Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Sunday Salon: March in Review

March was a fantastic month for reading. The books were many and for the most part really good. I hope this bodes well for the rest of the year!

Books Read in March

(Click for review)
The Diary by Eileen Goudge
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
New Stories from the South, 2010
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
Born Under a Lucky Moon by Dana Precious
Tangerine by Edward Bloor (for a literature circle class, middle school)

Favorite Book of the Month
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen. I laughed so much.

Books Read to the Kids
The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis
The Last Battle by CS Lewis

Started and Stopped
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. B-o-r-i-n-g.

Currently Reading
March by Geraldine Brooks. Love it so far.

Up Next
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
A Far Country by Daniel Mason
Pride and Prejudice (re-read)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (re-read)

Added to my TBR List
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks (Reviewed at Bookworm's Dinner)
Look Me in the Eye
by John Elder Robison
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (recommended by Books and Movies)
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

3 comments:

Book Dilettante said...

Nice set of books! Happy spring reading.

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

I've enjoyed several Eileen Goudge books, but haven't yet read The Diary. Going on my list!

I've been wanting to read March.

Thanks for sharing....

Here's MY SUNDAY SALON POST

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