i read 8 books in january and february combined and another 8 books in march alone. 2 were short and 3 were audiobooks...and i had spring break in there, as well...but it was a productive month of reading for me! in march i read:
by the shores of silver lake, by laura ingalls wilder (continuing the series - this is the fifth book and i actually don't have a lot of memories of reading this one as a child. i assume i did, but it seems like one that i didn't re-read often.)
h is for hope, by elizabeth kolbert (this was a short book with one essay per letter of the alphabet, all on climate change. beautifully illustrated and easily digestible, i'm glad i read this one.)
revenge of the tipping point, by malcolm gladwell (i continue to love gladwell's writing and i listened to this audiobook. he revisits the tipping point 25 years after it was published, but what comes out if it is an entirely new book. i really enjoyed this and would recommend it!)
lonesome dove, by larry mcmurtry (making my nerd dreams come true, arron and i read this book at the same time from early january through mid-march, 100 pages per week and had book club each weekend to talk about what we read. arron put up with me googling book club questions when we were all done and we went through those, too. i loved this book, and i loved reading and discussing it with him. this summer we plan to do the same with travels with charley and we have designs on war and peace next winter. <3)
prairie fires: the american dreams of laura ingalls wilder, by caroline fraser (cannot say enough good things about this book. an incredible biography or laura, her family, her daughter, and america as they lived in it - and as it changed throughout their lives. one of the best researched but most readable books i've ever read. listened to it on audiobook and loved this as a companion to re-reading the little house books. highly recommend!)
everything we never had, by randy ribay (this was a decent but not exceptional YA book. i appreciated that it introduced me to the filipino-american experience in much greater detail than i understood previously!)
james, by percival everett (this book was getting so much attention - and now has won the pulitzer prize - that i had to read it...and i had to refresh my memory of huck finn on wikipedia first, as you're meant to have an understanding of that book before reading james. i think this book is beautifully written, has a great concept, and gives a dignity and humanity to the main character that is necessary - and i sort of can't believe hasn't been done already. i liked but didn't love this book, but am definitely glad i read it and i've passed on my copy to a friend.)
the indifferent stars above, by daniel james brown (i listened to this one and was fascinated by the story behind the donner party expedition. highly recommend for people interested in american history, though parts of it are really gruesome to read/listen to. i love this author and was really moved by this story - i talked about it to anyone who would listen for a few weeks there.)
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