May 2020 Wrap Up

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May 2020 Wrap Up

May was a long month. I found myself deeply affected by the Black Lives Matter movement. I wasn’t able to focus on reading books, but rather found myself thinking, listening, and reading about BLM. I don’t see the fact that I read less as a negative, but rather as a beneficial, educational shift in my perspective. For me, I realized that ‘not being a racist’ is not enough; I need to be actively anti-racist. I am hopeful that for all of America, this is not a temporary shift, but a lasting change in the core of our country. I am committed to doing my part. Continuing to educate myself, continuing to listen, and continuing to read and elevate Black authors.

The books I read this month were mostly loves . . .it’s always so interesting how it pans out! I focused on red books, and I have to say, by the middle of the month, I was sick of the color. I still have a handful of red books to read, but I’m going to read some recommended books and then intersperse those reads with the rest of my red books!

Evening Class by Maeve Binchy ~ 5 stars
Wool by Hugh Howey ~ 5 stars
You’re Mom: A Little Book for Mothers by Liz Climo ~ 5 stars
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (audiobook) ~ 5 stars

 

The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman ~ 4 stars
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine (audiobook) ~ 4 stars
Dune by Frank Herbert ~ 4 stars
Scarlet Sails by Alexander Grin ~ 4 stars
The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis ~ 4 stars

 

Kings of the Wyld by Nicolas Eames ~ 3 stars
When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica (audiobook) ~ 3 stars

 

The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald ~ 2 stars

 

Summing it up: So much learning this month and I will not stop. I read some wonderful books and enjoyed some great audiobooks! This next month, I’m incorporating some books specifically on racism and some more by Black authors. Have you read any of these books, and if so, what did you think of them?!

Best, Abbey