October 2019 Reading Review

That was a pretty fun month, reading- and life-wise. Outstanding was the play that we saw at the university (Black Girl, Interrupted) and watching the BBC-TV series, “The Durrells in Corfu.” 

• Total books read: 12 (including 1 DNF)
• Total pages read:   2664 pp. (av. 242 pp.)
• NF: 4 (36% of total)      
• F: 7 (64% of total)
• TBR: 6 (50% of total read). 
• Total % TBR for year to date: 55%.
• Library: 5 (including 1 ILL).  
• POC author/topic(s): 7 (58% of total).
• Male to Female: 5 males + 6 females + 0 of mixed genders.
• DNFs: 1 (but probably going to pick it up again after a space of time)
• Oldest title: 1883 (A Book on Medical Discourses…) . 
• Longest title (re: page count): 344 pp. 
• Shortest title (re: page count) (excluding DNFs): 132 pp.

Here’s what I read in October:

• Mama Day – Gloria Naylor (1988) F
• A Book on Medical Discourses in Two Parts – Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1883) NF
• The Jaguar’s Children – John Vaillant (2015) F
• The October Country – Ray Bradbury (1955) F/Short Stories
• Aya: The Secrets Come Out – Marguerite Abouet and Clement Ouberie (2009)
• Dracula – Bram Stoker (1889) F 
• The Well-Dressed Lady’s Pocket Guide – Karen Homer (2013) NF 
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – Sherman Alexie (2007) F 
• And the Band Played On – Randy Schiltz (1987) NF – DNF, but on hold for a later date.
• Hostages to Fortune – Elizabeth Cambridge (1933) F
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? – Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D. (2003) NF

Plus (because I am a complete nerd) this jigsaw puzzle:

November plans? Not really. I am very open to whatever comes my way and I’m happy to keep jogging along in this particular lane. I might need to rein in the book purchases though. (With the caveat that there is a December book and jigsaw puzzle sale on the cards…) :-}

Oh, and join in a bit for NonFiction November...!