WHAT I READ IN JUNE | JULY 2019
Carrying on from my June TBR, I can say that I successfully read two of my June TBR, including Autumn by Ali Smith that wasn't on my TBR. That is pretty bad in my opinion, but I wasn't very hopeful about reading four books. Anyway, I first read Origins by Lewis Dartnell. Origins is a non-fiction book exploring the evolution of our species, specifically focusing on geographical factors. I actually really enjoyed reading about how geographical factors have a knock on effect on social factors. I really enjoyed how Dartnell included the current debates of how neanderthals went extinct, and how they competed with homo sapiens. Through out the book, I became more aware at how slim the odds were that our species even survived, and became the most widespread species on Earth. I think this genre of non-fiction books also give readers an insight to the ever-changing climate of the planet, and in particular our current issue of climate change and our environment. Overall I rated this 4/5 stars on my Goodreads, so obviously I really enjoyed it. Although, I think that reading a non-fiction can be so much different than reading a fiction and sometimes it takes me a while to get used to it. I talked more about this book in my June TBR, so if you're more interested in finding out about this one read that.
The next book was Dubliners by James Joyce. I bought this book about six months ago now, and have only just gotten round to reading it. When I bought it I obviously didn't read the blurb properly because I didn't realise that it was a collection of short stories. I never really edge towards short story collections but I actually really enjoyed this. I loved Joyce's writing style, and the Irish slang and language in there, that made it culturally specific. I've always wanted to read one of Joyce's works, and I think I will definitely be reading more in the future.
I also read Autumn by Ali Smith, which in all honesty disappointed me. I didn't really connect with the structure of the novel, but on the other hand I liked the concept of the plot and the relationship between two characters from different generations. It was fairly easy to read, as the font was quite large, and it the writing style was quite simple to read also. I rated it a 3/5 stars on my Goodreads, simply because I didn't find myself wanting to really read it, because I was slightly confused about what was actually going on in the novel. Smith included a lot of metaphors and the nostalgia to the feeling of Brexit Referendum vote, which highlighted the importance of the novel as the first Brexit novel of its kind.
This has been a bit of a fail of a month for reading, so hopefully I can read more in July! My July TBR will basically include the two books that I didn't read in June; Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada and Milkman by Anna Burns. I'm currently reading Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan, and I'm really enjoying it. It is set in WWII Italy, and the protagonist focuses on the life of Pino Lella, and how he with the help of his brother and the priest that he lives with helps Jews escape to the neutral country of Switzerland.
Happy Reading!
Rose x
The next book was Dubliners by James Joyce. I bought this book about six months ago now, and have only just gotten round to reading it. When I bought it I obviously didn't read the blurb properly because I didn't realise that it was a collection of short stories. I never really edge towards short story collections but I actually really enjoyed this. I loved Joyce's writing style, and the Irish slang and language in there, that made it culturally specific. I've always wanted to read one of Joyce's works, and I think I will definitely be reading more in the future.
I also read Autumn by Ali Smith, which in all honesty disappointed me. I didn't really connect with the structure of the novel, but on the other hand I liked the concept of the plot and the relationship between two characters from different generations. It was fairly easy to read, as the font was quite large, and it the writing style was quite simple to read also. I rated it a 3/5 stars on my Goodreads, simply because I didn't find myself wanting to really read it, because I was slightly confused about what was actually going on in the novel. Smith included a lot of metaphors and the nostalgia to the feeling of Brexit Referendum vote, which highlighted the importance of the novel as the first Brexit novel of its kind.
This has been a bit of a fail of a month for reading, so hopefully I can read more in July! My July TBR will basically include the two books that I didn't read in June; Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada and Milkman by Anna Burns. I'm currently reading Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan, and I'm really enjoying it. It is set in WWII Italy, and the protagonist focuses on the life of Pino Lella, and how he with the help of his brother and the priest that he lives with helps Jews escape to the neutral country of Switzerland.
Happy Reading!
Rose x
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