Success! I finished my January book and have moved on to February and book #2. Since I confessed my 2011 book goal on this blog, I feel I have some sort of accountability, which is good for me. For January I read I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. It’s an old-fashioned book, written in the 1940s, set in the 1930s English countryside, somewhat reminiscent of a Jane Austen novel. If you like stories like this, then I recommend it to you. The book is written as a journal of the narrator and tells the story of her eccentric family that lives in a decomposing castle without money or prospects. Two handsome Americans arrive one day. The plot thickens.
I chose this book mainly because it’s been sitting on my shelf for years. It belonged to my grandmother, and I always wondered if it was any good. It’s an easy read with several humorous lines and characters, and a generally interesting story, though at times it feels a bit too Austen-ish (but can that truly be a bad thing?).
So, onto February! I’ve begun another book that’s been sitting on my shelf for far too long, The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. I’ve only read a few chapters, but I’m really enjoying it so far. It is set during World War II and that alone earns it at least one thumb up. It seems to center on three separate women whose lives are interwoven. We’ll see how it turns out.
What are y’all reading?
