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| January 2024, NYC |
A quote from this month's reading:
“A person was like a city. You couldn't let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you don't like, a few dodgy side streets and suburbs, but the good stuff makes it worthwhile.”
― The Midnight Library
Here is my progress toward various goals and challenges:
- 1 was from my owned-but-not-read shelf (with 136 remaining because I added some)
- none counted toward the 17th Canadian Reading Challenge
- none counted toward the 2024 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
- none counted toward the 2024 What's in a Name Challenge
- none were from my Readers' Advisory Reading List
- 2 were from my #NonFicNov TBR
- 1 was from my Classics Club List
Here are the books I finished in February 2024:
- Things to Look Forward To by Sophie Blackall (3-stars)
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (4-stars)
- I Think You're Wrong, But I'm Listening (4-stars)
- An Overdose of Death by Agatha Christie (3-stars)
- Be the Unicorn by William Vanderbloemen (3-stars)
- Nightwood by Djuna Barnes (3-stars)
- Fabulous Feathers and Fillers by Sue Nickles (4-stars)
I ended up abandoning my Classics Club spin title (Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne) and am currently reading 5 different books. I expect to finish all but one of those (War and Peace, which I am reading slowly, but am liking) in March.
Ah, it's too bad about the Jules Verne book being a DNF. It can be a little bit annoying when a classic just isn't as enjoyable as you'd hoped, right?
ReplyDeleteI read your review of "I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)" and I think I'll put it on my to-read list. Several people I love and respect have very different views from my own, and in our current divisive political climate it can often be a struggle to maintain a peaceful relationship. It might be nice to read something that can offer some practical guidance and hope about that.