What was the best book you read in April?
Plus the Anderberg family's favorites
Hey there, readers!
Once again, it’s time to chat about our favorite reads of the previous month. Here’s what our family most enjoyed in April:
Jeremy: As I wrote about last week, Charlie Hustle was a superb listen on the non-fiction front. For fiction, I’ve been in another classics phase and loved reading two Theodore Dreiser novels this month (which you’ll hear more about this Friday), with my favorite being An American Tragedy.
Jane: Kate Quinn is a must-read for Jane. Even though her newest title, The Phoenix Crown (co-authored with Janie Chang) wasn’t quite as good as her previous novels, it made for a fun and compelling read.
Graham (8.5 years old): I finally convinced the oldest kiddo to give The Hobbit a shot, and he got sucked right in (as did I, for the third or fourth time). Getting into Tolkien’s lore has been really fun!
Willa (6 years old): Bonus: the middle kiddo has also loved The Hobbit! We’re reading an illustrated edition; Graham mostly only cares about the story itself, but Willa is definitely into the pictures, too. Great stuff.
Bo (3 years old): The littlest one has entered his Paw Patrol era and has enjoyed making us read from this 5-minute stories collection. In the realm of kids’ books, they’re not bad at all.
Alright — your turn! What was your favorite April read?
My reading has been a bit scattershot. I spent several weeks waiting to see if an ILL request had been approved, but it finally was. So I am in the middle of my best April book, "The Lady From The Black Lagoon," about the designer of Universal Studios' Gill Man, Millicent Patrick. Before that, my main book was a reread of William Gibson's "Neuromancer."
This is on top of several essays I had to evaluate as a church duty & me making a conscious effort to try & read my local newspaper more regularly.
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy and The Chrysalids by John Wyndham.