It's interesting what I think of as a good reading month. I read 10 books in March, which is a pretty average month. However, I gave three of those books perfect grades, which I consider pretty successful. I consider 12 books a strong reading month, but I don't really have an idea of how many books I typically give perfect grades. It could be … [Read more...]
My Favorite Books of February
Multiple conventions and Spring Break have me a little behind in posting my monthly book post, but I still read and loved three nonfiction and one fiction book in February. Below are my reviews of my favorite books of the nine I read last month. My Sister Milly My Sister Milly by Gemma Dowler is the story of her family's struggle … [Read more...]
My Favorite Book of January
I've apparently been entirely too giving with "A"s. I'm sure my students would disagree, but it seems I'm much more giving when rating books than I am with grading student work. I gave 11 non-fiction books and 35 fiction books perfect grades in 2017. I noticed that some of my friends only gave a few books perfect grades for the year, leading … [Read more...]
My 35 Favorite Fiction Books of 2017
Someone is usually killing, murdered, raped, or running from someone in the books I love. I'm not sure what attracts me so much to thrillers and mysteries, but there definitely is a pattern to the books I read. I read 105 books in 2017. Of those, I gave 35 fiction books a perfect grade, meaning they stood out to me as exceptional above all of … [Read more...]
My 11 Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2017
I read 105 books in 2017. Of those, I gave 11 non-fiction books perfect grades, meaning they stood out to me as exceptional above all of the other non-fiction books I read. In short, if you're going to read non-fiction, these are the books I highly recommend reading. My favorite non-fiction books of 2017 are an interesting mix of true crime, … [Read more...]
My 7 Most Popular Posts of 2017
I love the annual blog review that happens around the new year. It's a great time to look at everything I've written during the year and see if any trends developed. I've noticed during the past few years that many of my most popular posts stay the same, sprinkled in with new ones from the current year. This year was no exception. Four of my … [Read more...]
The Books I Quit in 2017
I give you a lot of book recommendations, but I never tell you what not to read. I don't tell you the books that I quit on. You may remember that I believe life is too short to read bad books, so I have no problem at all quitting a book that I hate. You should quit reading bad books. It doesn’t matter if your friends think the book is great … [Read more...]
