Fall is here. The meteorologist says it arrived at 8:05 PM on Tuesday, but for me autumn always begins with my first pumpkin spice latte! That happened last Saturday. So before I get too carried away with the colors and flavors of the season, l'll pause for a summer reading wrap-up. As you can see from the photo, I had the extra pleasure of late August and September reading on the rooftop of our NYC rental.
Here is the original list I posted in June, along with a note on how I fared with each title:
BOOK CLUB
Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan ✅ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (my review)
AUSTEN IN AUGUST
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, David Shapard ✅ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (my review)
Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley - In progress, 70%, now on the back burner
The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow ✖ - I wasn't in the mood for a retelling.
NEW RELEASE PRIORITIES
John of John by Douglas Stuart ✖ - I'm still on the library hold list
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer - DNF, 20%
Summerland Cove by Ellen Baker ✅ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (no review yet)
ONGOING GROUP READ
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ✅ - 78%, still on schedule
I'm happy to have finished so many books on that original list. In addition I also read two early fall book club selections and several impulse reads. Those included:
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild ⭐⭐⭐💫 (book club, my review)
Murder takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman ⭐⭐⭐💫 (mystery, my review)
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 (classic, my review)
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 (literary fiction, my review)
Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (classic, my review)
How was your summer reading? Did you stick to your original list?
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