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September Reading / Life
- I debated on whether to even write a September Round-Up, as I don’t really have anything good to say. I read 5 books, my lowest total of the year by a mile, and my highest rated book was 3.5 stars. However, I have hope because things started to look up slightly towards the end of the month.
- The only two books I’d recommend (but not wholeheartedly): Sourdough (my review) and The Best Kind of People.
- Overly long books that didn’t work for me: The Twelve-Mile Straight (my review) and The Cuban Affair.
- My one audiobook, which was so-so: The Sociopath Next Door
- DNF’s: Manhattan Beach, Lie to Me, The Burning Girl
- Finally, I’m thrilled to co-host Nonfiction November again this year! Check out all the details here.
- Tomorrow is the deadline to get your October Book of the Month Club selections in! Check out my commentary on the October selections AND my new tool to help you find the Book of the Month Club judge that best matches your reading taste (includes a free template)!
My Favorite Book(s) of the Month
Best Book of the Month
The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall (September 19, 2017)
Fiction, 448 Pages
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PS – last year’s Best Books of September were Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance (my review) and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi!
Best Selling Book(s) of the Month (via my affiliate links)
For the second straight month…
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker (my review)
And, a backlist favorite…
The Mothers by Brit Bennett (my review)
October Releases I’m Excited About
Fear by Dirk Kurbjuweit (October 3)*
The Floating World by C. Morgan Babst (October 17)
*I’ve already read it and really liked it!
Most Popular Posts
Posts Actually Published in September
10 Hyped Books I Wish I Hadn’t Finished
Book of the Month Club September 2017 Selections: What Would I Choose?
Was 2017 the Summer of Overhyped Books?
Overall Posts
Book Club Recommendations
Behind Her Eyes and THAT Ending: Spoiler Discussion (#WTFthatending)
Best Books of 2017 So Far
Favorite Posts by Fellow Bloggers
- I loved all the behind-the-scenes color in this interview with Fredrick Backman about his hit novel, Beartown (my review).
- Rikki and Michaela at The Ardent Biblio put together a pretty awesome campus novels list (one of my favorite things!) as part of their Back to School Reading & Shopping Guide.
- I’ve read a couple of the books on Off the Shelf‘s list of 11 Novels about 9/11 and I added a couple more to my TBR list.
- I always appreciate Ann at Books on the Table‘s candid takes on the book world and her latest post on Awards Season is a must read!
- More Fall Books Previews: Bustle (September nonfiction), Huffington Post, Bookish, and Pop Sugar.
How was your reading month? Hopefully better than mine!
September…Ugh! I keep thinking about the great books last fall…Commonwealth, The Mothers, Mischling. Things have got to get better.
I hadn’t even heard of The Floating World, but just checked it out. Looks like it could be good. I’ll let you vet it for me. Hoping October treats you right!
I know, right?! It’s upsetting…
I hope October is a better reading month for you!
I’m intrigued by Sourdough, because some years ago I really got into sourdough baking — I even wrote a (nonfiction) book about it! But I’m a little put off by the idea of a “talking” sourdough. I guess I should just try it and see how I like it…if it’s one of only two books you liked this month, I think it’s worth a look.
Ha – I was too, but maybe you should read it since you into baking sourdough!
I will check out Zoe’s book. Thanks for the tip!