I haven’t done a reading update since the middle of July! In another turn of events that just isn’t me… I have 4 books started right now??
I’ve read 6 books since my last reading update:
Clap When You Land – Elizabeth Acevedo
Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston
Party of Two – Jasmine Guillory
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear
Rage – Bob Woodward
Quick thoughts on each:
Clap When You Land was an interesting story, but the book is written in verse. It took me a little while to get used to, and unlike a book written in prose you have to really pay attention to figure out who the characters are and how they’re related to each other.
Americanah was so fascinating – story of a Nigerian woman who moves to the US and then moves back to Nigeria. Her thoughts about her own race change with each place that she lives.
Red, White & Royal Blue and Party of Two were fun and quick reads!
Atomic Habits has been on my TBR foreeeeeeeeever… part of me adjusting to the new school year and having the kids at home is changing up my methods for getting things done (housework, my workouts, my actual work). This book is a great guide to make small or large changes to your day.
Rage…. So many thoughts about this one. I thought I would sail through reading this but it took me several weeks to get through. The reporting about Trump’s presidency is insightful and reported from interviews with the president himself, but also those close to him. But this book just expanded everything that I was already feeling about him (which is why it took me so long to read).
These are the 4 that I’m currently working on:
Beach Read – Emily Henry
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire – JK Rowling
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action – Simon Sinek
Sing Unburied Sing – xxx (this book went missing after a weekend camping trip… so it needs to turn up before I can finish it!)
Update on my challenges for this year:
MMD 2020 Reading Challenge (I filled in the books I’ve already read):
A book published in the decade you were born – The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
A debut novel: Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng (I was not a fan)
A book recommended by a source you trust:
A book by a local author – Mrs. Everything, Jennifer Weiner (from Philadelphia)
A book outside your (genre) comfort zone: 11/22/63, Steven King
A book in translation – The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A book nominated for an award in 2020
A re-read – Acts of Faith, Erich Segal
A classic you didn’t read in school
Three books by the same author – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling
My own personal challenge:
Clap When You Land – Elizabeth Acevedo
Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness – Austin Channing Brown (this book was excellent)
The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo (this is a great first book if you’re looking for a place to dive in)
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – Robin DeAngelo
Other books read this year:
The Year of No Nonsense: How to Get Over Yourself and On with Your Own Life – Meredith Atwood
Life’s Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow: Lessons from an Epic Friendship That Went the Distance – Susan Lacke
Untamed – Glennon Doyle
Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection – Kristen Howerton
Rodham – Curtis Sittenfeld (LOVED)
The Queen’s Secret: A Novel of England’s World War II Queen – Karen Harper
Big Summer – Jennifer Weiner (I love Jennifer Weiner but this book just didn’t do it for me)
Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston
Party of Two – Jasmine Guillory
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear
Rage – Bob Woodward
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