Year of Wonders

Probably the best read of the year so far. About Anna, a widow and her life as she lives through the plague of 1666. Based on a true story, but a fictional account, this was a moving book. It was recommended to me on a homeschool board and I'm so glad I read it. It was very sad at times and also upsetting, of course describing the deaths and other events that happened in the English village.

Highly recommended.

Rating: 4.5/5

Spring Reading Thing 2008

That's right, another challenge. If you'd like to join, click the graphic above.
Here's my list:
**I've changed 3 of my books, I hope this is allowed. I'm a big believer in "if you don't like it, stop reading!"

1. You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again, True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny by Suzanne Hansen (DONE)

2. An Imperfect Lens by Anne Roiphe (DONE)

3. The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs (DONE)

4. Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks (DONE)

5. Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish (DONE)

6. The Last Girls by Lee Smith (DONE)

Reading Lately

Well I'm just going to come out and admit that I've given up on my Jane Austen challenge. It sounded like a good idea, but after reading 3 Austen's in a row, I needed a break. After my "break" book, I needed another one. Now there's no way I'm in the mood to go back to Austen.
Sorry! I shall finish it someday...
I just finished Bridget Jones, The Edge of Reason. It was laugh out loud funny, like the first.
Which made me pull the first one out again today for a reread. Last night I started A Girl From Yamhill by Beverly Cleary.
My next books will be for the Spring Challenge hosted by Callapidder Days
and I'll be listing those soon. I just went to the library with my honey today and picked out some good ones.
I'm also pre-reading some books for my son's curriculum, Sonlight's Core 200. I need to be prepared to discuss the books with him and also make sure there's nothing inappropriate in them either.
My first one to read will be Pictures of Hollis Woods.
That's all for now, off to read.

February Reads

1. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out by Neta Jackson
2. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
3. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
4. Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank and Ernestine Gilbreath