THIS WAS THE LONGEST MONTH. EVER.
I'm not really a winter-hater, but January dragged for me. Wasn't Christmas a million years ago? It feels like that. Maybe it's because of the arctic cold.
Anyway, even though this was an endless month, I only read four books in it:
The Subversive Copy Editor
11/22/63
Sway
The Art of Wishing
The
Subversive Copy Editor is wonderful, particularly if you happen to be a
copy editor. But part of me does wish that it were fiction. What would a
subversive copy editor do, exactly? Sneak in some extra hair spaces?
Change everything to Web 11's non-preferred spellings? Skip the
fact-checking? Stet everything?
11/22/63 was a nostalgic trip to the sixties, an
edge-of-your-seat time-travel thriller, and (this was my favorite
aspect) a heartbreaking love story. I am pretty sure that Stephen King
worked in some references to his other works that were totally lost on
me, and it at times the book felt a little long, but I loved reading
it.
Sway--more on this awesome MG on Marvelous Middle Grade Monday!
The Art of Wishing--more on this delightful YA debut on the OneFour KidLit blog when it releases in March!
What did you read this month?
7 comments:
oooh, intriguing list. I have SK's book on my list of "books to buy" but maybe if I wait long enough I'll be able to get it from the library. I think the subversive copy editor would be totally wasted on me. I finally read Gone Girl this month. WHOA! What a book. So smart and it kept me guessing until the very end.
Almost February, which usually seems to go quickly! I thought about you earlier today - my local library is having an event where a former professor is talking about White House scandals over the years :)
I need to read that Stephen King book; so far the only book of his I liked was his On Writing book; his fiction has never worked for me, but I've only read his older stuff. Also, I'm writing a book set in 1963, so it would be really cool to see what he does with the era.
I swear it has been a million years since Christmas! Weirdest month!
I read, after your recommendations:
_Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone_: could not put down, read all in one night, but not my favorite overall
Monstrous Beauty_: loved!
The first 2 Divergent book: So, it's not the Hunger Games, but they kept me entertained for an entire 9 hour flight, so that was a huge bonus! And, now I am dying for book 3.
And as always, over 10 (more than 15?!) Star Trek: The Next Generation novels. I love them - and in my head, they signify free time!
This has been the longest month. So. Damn. Long.
I only fit two fiction books in this month: The Fault in Our Stars and Asunder (finished today). I did read a few non-fiction pieces as research for my WIP. Now that that part of the process is (mostly) out of the way, I'm hoping to read more in February!
That is the coolest library event, Jen!
And Johanna--I love that reading those books = free time. I feel like whenever I really need to feel free from work, I have to read something set at a beach. Works every time.
Yeah... I'm definitely going to have to read 11/22/63. I've got an odd fascination with the Kennedy assassination.
And yes... January was LONG and ANNOYING. Yay for February!
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