Is it just me, or did this January seem to stretch on for an eternity? It wasn’t a particularly eventful month for me, and the interesting things that did happen in my life were…not great. It was a good month of reading, though, and that’s what this post is about!
Books read:
- Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham – 3.5 stars [review]
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo – 5 stars [review]
- Circe by Madeline Miller – 4 stars [review]
Books in progress/goals for February:
I’m currently reading Mobituaries by Mo Rocca. The book is a tribute to influential people who didn’t get the obituary they deserved, or whose accomplishments and legacy seem to have been forgotten. I’m really enjoying this book so far, and will have a review up sometime next week.
In February, I plan to read at least these three books: Lot by Bryan Washington, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, and Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow.
Notable blog posts:
I read so many wonderful blog posts and did a better-than-average (my personal average, that is) job of engaging with other bloggers this January. But I forgot to save my list of notable blog posts! I will remember to keep track of them in February.
Quotes/advice that helped me this month:
- “There will always be someone who can’t see your worth. Don’t let it be you.” (this was posted on Vee’s blog, Millennial Life Crisis)
- “Empathy without boundaries is self-destruction.” – unknown
- “All my life had been muck and depths, but I was not a part of that dark water. I was a creature within it.” – Madeline Miller, Circe
January photo dump:
Hmm, someone has strong feelings about geese!
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LOL the photo was edited by my husband, who has a vendetta against geese (he encountered an aggressive goose once hehe)
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Lol
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I am sooooo far behind in reading posts from the bloggers I follow — and here you are whipping through exciting novels month after month AND cooking and baking, as well as, I assume, doing the things that keep life maintained like, y’know, a job. Maybe you should be a time management coach 🙂
I LOVED Circe, by the way — one of my faves from my 2019 list. If I had a list. I did read it last year, I know that much.
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You are so kind Jan! I feel like reading and cooking/baking comes at the expense of other tasks…like the cleanliness of my apartment haha!
And yes, Circe was a wonderful read! I didn’t think I would like it, but I’m so glad I ended up reading it.
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