Discussion: What was the best book you read in October?
Plus the Anderberg family's favorites
Once again, it’s time to chat about our favorite reads of the previous month. Here’s what our family most enjoyed in October:
JEREMY: I knew I’d enjoy The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris and it lived up to my high expectations. On the non-fiction side, David O. Stewart’s George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father was a revelatory and engaging look at our first president — one of my favorite POTUS-related reads of the year.
JANE: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali stood out for Jane this month. Set in 1950s Iran, this book is a mix of Kite Runner and My Brilliant Friend, blending social/cultural commentary with a compelling story of friendship at its heart.
GRAHAM (10 years old): Our eldest has been in a heavy re-reading phase lately, but one of the new (to him) titles he enjoyed was Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein. It kicks off a fun series that I’m sure you’ll hear more about in the coming months.
WILLA (7 years old): For our evening read-aloud book, the kids have been very into Roald Dahl (again). Appropriately, we re-read The Witches in October and everyone loved it, despite it actually being a somewhat terrifying story. We’re now knee deep into Matilda.
BO (4 years old): The little one is back into his Spidey realms. A Trip to the Museum has been in our rotation most nights for a few weeks. I don’t love it, but it could be much worse.
Your turn! What was your favorite October read?
I decided to take a break from nonfiction and of the fiction I read The Correspondent by Virginia Evans was the best. I like epistolary novels and this was one I couldn’t put down. I highly recommend it. What a story.
I read Daniel Mason's North Woods to humor a friend who wanted to discuss it. Going in, I didn't know anything about the it. After the first chapter, I was wishing I hadn't agreed to it, but by the third, I was engrossed. Totally different book and my favorite for October.