even more pleased that I managed a few reviews along the way!
Here’s what happened in May.
I finished 4 books.
I reviewed 3 books.
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (one of my most popular reviews to date!)
I also shared some fun book lists this month:
7 Books to read if you love Anne of Green Gables
8 Books to read if you aspire to read more classics
The Best Jane Austen Adaptations
June’s plans are lofty and exciting. I am thrilled to be back on track reading more!
I hope to read 2 classics this month. These are on my short list (I started A Little Prince and am fascinated by it!)
I also plan to read 2 Newbery Medal winners. Here is my current short list.
And of course, I’ve always got several books I just want to read for various other reasons.
What are you reading in June?
I love ANNE FRANK and THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS. MRS. FRISBY was a memorable one from my childhood, but now that I think about it, I’m not sure I’ve ever actually read the book. I watched the movie many times as a kid. The book? Maybe not. I hope you enjoy all these!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Thank you, Susan! Screwtape will be a reread that I am super excited for. I am about 1/4 of the way thru Anne Frank and loving it! It’s so honest and real. I don’t think I’ve ever read it before now so this has been fascinating!
And haha I haven’t read Mrs Frisby before so this should be fun! 🙂 I’ll have to watch the movie too!
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Anne Frank is one of favourites. I hope you like it well.
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Thank you! I’m about 30 pages in and I am really enjoying it! Her voice is so authentic. It’s interesting to read a book that I know so much about without having previously read it!
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I’m really intrigued by The Mysterious Benedict Society – did you do a review for it sometime or can you tell me what it’s about shortly? 🙂
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It’s such an intriguing read! I plan to do a full review on my blog this month. Here’s a link to my Goodreads review– https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2829220191?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
Its an intricate plot– hard to explain shortly. But it’s really good–and there are sequels!
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I really liked A Long Way From Chicago and Olive Kitteridge. I hope you like them, too. Have a great June!
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Thanks, AJ! I really enjoyed A Year Down Yonder so I have high hopes for A Long Way from Chicago. Hope you have a great June too!
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I love P&P
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Me too!
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I just started to read “My Dear Hamilton”.
Marilyn
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That sounds fascinating! You’ll have to let me know what you think! 🙂
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In May, I finished Pride and Prejudice.
Now I am not reading fiction- now its nonfiction. I am not the biggest fan of nonfiction- but it is a nonfiction book that I will enjoy reading. It is called “Bolton and Wodehouse and Kern: The Men Who Made Musical Comedy”. So a musical theatre history book. I have no idea who these three men are. It is just the book I am reading now.
My pattern for books will literally go classic-“non-classic”-classic. After a classic, you need a little break- so you need to read a book that isn’t a classic.
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Congrats on finishing P&P! I hope you enjoyed it!
That sounds like a fun read for June!
And I like your strategy–I need breaks from the classics too 🙂
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Part of why I use that strategy is because of how hard classics are to read.
There is only one classic I am not going to use it on- I own Illiad and Odyssey- I might take a one to two week break when I get to that- technically it’s one classic if you think about it.
I also have my own books to focus on as well- the ones I am writing.
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That’s true! They are a package deal. Good luck with your books!
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