Books Read:
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Sula by Toni Morrison
Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Hole by Pyun Hye-young
2022 Goals:
Books Read: 38/60 (8 in September)
Books Reviewed: 31/50 (2 in September)
TBR Challenge: 9/12
Back to the Classics Challenge: 6/12
Translated Works: 9/10
Thoughts:
My apologies that this hasn’t been a prolific blogging month for me. Due to a sudden death in our family, life ground to a halt for a bit. I read a lot (for me anyway), so hopefully I’ll play catch-up over the next couple of weeks.
I really enjoyed the variety of books I read in September. There were a great mix of settings that fell into several different genres. Returning to writers Michel Faber and Julie Otsuka always promises to be wonderful. I read two back-to-back from Toni Morrison, which were both excellent. The Baron in the Trees, originally written in Italy, turned out to be far more enjoyable than I expected. The Italo Calvino classic was one of the three translated books I read last month, the others being classic mystery The Honjin Murders (Japan) and the contemporary suspense The Hole (Korea).
What’s Next:
I’m reading The Outsider by Stephen King and The Halloween Tree to represent this spooky time of year. My latest spin book for Classics Club is an old favorite, Gulliver’s Travels, which I last read over two decades ago! Feeling my age over here.
I Would Rather Be Reading 