Kelly,
Well, I have to read 2 books this month, so I'm a little worried, but I also have the last 10 days of the month off, so I'm going to keep positive and tell myself that I can do this!
The first book I'm tackling is Cutting for Stone, a novel that has a lot of fans out there. Every single solitary person I know that has read it, and I'm not exaggerating that, has sung its praises. I'm a few chapters in and I think I will like it. It's seems like a sweeping generational story of two brothers, both doctors. One brother is the narrator, and it starts with him describing the lives of his mother, a nun! and nurse at a hospital in Africa. The father (although there seems like the potential for that to be a contested title) is a surgeon and friend, Dr Stone.
Nuns, doctors, twins, globe hopping, multiple cultures, Abbis Ababa? I'm in!
I'm not sure what I'll do after that one. I have one novel left, The Book of Night Women and two books of non-fiction, The Best and the Brightest and Embracing Defeat. I'm *hoping* to tackle The Best and The Brightest, since it's a book I've wanted to read for years. We'll see how it goes.
How are things looking for you? Not like this has been a busy year or anything. Heh.
Jenny
Well, I have *3* books left, which is making me a little nervous. The biggest is At Home. I've started it and I enjoy it so far, so I just need to buckle down and keep reading. Bike-riding time has proven to also be good book-reading time.
ReplyDeleteMy last two are Nox, which you have assured me will be quick and Wonder Woman which, I must confess, has a lot of pictures (although the text looks surprisingly dense).
The good news is that I have the last two weeks of the month off. Yay! The bad news? We're moving this week. Also... holidays aren't busy times, right? Oof.
Aaaand... I also need to review the last 3 books that I have read! Ack! Who needs sleep?
Have you started thinking about your 2013 books yet? :)
Nox! You can knock that out in a quick hour! You can do it!
ReplyDeleteI have been starting to think about my 2013 books (making this list of 14 books is seriously one of my favorite things to do all year). At this point, I probably won't put quite so many non-fiction books on and I definitely need to pay more attention to page length. It felt daunting to have so many LONG books. Some months I just need things I can breeze through! But at the same time, I'm so happy that I read some of the longer books on my list!
I'm making good progress on Cutting for Stone, so I feel confident I can finish this year's challenge.
J