April (so far)
7)
Daybreaks: Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter by Amy Welborn (B) - As the title indicates, short, simple daily meditation on a portion of the Church readings for that day from Ash Wednesday through the Octave of Easter.
8) The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel (C-) - While containing some intriguing anecdotes that are not common knowledge it is not presented in a cohesive narrative. I probably gave it a higher grade than it deserved since I did enjoy being familar with the neighborhoods.
Currently reading:
Night by by Elie Wiesel
Audiobooks4)
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (A) - A fantastical narrative that uses satire to explores and criticize life in prewar Stalinist Russia. The story involves the Devil, a large anthropomorphic chess playing black cat, witches and a novel with in the novel concerning Pontius Pilate centered on the events of Good Friday. If you are intrigued here is the
link to the audiobook I listened to via YouTube.
5)
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (C+) - Had to read the novel in high school as part an essay assignment did not care for it much then and my opinion of it is about the same. I recognize Hemingway's fine prose (particularly enjoyed the narratives of the bull fights) but overall I did not find the story compelling. Stories in which the characters are all so unlikeable even if it is largely due to their experiences in the Great War. I am still thinking about listening/reading either
For Whom the Bell Tolls and/or
A Farewell to Arms.
Currently Listening to
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Past months:January1)
A Team For America: The Army-Navy Game That Rallied a Nation at War by Randy Roberts (B)
2)
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (B+)
3)
What Christians Believe: Understanding the Nicene Creed by Bishop Robert Barron (A)
February
4)
A Gentleman in Moscow by by Amor Towles (A)
5)
The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams by Adam Lazarus (C)
Audiobooks1)
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien - A mixture of listening and reading the text in an attempt to actually finish the book after many failed attempts in the past. I think listening to the stories comes across as the telling of lore instead of a dry history.
2)
Frankenstein (
or, The Modern Prometheus) by Mary Shelley (B)
March (Not a good reading month of reading for me)
6)
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (B-)
Audiobooks3a) Don Quixote Part1 by Miguel de Cervantes (A-)
