Update on the 2022 Reading Challenge
So far, I’ve already completed 35 of my goal of 52 for the year. Right now, I am simultaneously reading nine more. This is where I am for those that are curious or need ideas:
Books
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Book Review)
Marcellus, an octopus, is one of the main characters in this charming novel, and he he steals the show in this satisfying read.
What I Carry (Book Review with Quotes)
This fresh, wonderful coming of age story is about a teen about to age out of the foster care system.
Bloomsbury Girls (Book Review)
I was happy to read this and delighted to find out how it ended. Especially if you are a woman, you may feel the same way.
Paradise in Plain Sight (Book Review)
This is written by a female Zen priest about the metaphors for life that she’s gleaned from her Japanese garden.
Ain’t Burned All the Bright (Book Review)
This book is a powerful rendition of what it felt like to be black in America during the pandemic and the violence that spawned the Black Lives Matters movement.
Matrix (Book Review)
Did I love it? No. Will I long remember it? Probably. Do I wish I could write that well? Definitely yes.
Lessons in Chemistry (Book Review)
This is a book about a talented woman chemist seeking equality in the very condescending and chauvinist world of the 50’s and 60’s in California.
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Book Review)
At 804 pages this novel is quite an undertaking, but I loved both Ead and Tané, and was glad to follow them into the Abyss, only to emerge triumphant and satisfied.
The Splendid and the Vile (Book Review)
This is a wonderful, factual, social history of a difficult time, and the unusual man who pulled everyone through.
Pray Like a Gourmet (Book Review)
It is no surprise that I’d love the fusion between creativity and spirituality, but our whole book group loved this book too, and said they will continue to refer to it in the future
These Precious Days (Book Review)
Ann Patchett’s level of authenticity is exemplary, and how she cherishes her friends with openness and presence is inspiring.
Larry Gonik’s Cartoon Guide Series (Book Recommendations)
My philosophy to being a homeschooling mother was that if they were having fun while learning something, they’d be more inclined to remember it.
The Lincoln Highway (Book Review)
This is a diverting, circuitous, multi-layered, coming of age escapade, written extraordinarily well.
Shantaram (Book Review with Quotes)
I now understand the criminal mind better, and got a deeper, more intimate glimpse of India than I’d had before.
The Last Garden in England (Book Review)
I’m always happy to read about women learning to get what they uniquely need.