September Summed Up & October Options

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September was a low month as far as number of books read goes, but not for lack of reading and certainly not low as far as enjoyment goes. I’ve listed the books I’ve finished reading and given them a rating, which I don’t usually do on this blog.  With the one exception of Portobello, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them all – Blood Harvest standing out as excellent with 5/5. (The * indicates crime fiction).
  1. Naming the Bones by Louise Welsh 4/5
  2. Blood Harvest by S J Bolton * 5/5
  3. Portobello by Ruth Rendell* 2.5/5
  4. Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie* 4/5
  5. The House at Seas End by Elly Griffiths* 4/5 (Kindle)
  6. A Summer Bird-Cage by Margaret Drabble 4/5

I’ve also been reading one non-fiction book, Map Addict by Mike Parker, which I’m finding brilliant in parts and not so brilliant in others – I’ve decided that I’m not really a map addict after all, even though I do love maps.

The other book that has taken up quite a lot of my reading time is a re-read of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. This was for my reading group which met in September. I haven’t finished it yet but after the discussion we had I’m keen to get back to it.

As for October, I’ve started The House on the Stairs by Barbara Vine. In addition to the books I wrote about yesterday (and in earlier posts too) I’m also keen to read some of these this month:

I think that’s enough to be going on with. In any case I often find it’s not a good idea to plan what I’m going to read as I usually find myself reading something completely different.

2 thoughts on “September Summed Up & October Options”

  1. Margaret – I’m so glad you enjoyed so many of your September reads. And it sounds as though you’ve got some interesting things coming up. I’ll be eager to see what you think of The House on the Stairs.

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  2. I’ve just put Map Addict on reserve at the library. Never heard of that one before but as a map fan I just couldn’t resist.

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