I’m changing up the format of my monthly wrap-ups a bit for 2011. Instead of listing everything I read and linking to what has been reviewed, I will first be listing the books reviewed over the last month, and will include unreviewed books below, so you can see what will be coming up!
March was a really fabulous reading month. I finished 22 books, including 18 in print and 4 in audio, for a total of almost 5700 pages and close to 60 hours of audio. I started a few of these in February and just finished in March, but overall a really great reading month. You’re in for some very enthusiastic reviews in April, because some of those unreviewed books below were fabulous.
What I Reviewed:
Audiobooks
Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell, narrated by Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Paul Rudd, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, John Hodgeman, Catherine Keener, Keanu Reeves, Maya Rudolph
Fiction
Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty by Camilla Morton
Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon
Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
Picking Bones from Ash by Marie Mockett
The Atlas of Love by Laurie Frankel
The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht
Mystery
Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
Hail to the Chef by Julie Hyzy
The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman
Historical Fiction
The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead by Paul Elwork
Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Nonfiction
Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun by Liza Bakewell
Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution by Holly Tucker
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
She Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor
Saturday Story Spotlight
Will You Wear a Blue Hat? by Scholastic
Touch and Feel Baby Animals by DK Publishing
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester A. Laminack, illustrated by Henry Cole
Other Posts/Guest Posts:
“The Blood of a Lamb” by Holly Tucker, author of Blood Work
Pick of the Month:
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
I’m choosing Among the Mad partly on its own merit, and partly as a representative of its series. I am absolutely loving the Maisie Dobbs books, and I am so happy that I was encouraged to join the readalong that Book Club Girl is hosting. I can’t believe I’m nearly caught up on the series, and I’m not sure what I’m going to do for the next year while waiting for the next book. Among the Mad was a particularly good entry in the series, though, I could barely put it down.
Other Books Read, Watch for Reviews:
Audiobook
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, narrated by Emily Janice Card and Emma Bering
Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt, narrated by Robin Miles
Apollo’s Angels by Jennifer Homan, narrated by Kirsten Potter
Fiction
Lysistrata by Aristophenes (no review)
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer
The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear (reviewed 4/1)
Note: Some of these books were provided to me for review.
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Wow, girl, you are a reading machine!
You had an amazing month!
When I grow up I want to read as fast as you do! Did you go to a class or something to learn how to do that? And you do this with a toddler. I just shake my head. I really want to read Revolution, and I’m going to see if my library has this on audio. Hope it was good!
Girl you had an amazing month! NICE.
That is a fabulous month of reading – congrats! I’ve got the first Maisie Dobbs book upstairs on my shelf, and after seeing your enthusiasm about the series I know I’m going to have to read it very soon.
Whoa. You are on FIRE this month! That really is impressive, and (sigh) means that my TBR pile is simply getting out of hand.
Your month looks fantastic! I’m really looking forward to the reviews you have coming up – I’ve been seeing you rave on Twitter and am looking forward to the full version.
I have The Bird Sisters (which I’ve already started and am enjoying so far) and The Violets of March to read/review this month – hoping those are two that you enjoyed!
I’m not only impressed–I’m even jealous– at that list. Great stuff.
Liza
This is a great list. So many wonderful books here. I am trying to get Revolution – heard so much about it.