I’ve had very little on my plate in November, aside from NaNoWriMo. So I managed to read quite a few books, which has been nice. I suspect December will be equally as empty; I still don’t have any job leads despite a huge number of applications. Here’s the breakdown of what I read by genre:
Fantasy/Science Fiction
- Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier
- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
- Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
- Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
- A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
- Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
- All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
- From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Literary Fiction
- Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (also historical fiction)
- Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue
Non-fiction
- The Madness of Queen Maria by Jenifer Roberts
- My Invented Country by Isabel Allende
- Daisy: The Lives and Loves of the Countess of Warwick by Sushila Anand
YA/MG
- The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Historical Fiction
- Warriors by Jack Ludlow
- The Foundling by Georgette Heyer
- Lady Vernon and Her Daughter by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Broadway
- The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick
- Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
Humor
- Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Women’s Fiction
- Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
That makes 24 books this month, not bad at all! I’m actually up to 272 for the entire year. Part of me is curious as to whether I can read almost a book a day in December and hit 300, but most of me is not really planning to do that. My hubby will end up taking off work for something like two weeks this month between the days off we were saving to visit my parents for Christmas (which now sadly we cannot do) and regular Christmas holiday. Overall I think I’d rather spend time with him while I can than try and read fiendishly! In terms of quality, this month was decent. I read a lot of good reads, but had a few that I struggled through, like Wolf Hall and A Scanner Darkly.
How was your reading in November?
What a fantastic reading month! And congrats on your NaNoWriMo win!!
I’m sorry to hear your plans for visiting family in December fell through. I hope you and your husband make the most of the holiday and enjoy that time off he’s put aside.
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You’re funny–24 books is a lot. I wish I could read that much in a month!
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Well, I have no job! All I do is apply for jobs and read. I can’t imagine how much I’d read if I hadn’t gotten married.
Wow, you’re amazing!
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Wolf Hall was a struggle? I have read so many great things about it that I was really looking forward to it.
This month was a good reading month for me (probably the colder climate did it for me), but I finished a lot more books than I normally do (nowhere close to 24 though). You must be a really fast reader
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Holy crap–I am amazed at how much you’ve read so far this year!!
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Wow! I think I may have hit 10 this month but I don’t remember…
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Definitely not bad!! Well done
This was a bit of a slow month for me, but that always seems to happen around this time of the year.
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Awesome! Wow! I think I’m going to count up the number of books I read for work — reading 100 for pleasure is about all I can manage.
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