Hey, my book lovers! Another month has come and gone and I was so wrapped up in personal life matters and the holidays that I completely slacked on my end of the month reading list. I’ve got to get my head back in the game. I’m working on it, I promise. I felt slightly disappointed with the books I read in November, as there were only a couple books I really fell in love with. Let’s talk about them.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Ruth Ware is now one of my favorite authors, and I will read every single one of the books she releases. I love her style of writing. I am immediately hooked with her story and the world she creates. She has such a phenomenal way of building and describing scenery, that the locations become a character in of itself. She provides enough information, in the beginning, to leave you hooked with the mystery, but never rushes to tell you the answers. She gives you pieces and lets the story unfold and the characters tell you in such a natural way. I saved all my snow and rainstorm days and nights to read The Lying Game and The Death of Mrs. Westaway, and it was always such a cozy time. She has been lovingly referred to as the modern Agatha Christie, and I happen to agree. If you like atmospheric and character-driven mysteries, check out Ruth Ware’s work.
Have you heard of Pauli Murray, the abolitionist and civil rights leader? I hadn’t before I head about this book, her autobiography, ‘Song in a Weary Throat’, and don’t I feel terrible about it now. This book is filled to the brim with history, revelations, and story. This woman was profoundly intelligent, strong, determined, humble, and motivated to change things for the better, and fight for what is right.
“I want to be an American — without the hyphen.”
I finally got around to ‘Doctor Sleep’, the sequel to ‘The Shining’, and I was left underwhelmed. Perhaps I held higher expectations and so it just didn’t hit the mark for me? I felt connected and was interested in Dan Torrence, Jack Torrence’s son, journey through alcoholism and recovering from the fateful events that took place at the Overlook Hotel, but as soon as we got into the fantastical elements, I was left questioning how carefully it was handled, as it all seemed to wrap up too easily. It is an interesting read and has some gripping moments with some baddies.
‘Home After Dark’ has one of the coolest covers, and the illustrations are superb, but the story leaves something to be desired. It is a very slow story with not much of a plot and very little development, but the illustrations are wonderful.
Drum roll please…we now get to ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’. I had such high expectations for this book. I loved the movie. It has such high ratings and high ratings from people I trust, and I had it on hold from the library for so long. I hate to say this, and rarely do these words leave my mouth, but…I liked the movie more than the book. I thought the dialogue in the movie was so quick and witty, but I really disliked how the book was written, both in description and dialogue. It was pretty bland and immature and predictable. I am still deciding on if I will read the others in the series. I might wait for the movies.
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