Another month has come and gone, and 2011 is half way over! Here’s what my June looked like:
Books
Total books read: 8
Total pages read: 2,675
Favorite book: This month was a winner. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, and When She Woke by Hillary Jordan were all phenomenal.
Least favorite book: Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner
The rest: The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair, Mr. Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt, The Snow Whale by John Minichillo, and Feed by M.T. Anderson
Audiobooks
Total audiobooks listened to: 3
Total hours listened: 22 hours, 42 minutes
Favorite audiobook: A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Least favorite audiobook: none…they were all very good!
The rest: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and Savvy by Ingrid Law
Erin Reads
On Erin Reads this past month:
- Reading Buddies discussed Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Part 1 | Part 2) and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Part 1 | Part 2), two books I loved.
- Emily, Cass and I watched and read Angels in America by Tony Kushner.
- I set up shop on Tumblr!
- I shared some audiobooks I very much enjoyed for Audiobook Week: Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
- I participated in the Spring into Summer Readathon and finally shared my thoughts on Hush by Eishes Chayil, which I read during the April readathon!
- I reviewed more recent releases than usual: The Great Lenore by JM Tohline, The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair, Mr. Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt, and Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner.
Your Turn!
That was my June. How was yours?
Wow what a month! This tells me that I very much need to hop on the audiobook train because it might be an easier way to “read” more. Also, I am very jealous that you’ve snagged a copy of When She Woke – I cannot wait to read that. My June was not nearly so impressive, but I am at my goal of 25 books for the half-year mark, so that’s not so bad.
Yes, I’ve found my numbers jump when I include audiobooks! Plus, they make mundane or tedious tasks much more interesting. When She Woke is fantastic, and from what small amount I know about the books you like, I think you’ll love it. Congratulations on being on mark for your goal!
I just read The Girl in the Garden and really enjoyed it. Cutting for Stone was amazing, but long
I liked The Girl in the Garden as well. Yes, Cutting for Stone was crazy long! I loved it, though, and at times found myself forgetting I was reading a novel instead of a memoir.
Sounds like a good June. I loved Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and a review has been pending for months… I really should write down my thoughts, for I really did love the book.
I want to read Cutting for Stone as well, but it just seems so… chunky…. lazy reader alert.
Extremely Loud was a tough book to write about! I had so many reactions it was hard to corral them all into coherent thoughts. If I hadn’t read it for Reading Buddies, with scheduled posts, I most likely would still not have written my review. As for Cutting for Stone, I put it off because of its size, too. Again, Reading Buddies forced me to pick it up! I ended up loving it, and it didn’t actually feel nearly as long as it looks.
June was also a fantastic month for me, and we have a winner in common, Cutting Fort Stone! Here is my wrap-up:
http://wordsandpeace.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/june-2011-wrap-up/
Emma @ Words And Peace
Glad to hear June was good for you, too! Cutting for Stone was definitely a winner. What an excellent book.