Made some selection errors this month--several abandoned, skimmed, and ho hum books. BUT--there were two amazing biographies( Samuel Adams and George B.), a pleasant quirky mystery (The enigma of Room 622), and a good enough family saga. My total read was a bit lower than usual but those two bios were long.
Carried over from October
Decided not to read this (Nov12)
Girl at war by Nović, Sara
Finished Nov 15. just ok
The enigma of Room 622 by Dicker, Joël
Finished Nov 6. Liked it, liked it not, liked it, liked it not, liked it!
Decided to skip this one--too slow. (Nov 3) Promoted "For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing..." Not!
Checked out Oct 29
Maiden voyages : magnificent ocean liners and the women who traveled and worked aboard them by Evans, Siân
Finished Nov 15. Fun somewhat gossipy account.
The Whalebone Theatre by Quinn, Joanna
Finished Nov 3. Had a bit of trouble getting into this family saga but ended up really liking it
The revolutionary : Samuel Adams by Schiff, Stacy
Finished Nov 14 (a bit of skimming here and there) Enjoyed this though it covered a lot I already knew.
The singularities by Banville, John
Abandoned Nov 8 (halfway through). The first half was ok with interesting (singular) characters, but I just wasn't at all curious about where this was going.
Abandoned Nov 11 (page 35). Too much Jung. And I didn't care for the slow reveal of what happened at the theater.
Checked out Nov 15
Mr. B : George Balanchine's 20th century by Homans, Jennifer
Finished Nov 29. Whew! (and I mean that in a good way.)
The rabbit hutch by Gunty, Tess
Finished Nov 20. First 75 pages went rather smoothly and then it started to disintegrate. I find it hard to believe I only had it for five days; it felt like it took me a month to finish. Tedious.
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