October 2024 to January 2025
Yea, I made it to N I think by May 2024. Then fell out of reading again. And clearly out of blog-posting too.
In October 2024 I started the alphabet again; Toby says he’d switch his surname to Allen or something to be sure I would read whatever he wrote lol
Anyway, just a list to catch up with a line or two if I remember anything:
Allan, Clare: Poppy Shakespeare – it centres on day patients at a mental health facility in the UK. It was short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award in 2006. It was really well done I think. And it’s been made into a movie.
Adams, Douglas: The Salmon of Doubt – This was okay but not great. I mean, lovely to find out I was right to like the guy and made me sad he was gone so soon. But I love his fiction best of all. This was also Book 1 of 2025. My goal at the outset was 25 in 2025 just to be sure I got back into reading again. I don’t think I’ll have any difficulties with this goal.
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi: We Should All Be Feminists – Yes, yes we should. An amazing short read. I borrowed it from the Toronto Public Library.
Barry, Kevin: Night Boat to Tangier – I bought this out of the “last chance” box at Book City ages ago I think. I’m going to use it for the TPL 2025 Reading Challenge in the “A book with an unethical main character” category lol. Dark and emotional.
Burton, Jessie: The Miniaturist – Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam, this is not my usual read at all. I quite liked it though. Also a good example of why I don’t like reading reviews by “regular people.” Half of them “so unrealistic, she would never be so worldly in 1690 Amsterdam” and the other half “how the heck did she not realise X before she was forced to? I mean, how stupid is she.” Sigh.
Bradbury, Ray: The Halloween Tree – I hadn’t read this before. It was pretty nifty. A sort of children’s horror story. No photo. I got this one from the Library too.
I’ll update C and D (Feb – May 2025 with a HUGE break while I read – and took forever reading – It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis) soon I swear.