Category Archives: Reading

Finished another eight books in May with an even mix of fiction and non-fiction. Overall, I’m feeling pretty good about my pace for making my goal this year, but my reading always slumps somewhat in the fall, so I’m trying to build up a big of a buffer. The Searcher, by Tana French I loveContinue reading “May Reading”

According to a survey by Pew Research, the typical American reads four books per year (that’s the median — the mean is 12 books, but that value is skewed by people who read a large number, so in this case the median is a better reflection of actual reading). By this measure, I read aContinue reading “How To Read More”

April’s reading ended up being pretty fruitful. Truth be told, it didn’t feel like a reading heavy month but I still ended up finishing eight books. The Wife Upstairs, by Rachel Hawkins Suspense novel written on the chassis of Jane Eyre. I actually really enjoyed how Hawkins reworked Jane and Rochester’s respective characters for thisContinue reading “April Reading”

My March reading was a bit more productive than my February reading (and not just because of the extra days!). Daisy Jones and the Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid This was a novel I’ve seen recommended a lot around the internet, so I finally took the plunge and tried it out. I really liked it!Continue reading “March Reading”

I know, it’s April. But for the sake of tracking, I’m going to go ahead and follow through on my February and March lists. Both months were lighter reading months for a variety of reasons, but there were some good books in there! Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. This is a classic I didn’tContinue reading “February Reading”