As October comes to a close, we have a quick look back at the month of the book club on Goodreads and our book of the month, The Bell Jar. I don’t know why I put this book off for so long because it was almost perfect. It was nice to experience a novel as good as The Bell Jar for the first time but I’m looking forward to reading it again. There were some interesting conversations about this book over on Goodreads if you’ve missed them.
Next month we will are looking at dysfunctional families by reading The Bone People by Keri Hulme. Followed by a mystery novel to wrap up the year with And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. If you’re not aware, the book discussion and everything else will be happening over on the Goodreads forums, so feel free to join in there.
For my reading this month I’ve had so much fun reading some great novels and talking books with everyone that listens. I was lucky enough to have a week and a half off work to travel and read so I hope I will feel refreshed soon (still getting over the holidays). Highlights include Barracuda, High Fidelity, Paddle Your Own Canoe, The Year of the Flood and of course The Bell Jar. But I’ve been obsessed with, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino. I’ve spent more time re-reading or reading aloud sections and writing quotes on Tumblr. If this wasn’t a library book I would have highlighted the entire book. It has just been a wonderful experience reading this book for the first time.
Monthly Reading
- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
- Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas
- Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
- If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
- Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
- Monster: A Novel of Frankenstein by Dave Zeltserman
- Murder in Mississippi by John Safran
- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
- Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman
- Solo by William Boyd
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- The Never List by Koethi Zan
- The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
- You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney
Monthly Posts
- Longbourn by Jo Baker
- Guest Post: The Problem with Literature
- The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
- Why do I Avoid Big Books?
- Player One by Douglas Coupland
- London Falling by Paul Cornell
- Happy Hour in Hell by Tad Williams
- Judging a Book by its Cover
- Skinner by Charlie Huston
- Mini Review: Graphic Novels (Fables, Batman & Hawkeye)
- Murder in Mississippi by John Safran
- Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was “Forced” to Read
- Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
- Book Juggling
- The Never List by Koethi Zan
- Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I Love
- Snapper by Brian Kimberling
- The Year of the Flood by Margret Atwood
- Monster by Dave Zeltserman
- Hardcover verse Paperback
- Live Tweeting New Moon
- If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
- Top Ten Tuesday: Halloween or All Hallows’ Reads Recommendations
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Monthly Review – October 2013
I really need to speed up my reading, that is one impressive month
I’m very happy with the months reading but remember I didn’t have to work for half of it 😛
Oh aren’t we the lucky one
We sure are
🙂
I completely agree with frellathon! Amazing month!
Thanks