the ramble

I’ll start by saying that I purged my booklist significantly. After starting my experiment in self improvement, one of the things that stood out to me is this: I read books I don’t like. Or I add books to my list that I know I won’t like. No more, though. I got rid of a bunch of family stories in American settings. I know lots of people like them, but I don’t. You’ll also notice that I added on a number of other non-fiction books and a children’s book or two–so the list didn’t actually get shorter.

Anyhow, onto the ones I actually read–or mostly read.

Books I loved:
Bitter is the New Black (Okay, okay, so I’m only partway through this one. But I love it so far. It’s a memoir that reads like a novel. Well done, Jennifer Whats-Your-Name)

Books I liked:
Now You See Her
A Very Lonely Planet
Cracked

Books that were tedious:
The Shadow of the Wind
On Writing

Books that put me to sleep:
Ending Slavery

I also re-read the first and second Harry Potter books, in keeping with my resolutions to re-read books and do what I love.