Jan 2020 Catch Up

Since my last post in 2015, I have read a few books, some on the original list, some not.

Here is the documented list of those that were read while I was not blogging any of the reviews or notes.

Read from 2015 to 2018.

Jane Eyre

Pride & Prejudice

No Country for Old Men

The Road

The Great Gatsby

To Kill a Mockingbird 

The Count of Monte Cristo 

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Lord of the Rings

Ender’s Game

Animal Farm

Read in 2018

The Great Gatsby

Dune

To kill a mockingbird 

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy 

Dracula

The Way of Men

Read in 2019

Start; Punch Fear in the Face

The Hobbit

7 habits of highly effective people

Nudge

White Fang

Casino Royale 

Start With Why

The Joy of minimalism

Frankenstein - Spotify 

The Fred Factor 

Iron John

Last of The Mohicans 

Tom Sawyer

I am not planning on posting reviews for any of these books, but would like to post reviews for those books going forward.

Book #35 Little Women

Little Women.

I read this book after I gave up on Anna Karenina, read The Great Gatsby, and before I read The Godfather.  So all in all, this books stands out as a bright shining light of wholesome goodness in a sea of selfishness, sin, disregard for human life, and violent villanry. I was not really paying attention when I selected this book to read in the middle of these others, but Wow! what a contrast.

The book opens with the struggles of a poor family of 4 sisters and a mother who are facing a cold Christmas while their father/husband is away serving in the American Civil War.  Each of the sisters have their own differences, but draw strength and support from one another.  As you progress through the book over several years, the transition of the sisters is inspiring and uplifting.  The 4 sisters are fairly evenly spaced in age between young girls and teenagers.  Each of them has a bit of "coming of age" about their individual development through the years covered in the book, despite the varied ages they are coming into.

This was a feel good book, you laugh, you cry, you connect with the family.

Jan 2020 - decision to post.  I will be re-reading this book before watching the recent film adaptation.

Book # The Godfather

Not to worry friends, I have already started my next book (Call of the Wild) for which I have not seen a related film.  That being said, this is another book that has had a movie made that very closely mirrors the plot and dialogue.  This is most likely because Mario Puzo the books author is also co-writer on the screenplay.

I don't really want to give away spoilers in my blogs, but I think it is time to add a little more meat to these posts, so if you plan on reading the book, please do.  I would recommend this book and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The great storytelling of Mario Puzo is moving, dramatic, surprising and enthralling.

Jan 2020- decision to post.  I still remember the thrill of this book and the fullness of the characters.

If you are even slightly interested, please give this book a read.