Number of books since last review: 7
Number of books read in 2012: 132
Number of books read in 2012: 132
Complete list here.
■ The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick) Fiction. Between and during numerous appointments today, I read Quick's debut novel, which features a likable if troubled narrator. The story was both sad and sweet but not too much of either. More, the characters who served as Pat's support system were good people. Recommended.
■ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie) Fiction. A reread, this time with the Misses. *possible spoiler alert* This is, of course, the grandmother of the "unreliable narrator" plot twist, but what is truly remarkable is how well it holds up, even on rereading. Excellent.
■ Dracula (Bram Stoker) Fiction. With Mr. M-mv and the Misses; we all thoroughly enjoyed it. With such a slow, methodical build, though, we were somewhat surprised by how hasty the resolution seemed.
■ Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me (Ellen Forney) Graphic memoir. Not as deftly handled as Alison Bechdel's work.
■ Bedbugs (Ben Miller) Fiction. Began as one sort of novel and gradually became an quick, entertaining horror story.
■ Stay Close (Harlan Coben) Fiction. Meh. Should have been more entertaining than it was.
■ My Ideal Bookshelf (Thessaly La Force, editor, Jane Mount, illustrator) Non-fiction.
In progress:
■ The Misanthrope (Molière) Play. With the Misses. In anticipation of The School for Lies at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
■ Moby-Dick (Herman Melville) Fiction. Completed Chapter 13 of 135. The Misses and I are doing the Moby-Dick Big Read, a chapter a day, so we'll be on this into 2013. We're also enjoying Matt Kish's wonderful art book, Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page.
■ Here Comes Trouble (Michael Moore) Memoir. Listening to this compelling, author-narrated memoir while riding my bike each morning. (The bike is mounted on a trainer in the garage for the winter.)
■ Physics for Future Presidents (Richard A. Muller) Non-fiction. With Miss M-mv(i).
■ Shine (Lauren Myracle) YA fiction.
■ Quiet (Susan Cain) Non-fiction.
■ The End of Your Life Book Club (Will Schwalbe) Non-fiction.
■ Kill Shakespeare, Vol. 2 (Conor McCreery) Graphic fiction.
2 comments:
I look forward to your Reading Life reviews every month. Thanks for, gosh, seven years* of reliable recommendations, thought-provoking commentary, and general nourishment and delight.
*I know you've been blogging longer than that, but I found you in 2005, the year I began my own blog. A happy find!
Thanks for the kind words!
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