chaotic compendiums: Monthly Reading Roundup Post

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Monthly Reading Roundup Post

September Morn by Paul Emile Chabas

Here we are with another month gone past - only 3 left to go in this year. In all honesty I am thrilled September is over because it has kind of sucked for those of us living in the Bay Area without air conditioning. People here like to pretend it never gets hot, but it's been hot for a big chunk of this past month. The temperature in our apartment has been 85 degrees Fahrenheit at 10pm every night since this past Saturday - we finally got a break from the heat today and it's cooled down in here all the way to 80! It's been truly miserable and I'm hoping October won't bring more of the same.

Readingwise this was a good month, although a bit the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times in terms of quality. Here's what I read:

I had a wonderful time re-reading the Smiley books by John le Carre and The Sun Also Rises by Papa Hemingway. Keeper was a standout, too as was Imperial Bedrooms and Innocent. There was also, sadly, some major suckage - in particular That Summer in Paris (SUCH a disappointment) and The Faculty Club - that said, I'm pretty happy with my reading this past month and am looking forward to moving into October. I've got some great reads planned!

2 comments:

Peaceful Reader9/30/2010 9:43 PM
You read a lot of great books this month! Always with the good comes the not-so-great reads but hey, it all equals out.
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Bibliophile By the Sea10/01/2010 3:50 AM
I loved your September list. Just finished Sun Also Rises myself - loved it.

Your fall blog background is great!
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