Well hello there lovely readers!
You may remember I did a few blog posts at the beginning of the year around the hashtags #100happydays and #readwomen2014. And then, in true Naomi style, I got bored of them. Well, actually, that's a little unfair. I had technical issues with the #100happydays one that meant it was just too annoying to try and post everyday, so I decided to do '1 Happy Month' instead, then gave up. And I'm still doing the #readwomen2014 thing, I just haven't posted about it.
Check/connect with my Goodreads for more on this, but to sum up - I've still been reading women this year!
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| My 'to read' Bookshelf. |
So far all the books I've read have been by women. I've managed to get through:
Jojo Moyes - The Girl You Left Behind
Dorris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing
Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre
Sylvia Townsend-Warner - Lolly Willowes
Philippa Gregory - The Kingmaker's Daughter.
I'm also currently reading The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. The Kate Morton and Jojo Moyes books were books I borrowed from friends, and were both the 'Richard and Judy' type books I'd probably normally avoid. They've been quite good though, and this is actually the second Kate Morton book I've read, having finished The Forgotten Garden after leaving uni last year. The rest were a mixture of things on my to-read list based on recommendations from other books or articles I've read, all of varying genres and subject matters. I'm very interested in issues of diversity, and my bookshelf is no exception! I also have a few books on my 'to read' shelf (my actual, physical shelf) that I picked up in Sainsbury's, which were among the bestseller types. Again, I would normally avoid these, but I know Joanne Harris is readable, and the others were Scandinavian and therefore automatically get 5 star ratings from me. (My sole ambitions in life are to become a superhero, and to be Swedish. They're both tricky, hence why I have a whole blog dedicated to being lost in life). The moral of the story is: so far, books with flowery covers are not always bad, although I'm still a total book snob and am yet to even attempt reading anything by Katie Price* or which looks like it might be of the same shocking quality.
*Actually, this is a lie. I did once read a Katie Price novel that I got free in a magazine out of pure curiosity, and it was the most predictable, unimaginative, ridiculous yet utterly compelling thing I've ever read. It was like a car crash: I hated every second of it but somehow I had to keep reading!! But now I have suffered through this for your sake and I can tell you it's not worth it. Ditto for 50 Shades of Grey. And the sequels. Don't look at me like that I'll read whatever I damn well please!
*smiley halo face*
I do intend to add some more reviews, but they're quite time consuming so I'm not making any promises. I enjoy writing them though, so if I do get a spare few hours, or if I feel particularly strongly about a book I read, I will definitely write one.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, please do feel free to interact in the comments if you've anything to add :)
Don't forget to read women!
Love love love,
Naomi
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