February books
Mar. 1st, 2016 09:28 pmI'm now on track for 100 books a year, according to Goodreads!
I'm also aiming, informally, to read more books by nonwhite authors this year. Considering that last year I read six by only three different authors, and this year I'm already up to seven by four authors, I'm doing pretty well! I do notice that both last year and this year the majority of books by nonwhite authors are graphic novels (and I haven't read any graphic novels by white authors); I think that's partly due to the excellent manga and comics sections in my new local library, but it might also be due to comics being quicker for me to get through. I'll work on that.
ETA: Another reason is that my husband keeps recommending manga to me...
7. Boxers by Gene Luen Yang - *****
8. Saints by Gene Luen Yang - ****
9. Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1940s by Sarah Weinman (ed.) - *****
10. As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka - DNF
11. The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson - DNF
12. A Bride's Story, Vol. 6 by Kaoru Mori - ****
13. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte - ****
14. Kisses and Curses by Lauren Burniac (ed.) - ***
15. Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson - *** 1/2
16. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James - ***
I'm also aiming, informally, to read more books by nonwhite authors this year. Considering that last year I read six by only three different authors, and this year I'm already up to seven by four authors, I'm doing pretty well! I do notice that both last year and this year the majority of books by nonwhite authors are graphic novels (and I haven't read any graphic novels by white authors); I think that's partly due to the excellent manga and comics sections in my new local library, but it might also be due to comics being quicker for me to get through. I'll work on that.
ETA: Another reason is that my husband keeps recommending manga to me...
7. Boxers by Gene Luen Yang - *****
8. Saints by Gene Luen Yang - ****
9. Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1940s by Sarah Weinman (ed.) - *****
10. As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka - DNF
11. The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson - DNF
12. A Bride's Story, Vol. 6 by Kaoru Mori - ****
13. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte - ****
14. Kisses and Curses by Lauren Burniac (ed.) - ***
15. Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson - *** 1/2
16. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James - ***