I read 16 books in March and managed to get a fair way through a few more. A combination of miserable weather and my family suffering from colds and flu meant that I spent a lot longer than normal in the house. It isn’t nice looking after people who aren’t well, but it did mean that I had a lot of spare time to read while they slept.
As usual I read a range of book in terms of both in enjoyment and subject matter. I especially recommend When I Was Five I Killed Myself which I am considering promoting to 5 stars!
Books reviewed in March
The Blasphemer – Nigel Farndale
The Woman in the Dunes – Kobo Abe
Red Dog, Red Dog – Patrick Lane
The Solitude of Prime Numbers – Paolo Giordano
Black Mamba Boy – Nadifa Mohamed
The Native Hurricane – Chigozie John Obioma
July’s People – Nadine Gordimer
So Much For That – Lionel Shriver
Plans for April
I am going to finish and write reviews for:
The Kindly Ones – Jonathan Littell
Hurting Distance – Sophie Hannah
My Father’s Paradise – Ariel Sabar
The Weight of a Mustard Seed – Wendell Steavenson
Due to the vast amount of reading I did in March I have actually finished/nearly finished all of the above. I haven’t quite managed to keep up the 50 page a day pace I set on The Kindly Ones, but I have now read 300 pages and hope to finish it this month.
I have a lot of books that I plan to read in April. It wasn’t until I wrote them all down that I realised I had far too many! I’m not sure which ones I’ll get round to reading, but here is my over ambitious plan!
Nights at the Circus – Angela Carter for Claire’s Angela Carter month
The Hiding Place – Trezza Azzopardi
Angelology – Danielle Trussoni
The Rehearsal – Eleanor Catton
Good to a Fault – Marina Endicott
The City & The City – China Mieville
The Sound and the Fury – William Faulkner
A Life Apart – Neel Murkherjee
I Do Not Come to You by Chance – Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
The Temple-goers – Aatish Taseer
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie – Alan Bradley
Our Tragic Universe – Scarlett Thomas
Which books from my list should I ensure I read?
Do you plan to read any of the same ones?
I hope you have a fantastic April!