April 2024 Commit to One Book Monthly

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Hi, everyone! This is the thread for the "Commit to one book monthly" challenge. In this thread, post one book you intend to read in April, so everyone else can see your pick. When you finish reading it, we'd love for you to come back and post your opinion. I expect everyone's TBRs to suffer because of this monthly reading challenge, but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice. Are you? :-D

[Denise]

[Bill, Moderator]

I've started it already but it's a tome so I'll focus on this in April. The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Finished 25 Apr. 5.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Denise wrote: ""

I read this a year or two ago and liked it a lot more than I expected to. I hope you like it.

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Another in my giant list of "picked for me somewhere along the line and I haven't read it yet" challenge books.

[Bonnie]

I'll commit to A Feather on the Water since I'm travelling and have it on Kindle (and it looks like historical fiction may win our genre read poll. )

[Jackie]

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Oh lucky you to have an unread MKA, Jackie!

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Bonnie, I have that in my TBR too, so will be looking for your feedback.

[Vikki, Moderator]

[Bonnie]

Jennifer wrote: "Bonnie, I have that in my TBR too, so will be looking for your feedback."

I like that it's a new perspective (for me) of what happens to the displaced after the war. My mom, who was Scottish, was a child during it in Edinburgh, with her dad gone a lot of 6 years as a soldier and her uncle was a prisoner of war (Japanese, but not sure where) and came back quite damaged.

[Jennifer, Moderator]

That sounds like something I’ll really enjoy, and it doesn’t get focused on often enough. I think about it regarding the US Civil War too- not just the number of people who waited months then years for someone to come home, having to extrapolate from the fact that they didn’t that they died, but never knowing for sure, but also the people who did come home to find their property destroyed and their family gone, no idea where.

[Pam]

I’m committing to read Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles.

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Towles is wonderful! :)

[Bonnie]

Bonnie wrote: "I'll commit to A Feather on the Water since I'm travelling and have it on Kindle (and it looks like historical fiction may win our genre r..."

And done. Well worth reading for the post war displaced person history and settings- kind of weak on character development/romance storylines.