Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham
-This was the first book in the Crime and Mr. Campion volume. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't a keeper...I probably wouldn't read it again. Still, the book stays because I do want to read the other books in the volume.
The Little Minister by J.M. Barrie
-I loved this book so much! I would never have thought this was by the same author as Peter Pan (which I've never been able to get through yet). A sweet romance with deep insight into a particular cultural context (An Auld Licht church in a Scottish small village). I'm so glad I still have another couple of Barrie books to look forward to next time I visit this shelf.
Eugenie Grandet by Balzac
-I'm about halfway through this one, and I'm debating whether to drop it as I head into February. It didn't grab me the way The Little Minister did. I don't like dropping books, but I also don't want a book I'm only half enjoying to take away from the excitement of exploring my February shelf.
Also finished this month:
From other shelves:
Who Has Seen the Wind by W. O. Mitchell
Audiobooks:
Virgil Wander by Leif Enger (very good, but not as wonderful as Peace Like a River)
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
Atomic Habits by James Clear (So good! Will read again soon.)
The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker
Borrowed books:
Hallelujah: A Journey through Advent by Cindy Rollins (loved it)
Miss Buncle's Book by D. E. Stevenson (fun bit of fluff)
Educated by Tara Westover (fascinating, worth reading, still thinking about it)
The Benedictine Tradition edited by Laura Swan (excellent walk through church history)
Saint Benedict (Dialogues book 2) by Gregory the Great, trans. Myra Uhlfelder (amazing!)
Total finished: 12 books! (That's a lot for me. I set my goal for the year at 80 books.)
3 from my shelves, 9 borrowed including audiobooks
7 nonfiction, 5 fiction
7 male authors, 5 female
5 written in the last 10 years (Actually, the last 2 years. This is an unusually high number for me.)
2 written more than 100 years ago. (6th century and 1891)
I'll be back tomorrow with my February shelf. I'd love it if you could help me choose what to read next!
