My goal of reading fifty books this year is according to GoodReads, off to a good start. The app says that I’m currently three books ahead of my goal of fifty books which is pretty promising for the rest of the year.
The first book that I finished this year was titled Sea of Strangers by Lang Leav. It is a compilation of poetry centred around the themes of love and self-discovery. I was given this for Christmas and I’m really glad that I was; it’s definitely an enjoyable read even if you aren’t particularly interested in large collections of poetry. I really enjoyed To Myself, Ten Years Ago, A New Day and Misunderstood.
The second book I read was Snakes with Wings and Gold-Digging Ants, an excerpt from Herodotus’ The Histories. Anyone who knows me knows about my love of Ancient History and my ever-growing collection of translated classics from the time. I loved the descriptive words around how Herodotus spoke about the people of Egypt and the stories that he heard when he visited the country. The book is also incredibly short, with a really nice textured cover and how the history gets to the point rather than how Herodotus loves to ramble on about rather fascinating topics that aren’t always specific to the topic at hand.
Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley is a graphic novel that I read next, another gift that I received and this time for my birthday a few years ago. I read it when I was given it, generally graphic novels taking me a much shorter time to actually get through but this time I decided to try and take my time getting through it. It’s a little strange and filled with cats (nothing wrong with that), but all around its a really nice book about a young adult who is fairly confused about the world around her. (Which I cannot blame her for; I am a young adult and I am also confused as to the world around me.)
The Book of Wonder by Lord Dunsay was a random pick, an audiobook that I decided to listen to when folding some washing up. I had it on double speed, which made it go by even faster than what it may have done originally. It was an interesting thing to listen to and I wasn’t expecting the directions that each chapter would take; each an individual story with its own direction and characters. Some better than others, but in general a really nice listen to.
This next one was, for lack of a better word, strange. Paper Girls Book One by Brian K. Vaughn and Cliff Chiang. I have mixed feelings about this one; I love the illustrations but the story just managed to confuse and baffle me continuously. I don’t believe that I will be picking the second book up, despite how much I loved the illustrations.
Finally, the last book I finished in January was Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell. This book was picked up on a whim and I’m really glad I did. The illustrations were beautiful and emotive, bringing Gaiman’s words to life.
I'm looking forward to the next month of reading and if you'd like to be friends on GoodReads you can find me here!
My goal of reading fifty books this year is according to GoodReads, off to a good start. The app says that I’m currently three books ahead of my goal of fifty books which is pretty promising for the rest of the year.
The first book that I finished this year was titled Sea of Strangers by Lang Leav. It is a compilation of poetry centred around the themes of love and self-discovery. I was given this for Christmas and I’m really glad that I was; it’s definitely an enjoyable read even if you aren’t particularly interested in large collections of poetry. I really enjoyed To Myself, Ten Years Ago, A New Day and Misunderstood.
The second book I read was Snakes with Wings and Gold-Digging Ants, an excerpt from Herodotus’ The Histories. Anyone who knows me knows about my love of Ancient History and my ever-growing collection of translated classics from the time. I loved the descriptive words around how Herodotus spoke about the people of Egypt and the stories that he heard when he visited the country. The book is also incredibly short, with a really nice textured cover and how the history gets to the point rather than how Herodotus loves to ramble on about rather fascinating topics that aren’t always specific to the topic at hand.
Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley is a graphic novel that I read next, another gift that I received and this time for my birthday a few years ago. I read it when I was given it, generally graphic novels taking me a much shorter time to actually get through but this time I decided to try and take my time getting through it. It’s a little strange and filled with cats (nothing wrong with that), but all around its a really nice book about a young adult who is fairly confused about the world around her. (Which I cannot blame her for; I am a young adult and I am also confused as to the world around me.)
The Book of Wonder by Lord Dunsay was a random pick, an audiobook that I decided to listen to when folding some washing up. I had it on double speed, which made it go by even faster than what it may have done originally. It was an interesting thing to listen to and I wasn’t expecting the directions that each chapter would take; each an individual story with its own direction and characters. Some better than others, but in general a really nice listen to.
This next one was, for lack of a better word, strange. Paper Girls Book One by Brian K. Vaughn and Cliff Chiang. I have mixed feelings about this one; I love the illustrations but the story just managed to confuse and baffle me continuously. I don’t believe that I will be picking the second book up, despite how much I loved the illustrations.
Finally, the last book I finished in January was Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell. This book was picked up on a whim and I’m really glad I did. The illustrations were beautiful and emotive, bringing Gaiman’s words to life.
I'm looking forward to the next month of reading and if you'd like to be friends on GoodReads you can find me here!
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