This month I had a fair few books I was excited about reading. However, because a select few of them were fairly lengthy (700+ pages) I was apprehensive about how many reads I would get though during the space of the month.
Turns out I need not have worried because my reading ability in terms of stamina and interests just seems to be intensifying as the weeks go on; and if I wasn’t smashing through book after book last month, I certainly am now.
So all in all 11 books.
The storyline followed a young girl growing up in NYC and basically encapsulates a coming of age so beautifully. The main character is defined by her love of basket ball and the city around her.
The book had a lot of romanticism and mysticism within it, which as always I am a sucker for 😉 so I really enjoyed the read.
This book really opened up a different realm of thinking for me and I have brought forward a lot of the practices she writes about within.
So all in all, I would totally recommend the read.
This book i did really enjoy. The characters were so well depicted and the scene was set so vividly that I was encapsulated in their world. Still now I often think about the mannerisms described and scenes that took place.
After reading this i could definitely relate to the hype around Donna tart and her gift for writing amazing novels.
I would even go as far to say that it’s up there with one of my top 5 favourite books
This book is massive, so initially I was excited but also apprehensive about how I was going to find it- and I can honestly say that although the book has periods of fairly mundane activities, all in all it seemed to fly by.
Again, the character development was a key aspect to my investment in the book and also the waves the plot went in.
This book seems to not say a lot but also at the same time speak volumes. I think that’s what makes tart so successful. Is her depiction and devotion to the mundane within a fairly dramatic, turbulent plot. It gives the book so much character and depth.
Anyway- I’ve said enough already but as you can probably imagine, I thoroughly enjoyed this read.
This book was very interesting to me as I studied this topic for my last project. I found this book would have been almost a bible to me if I’d read it 3 months ago.
It contained all the information I wanted/ struggled to find and informed me so well about the history of female art. Specifically; the nude.
I found the book very easy to read- but at the end felt like I’d just been drifting along while reading it.
I don’t think it managed to pull off the description of the mundane that other authors I’ve read had done quite so well. So for me, it was harmless. It was neither good nor bad. If I was muddled and finding it difficult to concentrate, the book would have been perfect for me. However I was not. So it just felt a little too mundane.
I’ve heard so many good things about the book and seen it quoted all over the place by lots of people I respect and love. So I had big expectations for this read and it certainly delivered.
I thought the points made and concepts drawn upon were gorgeous.
Bell hooks is a multi- faceted, incredibly intelligent woman and after reading the book I felt moved.
This is a fictional novel about a woman who, after a fairly traumatic experience of loosing both parents, decides she wants to hibernate and sleep for a year. So between intense intakes of downers and fleeting interactions with other humans, the main chatter takes us through her year. How she feels and what goes on.
I really enjoyed this book. It felt like I was a fly on the wall. It also left a lot of anticipation for what was going to happen throughout. Which is fairly hard to do I think with such a simple plot. But I enjoyed it thoroughly and would definitely recommend.
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