JUNE reads

[colls]

Hello!! Sorry that's it's been quiet in here... must be those lazy summer days. ;)
Perfect for getting some reading done, right?



What books did you read this past month?
Would you recommend any of them? Why or why not?

What's next?

Comments

[hellkitty]

I've been reading not-very-fun stuff to prep for classes for the fall, but I did squeeze in two books for leisure.

My Cousin Rachel, by Daphne du Maurier which took me a while to get into, but once I did, it had me hooked. I love du Maurier's stuff in general and this did not disappoint (Rule Britannia, however, did.)

And Dream of Perpetual Motion Okay on this one I am publicly admitting failure. It's a lush, dense book, sort of like Dickensian detail married to a retelling of the Tempest, with a side order of magical realism and a steampunk setting. There are passages that are breathtaking, but I'm about halfway through right now and honestly, I still can't bring myself to care about any of the characters. Not even to dislike one. They're all just...blah. And scanning this post, there's much more fun stuff out there for me to read!

[colls]

I saw 'Dream of Perpetual Motion' at the bookstore around the holidays and added it to my list because it sounded fascinating. It sucks that you're not drawn to any of the characters - that really makes or breaks a book for me.