I'm so glad today is the last day of February. For a short month it was long and brutal! I can't wait for the snow, the cold and the grey to vanish. Usually I go for a long walk three to five times a week, but not this month. It has either been too cold or too icy. On the upside, I've had more time for reading.
This year I've recorded in my Book Lover's Diary the title and author of each book I've read and I've rated each book with one to four stars. My Mom gave me the diary in 2000 but this is the first year I'm dutifully recording every book I read.
So far I've read eight books, or almost one a week. Six of the eight are non-fiction: Becoming, by Michelle Obama; A Smell of Burning, A Memoir of Epilepsy by Colin Grant; Educated, by Tara Westover; Walk It Off, A Memoir by Ruth Marshall; Intrepid Soul, A Memoir of Returning Home, by Leanda Michelle and Women Who Walk With Wolves, by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. The two fiction books were, The White Witch of Rose Hall, by Herbert G. de Lisser and Nora Webster by Colm Toibin.
If I had to choose, I'd say Walk It Off was my favourite read. It is a memoir of the Toronto author's diagnosis, treatment and recovery from a rare spinal tumor. It's fast paced, unbearably honest and wickedly funny. I don't know when last I've laughed out loud when reading, but with Marshall's book it happened frequently. Perhaps because of my journey through neurosurgery and rehab with my son, James, I could identify with Marshall's struggles and laugh and cry along with her, but it's more than that. The book is inspiring, beautifully written and it all takes place in Toronto. I couldn't put it down. What more could you ask for?
This year I've recorded in my Book Lover's Diary the title and author of each book I've read and I've rated each book with one to four stars. My Mom gave me the diary in 2000 but this is the first year I'm dutifully recording every book I read.
If I had to choose, I'd say Walk It Off was my favourite read. It is a memoir of the Toronto author's diagnosis, treatment and recovery from a rare spinal tumor. It's fast paced, unbearably honest and wickedly funny. I don't know when last I've laughed out loud when reading, but with Marshall's book it happened frequently. Perhaps because of my journey through neurosurgery and rehab with my son, James, I could identify with Marshall's struggles and laugh and cry along with her, but it's more than that. The book is inspiring, beautifully written and it all takes place in Toronto. I couldn't put it down. What more could you ask for?
Love this Nancy!
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