2020 Book Round-Up

January 18, 2021 Arlene Giddings

I read 31 books this year….
including one computer science text book
cover to cover.

My goal was 30 so did it
but
just by the skin of my teeth.

I am not going to write about all of these
but I will say that I absolutely loved
The Sisters Brothers
and I absolutely
did not expect to.

But it was funny and sweet
and so well written
and violent and I was
completely drawn in.

Other favorites were
Untamed but it took me a long time
to read for some reason…

American Dirt but
then I was almost afraid to
write about it…
all I can say is it made me
think about things in another perspective.
Whether that is a fair or true perspective
or a perspective that should have been
given by someone who has not
lived that life, I honestly don’t know.

From the Ashes I struggled with
at first but then became very
caught up in this man’s story…
heartbreaking, frustrating, illuminating.

And…
in case you were wondering,
the computer science book
was a little dry…
heh.

Now onto the goal for 2021 - 35 books….
Yeeesh. I better get reading. :)

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 19::goal 30}

November 9, 2020 Arlene Giddings

This book was ok…
I didn’t love it, I didn’t hate it.
It didn’t grab me, it didn’t hold onto me
in a death grip making me
need to know what happened next.

But…it was ok.

2.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: THE NIGHT ROAD - KRISTIN HANNAH

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 18::goal 30}

November 2, 2020 Arlene Giddings

I don’t actually know a lot about anna kendrick
to be honest
but I was drawn to this book
but that cute little title….
scrappy little nobody.

That just sounds like a book I want to read.

And it was good.
I like memoir kind of biography mixed with
a little coming-of-age….
I fully enjoyed reading this.

4 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: RE JANE - PATRICIA PARK

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 17::goal 30}

October 19, 2020 Arlene Giddings

I had a bit of a love/hate
relationship with this book….
actually,
not even really love/hate.
It was more of a meh/hate
relationship.

It was an ok read.
I didn’t love it.
It was amusing in places but
I found it long…it took me a long time to finish it.
I just wasn’t drawn to it.

2.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: SCRAPPY LITTLE NOBODY - ANNA KENDRICK

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 15::goal 30}

August 31, 2020 Arlene Giddings

We are at the halfway mark of the goal!

i think that deserves a cupcake!!
(and seriously, these are my most favorite little things…)

anyway…heehee…back to the book.

I loved this book…
and it’s funny that I did because
I don’t like short stories
and while this wasn’t a short story
it felt like an amalgamation of
short stories
shared as anecdotes
to make up an entire story.

Her writing was beautiful.
There was a lot happening in a book
where
nothing seemed to really be
happening.

There was a lot said about the
main character
in a book that didn’t seem to
describe the main character.

You should totally give this book a try.

4.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: ONE DAY - DAVID NICHOLLS