I’ve returned from Michigan, unscathed from the midwest’s absolutely crazy thunderstoms on the 2nd. I had a lovely time, and read 3 books. My policy on Polysyllabic Spree posts is that it’s always Better Late Than Never.
Books Purchased:
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
March by Geraldine Brooks
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
Truman Capote Conversations edited by M. Thomas Inge
The Stories of Mary Gordon
Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm by Juliet Nicolson
American Bloomsbury by Susan Cheever
More Book Lust by Nancy Pearl
Every Book Its Reader by Nicholas A. Basbanes
The Jeeves Omnibus by P. G. Wodehouse
This is quite a stack, but due to an excellent Friends of the Hoboken Public Library Book Sale, and some excellent finds at Strand (plus an extra 20% off), I was able to purchase most of this stack at spectacular prices. Please pardon me while I indulge in posting the exact amazing price I was able to purchase these: I Capture the Castle: $1; The Sunday Philosophy Club: $1; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: $1; March: $1; A Passage to India: $1; The Perfect Summer: $2.50; American Bloomsbury: $6; More Book Lust: $6.80; Every Book Its Reader: $3.20; The Jeeves Omnibus: $7.50.
(Just wait until you see July’s stack of books purchased. Eeeep. It’s already huge, due to going home and visiting the amazing Kalamazoo Public Library Friends Book Store and the amazing Book Nook in Cadillac.)
Books Read:
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
The Solitary Vice Against Reading by Mikita Brottman
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
I had a decent reading month as well, both in quantity and quality – I greatly enjoyed each of the books I read this month. I read two books on my personal Summer Reading List (Mother Night and The Joy Luck Club) which keeps me on track for completing my list. I especially enjoyed reading both Penderwicks books. I miss the Penderwicks dearly, and am excited that there will be more. I highly recommend The Penderwicks to anyone who enjoys reading children’s literature.
When You Are Engulfed in Flames was very enjoyable as well. If you like David Sedaris, you’ll like this book. If you’ve never read him before, I recommend starting with a different one, probably Me Talk Pretty One Day. His newest book is best enjoyed with a rich background on his life and the people in it, you’ll find it more interesting and charming.
Mansfield Park marks four out of six Jane Austen Novels read. It is my least favorite without a doubt, but I’m glad I read it, and I enjoyed it all the same. (Emma is next, started it tonight.)
The Solitary Vice Against Reading is a “book about books” book. If you like Books About Books, you will likely enjoy this one as well, except for the part two thirds of the way in when she tries to convince you that you should be reading more true crime books and case studies.
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