February List 2021

 Last month was an outrageous month of reading. I read 19 books in January! Even for me, that's insane. There is no way I can keep it up and I'm not sure that I should even try to. At that rate, I'd read 220 or so books by the end of the year and I'm pretty sure I'd end up burning out big time. 

This month I've been combing the shelves and putting together a more balanced group of books. There are 7 graphic novels including four from a series that I've been waiting a literal decade to read (Fable), two that Ryan acquired for himself (FBP), and one that's a spin off for a more traditional novel series I've been working my way through (Blood Work). Those will go quick, no doubt, but I also have deliberately included 9 nonfiction and classic pieces of literature to balance it out. Despite the fact that I read a lot of light YA and fantasy/science fiction, I really like more substantive literature. For instance, this month I be reading Jane Eyre along with my father and I'm really looking forward to it. I've always liked the novel but it's been years since I've given myself the time to read through it.

The rest of the list is a mix of rereads, getting through loaners, and some random pulls from my shelves. It's amazing some of the things I've collected and held on to.

The list:

1. Lysistrata by Aristophanes
2. The Deceivers by Alfred Bester (Finished 2/25/2021)
3. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Co-Read)
5. American Monsters by Linda S. Godfrey (Student loan) -RETURNED unread
6. Blood Work by Kim Harrison (on loan from Carra) (Finished 2/1/2021)
7. A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (on loan from Carra) (Finished 2/9/2021)
8. The Weekend Homesteader by Anna Hess (A cheat book)
9. Black Griffon by Mercedes Lackey (Finished 2/15/2021)
10. White Griffon by Mercedes Lackey (Finished 2/22/21)
11. Silver Griffon by Mercedes Lackey
12. Bird Box by Josh Malerman
13. Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
14. Federal Bureau of Physics Vol 1 by Simon Oliver (Swiped from Ryan's Shelf) (Finished 2/3/2021)
15. Federal Bureau of Physics Vol 2: Wish You Were Here by Simon Oliver (Swiped from Ryan's Shelf) (Finished 2/3/2021)
16. The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazian
17. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
18. Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
19. The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food by Marcus Samuelsson
20. Fables Vol 5: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham (Finished 2/5/2021)
21. Fables Vol 6: Homelands by Bill Willingham (Finished 2/6/2021)
22. Fables Vol 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham (Finished 2/11/2021)
23. Fables Vol 8: Wolves by Bill Willingham (Finished 2/12/2021)
24. Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf (Professional Development)
25. Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen

And an extra

26. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (reading it with my fantasy Lit class) (Finished 2/3/2021)