It was also a very busy month for us, with two weekends in a row away. I'm building up to an excuse for only reading five books this month! Well, it IS a short month, right? Those missing 2-3 days really make a difference.
In February, I read:
- Between Home and School by Bill Harley
- Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson
- The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
- Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
I would have to say that my favorite book of February was probably The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb, though Stones Into Schools was a close second.
And, embarrassingly, I haven't written a single review yet of the books read in February! Yikes. I knew I was behind, but I didn't realize it was that bad. Well, I plan to catch up a bit this week since some of these are due back to the library!
Hope you had a good February - I'm ready for March!
Don't beat yourself up--sometimes reviews overshadow books read in a month or vice versa. Five is actually pretty well-rounded, and The Hour I First Believed was around 700 pages, wasn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteI have Stones into Schools on my wish list Sue. A friend just said it was good as well. You had a nice month in books.
ReplyDeleteI only read 5 books in February too, and none of them were anywhere near 500 pages! So I think you did pretty well!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the two Wally Lamb books I read (esp. SHE'S COME UNDONE!), so I have THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteDid you read THREE CUPS OF TEA? I didn't care for the writing style, and have avoided STONED INTO SCHOOLS. I'll have to give it a try, though, based on the high marks you give it.
Hi, Dawn -
ReplyDeleteShe's Come Undone is still my favorite of Lamb's books, too!
Stones Into Schools is definitely better written than Three Cups of Tea - everyone in my book discussion agreed. Mortenson had a co-author, a journalist, for the first book, and I agree the writing wasn't very good. The second book is better - I'll post a full review soon.
Sue