Saturday 2 April 2022

Literature: March 2022 Books

 Wow, how did we get to 2022 already? The past two years seem to have gone fast despite being in lockdown most of the time.

In 2021 I managed to read 158 books, but this year I am scaling down a bit and aim to read 120 -12 each month!  Over January and February, I read 19 books, and now in March I have read 16 – so have exceeded the monthly target of 12, which makes up for falling short in January & February.  

So, what are those 16 books?  

Fiction

  • Behind You by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Nowhere to Run by Carol Drinkwater
  • The Book of Strange Things by Michel Faber

Christian

  • Be Decisive by Warren Weirsbe
  • Good Girl, Bad Girl by Jacqueline Hill Perry
  • Just 10: God’s Timeless Values for Life Today by J.John
  • Be Reverent by Warren Weirsbe
  • His Testimonies: My Heritage by Kristie Anyabwile
  • A Commentary on Zechariah by David Pawson

Crime

  • The Night Thief by Joy Ellis

Short Stories

  • A Story Without a Title by Anton Chekov
  • The Beggar by Anton Chekov

Autobiographies

  • Remarkable People by Dan Walker
  • Mostly Sunny: Janice Dean
  • New Jungle: Same Old Monkeys by Margaret Anne Lawson

Children’s

  • Precious and the Mystery of the Meerkat by Alexander McCall Smith

Recommended Books

Last month I told you about Jacqueline Woodson’s book “If you come softly” – well this month I have read its sequel “Behind You” and it was just as good as the first one. “Behind You” explores the experiences of the characters after the tragic ending of the previous book. The themes of the book are hope, understanding, love and healing. It is a great book – actually both are great books.