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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