August Reading Roulette and Books Read

August Reading List

“Blueberry Muffin Murder” - Joanne Fluke
“Things We Didn’t Talk About When I was a Girl” - Jeannie Vanasco
“The Body Keeps the Score” - Bessel van der Kolk
“Letting Go: A Girl’s Guide to Breaking Free of Stress...” - Christine Fonseca
“The Darwin Affair” - Tim Mason (audiobook)
“The 5 Love Languages” - Gary Chapman
“The Art of Simple Living” - Shunmyo Masuno
“All Systems Red” - Martha Wells
“I know Why the Caged Bird Sings”- Maya Angelou (audiobook)

Monthly Total: 9

Total Read: 83

Total with Extra Credit: 105

2020 GOAL ACCOMPLISHED!!!! 🎉

This month's reading list consisted of a lot of nonfiction and memoirs. I feel the need to break this down a little more. 6 of the 9 books read this month were in the nonfiction category. The three books that were fictional are: "Blueberry Muffin Murder," "The Darwin Affair," and "All Systems Red."

As you can read in an earlier blog post, "Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl" is my book of the month. I want to highlight it once again here just because it is so revolutionary. Please go read my review here and then go read the book! I'd love to hear what everyone thinks on it. Please note, for survivors of sexual assault this book does have the potential to be triggering.

My audiobook highlight of the month is "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou. Angelou narrates the memoir herself. Her voice is amazingly powerful. I strongly suggest listening to this. You will hear Maya Angelou's story in her own words and even hear her sing in it! This book was also my August Reading Roulette: Read a book that recently won an award. I might have stretched the category a little since it wasn't 'recent,' but I think it was the most fitting choice for the world right now!

I've got four books being read right now, so stay tuned for more updates!

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