For Bout of Books 10, my goal was to read three books and
get a substantial portion of Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
done.
I bought Vicious by V.E. Schwab, Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, and Speak by
Laurie Halse Anderson specifically for this week. In-between reading
these, I read my Life Application Study Bible, NKJV.
I started off with Speak as a warm-up read, which
I finished in about two hours spread between days 1 and 2. I didn’t enjoy
it, per say, because the subject content it tackles is not easy or
entertaining. That being said, it is an important book that does a great
job exploring a very difficult reality.
I thought that the main character’s journey through the
healing process was beautifully experienced. From the shame and denial to
the eventual realization that she is a victim of a crime that doesn’t have to
define her life was powerful.
After that, I read Vicious over a three-day span.
You can find my review of it here.
Since I finished Vicious early in the morning on
the fourth day, I went right into Miss Peregrine’sand read that in one,
4-hour sitting. My review of that is here.
On day 5, having finished my TBR, I still didn’t feel like
picking up A Clash of Kings. So, I reread For Colored Girls Who
Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange.
Since I was 18, this has been one of my favorite works of literature.
It tackles really important feminist issues that are universal.
I didn’t read anything on the sixth day because I was so
busy. Shame shame shame. And on the last day, the only reading I
was able to get in was in order to prepare my history lesson for homeschooling
the next day.
All in all, I read 4 whole books and 1,114 pages and got in
almost 18 hours of reading. Given my schedule, this was pretty good for
me.
I also participated in a few challenges and quite a few
Twitter chats with people about books we were reading. I really enjoyed
this week, and I can’t wait until August.
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