March ’21 Reading Wrap-Up
March goal: For March, I'll set a goal of 3 books again. What I read: Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race—Margot Lee ShetterlyAudiobook narrated by the author4* (Mar 7)ReviewA Beautifully Foolish Endeavor...
February ’21 Reading Wrap-Up
February goal: February is a short month, so I'll set a goal of 3 books. What I read: Labyrinth of the Spirits (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #4)—Carlos Ruiz Zafón4.5* (Feb 18)ReviewThe Answer Is...—Alex TrebekAudiobook narrated by Trebek and Ken Jennings3*...
January ’21 Reading Wrap-Up
January goal: My January goal is tentatively 3 books. What I read: Zen and the Art of Happiness—Chris Prentiss5* (Jan 1)ReviewLeave the World Behind—Rumaan Alam4* (Jan 6)ReviewBecoming—Michelle Obama5* (Jan 20)ReviewThe Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of...
2020 Reading Review and 2021 Plans
2020 wasn't my best year for reading. Regardless of the actual numbers, I felt dissatisfied with a lot of what I read. One positive development is that I learned I enjoy audiobooks, as long as they're memoirs read by the author. Maybe not the most sophisticated...
December Reading Wrap-Up
December goal: No choice in this month's reading goal: either I read 6 or I miss my target. What I read: The Fire Next Time—James Baldwin4* (Dec 6)ReviewThe Little Prince—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry4* (Dec 10)ReviewThe Velveteen Rabbit—Margery Williams Bianco4.25*...
November Reading Wrap-Up
November goal: November's goal is 4 books—otherwise, I won't make my annual goal. Yeah, about that... What I read: Pretty Things—Janelle Brown4* (Nov 18)ReviewHaunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic—Jason Surrell5* (Nov 21)ReviewThe Ten Thousand Doors of...