This month I continued to do a fair amount of rereading. I’m making decisions about which books to keep as I prepare to move abroad, and also sticking to my resolution to only read books that are already on my shelves for three months. One more month to go … but even after that, I hope to do more purging than acquiring!
How has your reading year been going so far?
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Reviews
- I wrote about reading a poem a day from a collection created by the Poetry Foundation.
- I read Watership Down with my son and rediscovered its universal appeal.
Other Books Read
A London Home in the 1890s by Molly Hughes- The Little Bookroom by Eleanor Farjeon – Reread
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman – Reread
- A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley – Reread
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle – Reread
- How Can I Get Through to You? by Terrence Real – Review to come
Other Features and Events
- I linked to two posts on my other blog, Beyond words and Spinning a tale.
- Preparing for an upcoming move, I asked Which books should I keep?
Shared in the Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer, the Month in Review linkup at The Book Date, and the Monthly Wrap-up Round-up hosted by Feed Your Fiction Addiction
The Emerald City Book Review Archive 
A Wrinkle In Time is one I have always wanted to read but haven’t yet. Happy March!
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I hope you will read it, it’s one of my favorite books. Have a good month!
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I remember Traveller in Time as a really good story. What a pretty edition that is!
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It’s gorgeous inside and out.
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Good luck with reading your shelves. I’m trying to do that, too. I have too many unread books sitting around. Have a great week!
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Don’t we all! Good luck with your own project.
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I’m curious, if you are trying to whittle down your TBR then why so many rereads?
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Good question — because i’m moving and trying to reduce my collection, I need to reread some to see if I want to keep them. And if I have kept a book for rereading, I should do that at some point — but I never will if I get distracted by other pursuits. So I count it as a gain when I finally get around to it. Those books are on my TBR too in a way.
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Makes sense. I was wondering if it was something similar. I rarely reread personally.
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Sadly my reading is going pretty slow. Again I only finished two – albeit quite big – books in February. I am thinking of treating myself to some lighter, shorter books this month. Happy March reading! 🙂
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Two big books is something! Hope they were good ones.
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Hehehe, you have a TBRR (to-be-re-read) list, by the sounds! It’s like the literary equivalent of trying to clean out your bedroom as a teenager, and getting distracted by all the cool stuff you find. Looking forward to seeing which ones make the cut!
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Ha ha, a TBRR, that’s exactly it. I love rereading!
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Glad you’ve been sticking to your resolution to only read books you own. Hope your planning for the move is going well!
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Thanks, I’m paring down the collection …
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I love A Wrinkle in Time and reread it every year or so. I’m also in a sort/throw before moving mode. Good luck.
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Good luck to you too. I’ts quite a process.
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Nice list. As an exception to everyone else, I didn’t like The Princess Bride. I read it only a few years ago, and I don’t even remember anything about it, except that I really didn’t like it, I only think of the word ‘fake’ when I think about it. Does it make sense??
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I didn’t like The Princess Bride this time around either! It was much better as a movie. This one is going in the giveaway pile.
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I forgot to share about some great books I read in Feb: https://wordsandpeace.com/2019/03/01/2019-february-wrap-up/
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I re-read Wrinkle in Time before the movie came out and loved it. Princess Bride is another favorite. I’ve been thinking about re-reading Watership Down, now you’ve got me really tempted (for Read Harder I need a book with a non-human POV). Best of luck with your move, I’m so excited for you.
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Watership Down certainly qualifies for non-human POV. It must be one of the most widely read and influential books ever of that genre.
Thanks for the good wishes. I’m excited as well.
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I’m always interested in your lists. I’ve just loaded the Farjean and Uttley books onto my phone from the NYPL — they go back in 13 days, but I think I can make that deadline. So, thanks for the tips! Happy re-reading and sorting!
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You should be able to read those two books in a couple of weeks. Both deservedly children’s classics!
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I’m trying to read more books on my shelves. And honestly I’m failing but I’m thinking maybe I should also challenge to read my shelves next month! Thank you so much for the idea. I hope you have a wonderful month.
Tina @ As Told By Tina
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One month seems doable — and you might even find you’re enjoying it so much you can do longer! Good luck.
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You choose awesome books to reread! I adore The Princess Bride, but need to get my own copy to keep, not just loaned from the library. Good luck with the move!
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Thanks!
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