So far I have read 3 books and am on track for reading 7 books during this read-a-thon.
Here are the 3 books I have read and a short review of each.
I read War Brothers on Monday 7-21. Wow. This book has left me speechless. The artwork= Amazing! The story based on true events about Kony and the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) and the kidnapping of children to conscript into their army of child soldiers. Told from the perspective of a child named Jacob, who was kidnapped from school with his classmates. Everyone needs to read this book!
Book #2 The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
I read The Bookshop on Tuesday 7-22. A novella of 10 chapters about a woman who opens a book shop in England near the North Sea. She opens her bookshop in an old haunted house near the sea. Another woman in town, who is connected in higher places wants Florence to turn the old house into an art center and Florence refuses. This is her downfall as this woman is vindictive and controlling and will not rest until she has her way. This novel is not about a quaint English town, it is a book about small town life in England, tradition and manners, and about daring to be different.
Book # 3 The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
I finished The Lady and the Unicorn on Wednesday, 7-23. This wonderfully imagined novel is based on a set of 6 tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn. They were made sometime in the 15th century probably in Brussels for a French Aristocrat. Chevalier creates a story imagining who the supposed artist and weavers are and creates a great story about the tapestries. It is interesting to learn about tapestry making and life and love in the 15th century. I really enjoyed this novel. Included in the pages of the book are 6 images of the colorful tapestries. Each tapestry represents one of the 5 senses and the 6th, incidentally my favorite one, is called My Soul Desire.
I'm currently reading Vacationland by Sarah Stonich and loving every word. I'm also reading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Both of these I will finish by the end of the readathon.
How is your progress?
What are you reading?
