As usual just click on the links to Amazon to read more about these books, and to get other peoples views on what I read last month.
The first book that I read in June was Free, I really enjoyed this although it wasn't quite the book that I was expecting. It's more about being free, giving up everything, walking away from your life and being homeless. Squatting in disused buildings and old houses, the legalities of doing this and how the people that do this as a way of life get by.
Even though it was not what I was expecting to read it was very interesting and touched on things that I knew absolutely nothing about, and those of you who know me through my years of blogging know that I love learning. To my mind there is always something new to learn and the day we stop learning is the day we die.
This book has been donated.
A bit of light summer reading for some hot summer days. This was a break into fiction for me, something that I do more and more in the lighter, hotter days of summer. I enjoyed it and it's well written, with an ending that I didn't guess, which in a way made it all the more enjoyable. If you guess the ending halfway through a book the actual ending is going to be a disappointing ... and I do like a nice surprise in a book.
This book has been donated.
It had to be done!!
After going to see the film a couple of weeks ago, I just had to reread The Salt Path ... and on rereading, it still is one of my favourite books. Parts of the film that I thought they hadn't got quite right, like how it began, were actually spot on, my memory was at fault. The film follows the book very well, it skips things which in my opinion are slightly shall we say 'naughty' ... like pitching tent on the edge of a golf course ... for good reason, they obviously don't want copycat backpackers and walkers following suit.
I really enjoyed my reread of this book and it remains on my bookshelves.
My next read was something completely different, a book of vegan recipes by Rose Elliott, the queen of vegetarian cookbooks. It's a good book and has enough good recipes that I fancy trying to make it earn it's place on my cookbook shelves.
Kept.
I finished the month with another recipe book off my small kitchen shelves. I've not even looked at this book since I bought it and read through it in 2018, so it doesn't seem to be in my repertoire of most used cookbooks. While there are some very good ideas in this book, they alone do not warrant me keeping it on my shelf.
This book has been donated.
That's it folks another month of reading, and I am already into this month's.
The current hot weather makes sitting in the cool of the lodge, or out on the patio once the shade has reached the garden chairs, very appealing, so whenever possible I am just giving into it. I have now started a new habit of choosing four books at the end of each month ready for reading the following month and placing them ready for action on the shelf above the radiator. It is not compulsory that I actually read them, but it does make the decision process easier when I reach the end of one book to know that there is another already chosen for me. 📚
Sue xx
I would just like to point out, that although I provide links to Amazon for all the books that I read each month, not all my books are bought from Amazon. If they are some of them were bought from the Used section rather than full price.
I share the links so that you can learn more about the books that I write about for yourself, or read reviews from others that have read them. Of course most of the books I talk about would also be available from your local library, and if you are very lucky you might even find them in charity or thrift shops.
There are so many ways to bring books into your home if you love reading. 📚
