This is a few days late, please forgive me. I defended my thesis last week, and it was
ACCEPTED! So, I’ve been taking this week off to catch up on some household
things (there were a lot of dirty clothes that, as my mother would say, “did
not do themselves!”), read books that I want to read, do some knitting for me
(more to follow in another post) and
watch way too much streaming video from Amazon Prime (have you seen Lark Rise
to Candleford yet?).
March, considering the level of stress and general business,
was very full of books. My research was done by that point and I used books as
a motivational tool. If I finish this section of my thesis, I can read a
chapter of Anthony Bourdain.
In March I Read:
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Visiting Tom by Michael Perry
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Favorite:
This month was difficult to pick a favorite, all of the
books were good, but nothing that really jumped out. Bourdain would probably
have to be my top pick again. His brutal honesty and clear, cynical way of
writing about his world really strikes a chord with me and I just can’t get
enough. His other books are defiantly on my GoodReads list.
I would also like to take a minute to call notice to Michael
Perry. I honestly have to say Visiting Tom is my least favorite of his books,
but he still ranks as one of my very favorite authors and I would highly recommend
you check out any of his books. Coop and Truck: A Love Story are my favorite.
I find myself being more and more drawn to memoirs lately,
and both Perry and Bourdain write beautiful examples. If you are a loyal fan of
fiction, consider stepping into the Non Fiction section and pick up a memoir
for a change. I think you will be delightfully surprised!
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