It’s time again for 5 Minutes 4 Books’ monthly meme. Here’s what I had on my nightstand last month.
What I actually read was:
Fiction
- Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes
Bleh. I wasn’t impressed. - The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham
- When Comes the Spring by Janette Oke
Nonfiction
Actually, I only read the first 60 pages of this one. I think it’s worthless. Click on the title to read the rest of my thoughts.
I didn’t have time to finish this before it had to go back to the Inter-library loan office. My initial thoughts on what I’ve already read are that there is some truth to certain aspects of Fallon’s reasoning (specifically that red meat probably isn’t as “evil” as many people would make it out to be), but the majority of the views promoted in this book are based on tenuous science and serve only to add unnecessary stress to meal preparation. Follow Fallon’s recipes if you like them, but don’t worry about destroying your family’s health if you don’t use raw milk, sprouted grains, etc.
Juvenile
- Cinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine’s Princess Tales are quick, whimsical variations on old-fashioned fairy tales. They’re a fun read for pre-teen-ish girls for whom “classic” fairy tales are just a little too “childish”. - Keeping a Journal by Trudi Strain Trueit
- Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine
Picture Books
- 25 books by authors AD-AG
- Africa Calling, Nighttime Falling by Dan and Kim Adlerman
For next month, I’ve got way too much on my nightstand–and way too much weighty stuff. I feel certain I won’t be able to finish it all in time. But I’ll try anyway.
Fiction
- The Good Nearby by Nancy Moser*
- Little Lady, Big Apple by Hester Browne
- Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy
- When Breaks the Dawn by Janette Oke
- When Hope Springs New by Janette Oke
Nonfiction
- Better Homes and Gardens Making a Home
- Confessions of an Organized Homemaker by Deniece Schofield
- Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium by Dave Barry
- Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams by Lynne Withey*
- Genealogy Online by Elizabeth Powell Crowe
- Genealogy Online for Dummies
- An Idiot Girl’s Christmas by Laurie Notaro
- I Married Adventure by Luci Swindoll*
- I’m More than the Pastor’s Wife by Lorna Dobson*
- Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook
- Rocking the Roles by Lewis and Hendricks*
- The Lord’s Suupper: Five Views edited by Gordon T. Smith*
- What I with I’d Known Before I Got Married by Kay Coles James*
- And a dozen more that I hope I can get to (but kind of doubt that I will)
Juvenile
- Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
- Mystery behind the Wall by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Picture books from AG to ?
- The Stunning Science of Everything
*The asterisk marks books I’m currently in the middle of.
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Oh Rebekah, you make me smile. =)
haha! I loved reading your little notes along with the titles. Thanks for sharing and I’ll take a pass on Books: A Memoir, per your opinion.
Oh, my!! My question is, how can you possibly find the time to read all those books? What a great list, though – I need to turn away from the computer more often and turn to books. Merry Christmas!
Good luck with the next month’s reading. Going to check out Nancy Moser’s book.