This month we looked at the satirical novel and read Kurt Vonnegut’s modern classic Cat’s Cradle. This was a lot of fun for me; even though I’ve read the novel, I’m becoming a big fan of Juvenalian satire. While it might have been a little difficult for others, it is always great to go out of our comfort zones and read something great. Next month we are dipping into some non-fiction when we read Death in the Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway, considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting.
My wife has been away for almost three weeks and in that time I thought I might have gotten a lot of reading done, but sadly this was not the case. I’ve done pretty well for myself but nothing amazing, it seems like a regular month for me; reading wise. The biggest highlight for the month would have to be A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra but I did hit rock bottom as well and read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I would love to know what your highlights or lowlights of the month were and even what you read this month.
My Monthly Reading
- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
- Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
- Grifter’s Game by Lawrence Block
- Lexicon by Max Barry
- Tampa by Alissa Nutting
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
- The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
- The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- You by Austin Grossman