This was a good week. 

I thought Make Time  was ok. It had a bunch of practical tips but there was nothing wildly new in it for me. It’s more things I know I should be doing.

I then read Fox 8 which was a short story. I really liked it even though it was a bit weird.

I then tackled  An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake  which also had nothing new in it. It was meh.

I was finally ready for a novel so I grabbed The Dream Daughter which completely surprised me and I really liked it. If you’ve read this author before, you might like this one, too.

I wanted to make sure to read Whiskey in a Teacup  before it was due at the library. It was fast but honestly, not super resonant for me. I still love and adore Reese though.

I finished the week with Dare to Lead which was the highlight of the week. I love love love Brene and this was no exception. I cannot recommend her enough.

Let’s see how I do next week.

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I had a so-so week.

I started with Dear Committee Members  which was funny and I laughed and laughed. 

I then read The Line that Held Us which wasn’t the kind of book I’d normally have picked up at all but I liked it. 

I thought the The Dinner List was sold as a lighter book than it actually was. I still liked it.

Fear was what you think it would be.

I needed some laughter after the Woodward book so I grabbed David Sedaris live at Carnegie Hall and laughed and laughed.

I was excited to then read The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock but about 3/4ths of the way through I still was not a fan and decided to finally stop reading it.

I then bounced around many many books, finally settling on An Absolutely Remarkable Thing which was fabulous, fantastic and just the best! Both of these brothers are so talented.

Here’s to a good reading week next week.

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I was away last weekend and took two days off this past week to be with people I love which meant less reading 🙂

Note to Self was super quick and lovely, of course.

I really liked Fruit of the Drunken Tree even though parts of it were very very sad.

I swallowed Vox in a day. It made me furious but I couldn’t put it down.

Like Never and Always was another super fast year. It was exactly what I wanted at that time.

I then started and stopped 5 different books. Finally settling on Dear Madam President which was a quick and good read for me.

I had a few good books this week so I am calling it a success.

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

A bunch of reading this week.

The Last Watchman of Old Cairo was not bad but it didn’t grip me and I just don’t always have the patience for historical novels so they have to be really good for me to like them.

I knew The Shortest Way Home would be a super light and easy read and it was okay but I don’t have the patience for those either especially since I can tell you exactly how they will end at this point, having read so many many books.

I put off reading The House of Broken Angels quite a few times but I finally buckled down and read it and I am glad I did. It was interesting and funny at times, and pithy and sad at other times. 

His Favorites was a super short read and really sad for me in how matter-of-factly this terrible story was told. Because it was all how things worked I guess, but it’s still pretty sad.

The next book was going to be my 200th so I decided to read something I knew I would love. I’d read  The Tao of Pooh  many many years ago and I knew I’d love it so I spent a night rereading it.

Then I picked up Unhinged which didn’t turn out to be as badly written as I thought it would be. It wasn’t life changing or anything. I am not sad I read it but it wasn’t the very best use of my time.  

I then moved on to Snap  which is a Man Booker long listed mystery. It wasn’t awful. I like when mysteries focus on character and not just plot and this one did but it also wasn’t fantastic. 

Net net it was a so-so week. I am so looking forward to October (I know we’re just barely in September.) because it’s going to be an awesome book month. Murakami, Brene, and Lamott together in one month!

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I read a lot this week. It wasn’t intentional. I read four books over the weekend and then several shorter books over the week. 

Eat Cake. Be Brave was wonderful and very much recommended if that type of book is your style. 

I also really enjoyed, On Color. I read a book a long time ago on a single color and really liked it so I knew i was going to like this and it didn’t disappoint.

Notes from a Public Typewriter was  a random grab because of Stephanie Howell mentioning it on her instagram. It was a super fast read and super amazing. Touching, sweet, and just all around lovely.

Switchers was also really good, especially if you’re interested in switching careers. It was tangible, actionable and full of good information.

I liked America for Beginners which meandered a bit but then was thoughtful towards the end. 

The Bookshop was a super quick read and it’s being made into a move so I had to read it. It was…not sure how to put it. It was different. More like a short story.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work was also actionable, specific and I really liked reading it. I posted about this on my instagram that I love reading books on marriage especially when things are going well in my marriage. 

Convenience Store Woman was a super quick read and unusual and different and also like a long short story. I actually liked it.

The Incendiaries didn’t connect with me at all. It was fast so I read it but it wasn’t a good use of time for me.

Net net it was a good week. Here’s to another good one!

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

And okay array of books this week.

Ghosted was lovely and I enjoyed it but I’ve read a lot of books like this by now so it didn’t really stand out for me.

Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One, was trying to be a semi-clever way to hide advice and howto book into a novel style. I think if these ideas weren’t already content I knew, it would have been a more lovely book for me but as it was, it was okay but not whoa!

Dear Mrs. Bird was my favorite read of this week. I enjoyed the story and the characters and the writing. I understand that it might not be accurate as a historical novel but i still liked it.

Every Time You Go Away was eh. Not the best use of my time.

The Sparsholt Affair was my long read of the week. It was ok but I have to say that I just never really connected with it so I am not sure it was worth all the time I invested into it. I thought it would be like The Heart’s Invisible Furies but it’s not proving to be the case so far.

I don’t have a pile i’m super excited about at this point, so I’d love recommendations if you have any. Especially of books you loved and/or couldn’t put down.

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.