This month we looked at the gothic and surprisingly satirical novel The Monk by Matthew Lewis. This was a lot of fun for me; I’m becoming a big fan of Juvenalian satire and was surprised to see what this gothic classic did with its social critique. While it might have been a little difficult for others, it is always great to leave our comfort zones and read something great. Next month we are dipping into some non-fiction when we read In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, which is considered one of the best books in the true crime genre.
As most might know, I’m currently on vacation so I have scheduled a whole lot of posts. This means, I’m not entirely sure what the next book will be but the theme was Thriller. At the point of scheduling it looked like a race between Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. I have had a good reading month but I as this was written half way through the month I won’t share what I read this month. However I did enjoy The Monk and Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. What have you been reading this month and what were the highlights?
Monthly Posts
- Top Ten Tuesday: Wall of Shame (Classics Edition)
- Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
- Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Never Read
- Provenance by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo
- How Do You Sort Your Bookshelf?
- Top Ten Tuesday: Great TV Shows
- Ten bookshops to visit while in America
- The Fictional Woman by Tara Moss
- Skinjob by Bruce McCabe
- Critical Theory: An Introduction by Jennifer Rich
- Rant about my TBR
- Write 750 Words Every Day
- Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read the Most Books From
- The Monk by Matthew Lewis
- Monthly Review – July 2014
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