Wendy's Blog (7)

I read 7.5 novels in July (with an average rating of 4.3) and one individual short story. I read 2367 pages (an average of 296 pages per book). My favorite read was a tie between People of the Book, The Poisonwood Bible and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. These were all outstanding books which I highly recommend. My least favorite book was The Island of Eternal Love, which I ended up not finishing. Seven of the eight books I read were written by new-to-me authors this month.… Continue

June was a terrific month for me. I read 11 books (with an average rating of 3.9/5 ) and one individual short story. I read 3548 pages (average of 323 pages per book). My favorite read was The Wednesday Sisters; my least favorite was Comfort Food. All were new to me authors except for Khaled Hosseini. I participated in two Read-A-Thons this month which really helped boost my numbers. 41. Bridge of Sighs, b… Continue

I read 8 books in May with an average rating of 4.1. I read 2668 pages (average of 334 pages per novel). My favorite read was Songs for the Missing. I also read 2 short stories. New to me authors this month were Halldor Laxness, Diane Ackerman, Katherine Center, Firoozeh Dumas, and Stewart O’Nan. 33. Independent People, by Halldor Laxness Rated: 4.5/5 Number of Pages: 482 Started: April 26, 2008 Finished: May 5… Continue

I read 8.5 novels in April - all fiction - with an average rating of 4.4, and a total of 2642 pages (average of 330 pages per novel). My favorite read of the month was a tie between The Cellist of Sarajevo and Angle of Repose. All of the books read this month were by authors new to me, EXCEPT for Sue Miller. In addition to my novel reading, I also completed a short story by Haruki Murak… Continue

I read 8 novels in March - all fiction - with an average rating of 4.1. I read a total of 2426 pages (average of 303 pages per novel). My favorite read of the month was Belong To Me. All of the books read this month were by authors new to me. 17. Resistance, by Owen Sheers Rated: 4.5/5 Number of Pages: 256 Started: March 1, 2008 Finished: March 6, 2008 Read… Continue

I read 8 novels in February - 7 fiction, and 1 memoir - with an average rating of 4.25. I read a total of 2554 pages (average of 319 pages per novel). My favorite read of the month was the memoir by Daoud Hari. New authors for me this month included Sadie Jones, Edwin Alexander, Sarah Waters, Daoud Hari, Monica Ali, and Toni Morrison. I would read novels by all these authors again. 9. The Outcast, by Sadie Jones Rated: 3.5/5 Started: Febru… Continue

I read 8 novels in January - 7 fiction, 1 memoir - AND one short story. The novels had an average rating of 4.25 and a total number of pages of 2863 (average of 358 pages per novel). My least favorite read was Great Expectations. My most favorite read was a tie between So Big AND Ghostwritten. All authors read t… Continue