The weird year that is 2020 continues into its second half. I made some announcements about future plans and my other blog (see below), and launched on my month-long Summer in Other Languages challenge of reading only in French. I only finished three books, but I count that as a win! Thanks to Emma of Words and Peace for organizing an online French book club, which was a really fun way to augment my reading and get some extra writing and discussion practice.
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Reviews
- Three from Slightly Foxed reviewed some adventurous books that were a hit with my teenage boy.
- A look at Brideshead Revisited for Back to the Classics (category: classic about a family).
Other Books Read
For the Benefit of Those Who See by Rosemary Mahoney- Complètement Cramé by Gilles Legardinier – Summer in Other Languages
- Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – Reread, Summer in Other Languages, Back to the Classics
- Toucher la vie by Thich Nhat Hanh – Summer in Other Languages
Other Features and Events
On my other blog
- I launched Enchanted English, a way for me to offer language lessons and literary services.
- I posted a poem, “we cover up the roots”, and some thoughts about the book of Jonah (and another poem).
Shared in the Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer and the Monthly Wrap-up Round-up hosted by Feed Your Fiction Addiction
The Emerald City Book Review Archive 
best wishes for August!
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Thanks Charlotte!
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Happy August!
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Thank you Freda!
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Well done for reading three books in French! I did manage one children’s book in Spanish (and the info on the box of our new cat feeders!) so feeling proud about that.
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Hooray, good job!
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Well done on reading three books in French, Lory! I would love to learn a second language and French would be my first choice.
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Jessica, if you are interested, I teach French online through Skype. Learning French for reading is not that difficult
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I hope you get a chance to learn, Jessica. There are soooo many resources for independent learning now, plus online teachers like Emma of course.
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I was not able to participate in the foreign language challenge. The book I chose was too advanced and I am still a beginner. But I press forward….maybe next year!
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I’m thinking of making this a yearly event! And the summer isn’t over … I’m still reading, just not exclusively French.
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Lory, so glad our book club worked well for you. Well done on all these books!
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Thanks Emma, it was definitely more fun to have a group.
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I am so impressed with your French studies. Great job! I have restarted my daily dose of Japanese, making sure I can recognize and read hiragana right now. I don’t really have anyone to practice with right now, but I can send text greetings to my friends anyway.
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I’m really impressed with someone who can study a very different language from their own. French and German should be relatively easy for me, but I still find them challenging. I’d be so intimidated by trying to learn one with a non-Western alphabet, so good job to you!
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