Hard to believe that the first month of 2014 is over, it has been amazing to see how much excitement people are having towards The Literary Exploration Reading Challenge. For those who don’t know about the reading challenge, there is still time to join in the fun, so check out my introductory post here. Most people were busy enjoying the reading challenge, so our group read, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, didn’t get talked about much, but from what I’ve read it has all be very positive.
I’ve been off to a flying start this year, I’ve read seven books which is surprising since I have no reading goal and I want to take my time with reading. Most of those books go towards the Literary Exploration Reading Challenge and you can find my own record of the challenge here. I’m thinking about trying to read two books for each genre this year and I’m keeping a record of every book and which genre it best fits into on that page as well, just to see which genres need more attention in my exploring.
Highlights of the month for me include; Books by Charlie Hill, 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, All That Is by James Salter, The Last Girlfriend on Earth by Simon Rich and Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas. Also a special mention to my current literary obsession Gary Shteyngart; I read his memoir Little Failure and bought all his books (with the exception to Super Sad True Love Story, which I already owned), I hope to read all his books this year but I’m sure other books will get in the way. So what have you been reading this month?
My Monthly Reading
- 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
- All That Is by James Salter
- Books by Charlie Hill
- Encyclopedia of a Life in Russia by José Manuel Prieto
- Little Failure by Gary Shteyngart
- Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas
- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
- The Last Girlfriend on Earth by Simon Rich
- The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Monthly Posts
- Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Goals/Resolutions For 2014
- The Echo by James Smythe
- Top Ten Tuesday: 2014 Debuts I’m Excited For
- The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
- 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- Little Failure by Gary Shteyngart
- Top Ten Tuesday: On My Reading Wishlist
- The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
- Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas
- Guest Review: The Flavours of Love by Dorothy Koomson
- Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I’d NEVER Want To Trade Places With
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
- Monthly Review – January 2014
I feel very inadequate. Impressive.
Why would you feel inadequate?
Well you’ve done amazing, I’m still slacking
You’re still doing well, your blog is active
Looks like a stellar month. Can’t wait to see what you have to say about the Rogue. Looks like it might be a little out of your comfort zone.
I don’t have a comfort zone, I read in all genres 😛 It was a different book for me and I probably should write a review for it, I’m feeling lazy