It’s book review day! If you missed yesterday’s post, it was all about how I became a “reader.” Today is all about the books I read in September!
Tag: Book Review
How I Became a Reader
If you went back even just six months ago, I would have told you that I’m not a reader. That as much as I wish I used my free time to read, I never did except for the occasional couple of pages read before bed to help me fall asleep. It would take me months and months to read a whole book. In fact, sometimes it was a whole year of reading the same book. The fact of the matter is, I don’t have much free time. I use my free time to write here on this blog, and when I need a mental break at the end of the day, I veg out watching trashy reality TV.
And then one day back in June, Nathan mentioned that he had downloaded Matthew McConaughey’s new book Greenlights on Audible and that it was really good, and I should listen to it as well. I had been hearing so many interviews that Matthew was on talking about the book, I’d heard him read excerpts from the book, and had mentally added it to my “in a year when I finish my current book, I’ll pick that one up to read.”
August Book Review
It’s book review day! A little bit of a shortened month, and I didn’t get through as many book as I did the previous two months. Only three books, and…I was less than impressed.
July Book Review
It’s my SECOND ever monthly book review. I tell you, friends, audio books have changed the game. I’ve gone from non-reader to creating “Want to Read” lists and listening every free minute I get.
I don’t even recognize myself. But in a really good way!
This month, I read five books.
June Book Review
I’ve read book review posts from so many of you all for YEARS. Enjoyed them, referenced them when I needed a new book to take to the beach, but if you’ve been here any amount of time, you know I’m the SLOWEST READER ALIVE. I read a book for sometimes up to a year. It is a slow painstaking read.
But then, Nathan mentioned that he had started listening to Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey and it was really good, and I should use our shared Prime account to listen to it. I had Greenlights on my “want to read” list for awhile, so I thought I’d finally give Audible a shot. And so began the transformation. Before I knew it, I’d “read” six books in a month. WHAT?! Life changing.
So here’s my very first ever book review. I never thought I’d see the day.
