It's possible that I've never been so busy in my life as I have been this summer. There is something to be said for being busy, however. Thomas is becoming quite the swimmer and both Ryan and I are getting a lot of physical activity in too. Next summer it is very likely we'll be watching Thomas in swim meets and that's a wonderful thing.
I read 11 books this month which is strictly still on my 125 book goal but it's much less than I've been reading. This is a bit of a mixed bag. Honestly, there are times when I think I read too much and I've been working to pull it back to balance with other aspects of my life. Additionally, it's a little deceptive. I've fully read 11 books, but I'm also in the middle of four other books. I'm midway through 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Republic of Pirates, and Making Grades Matter. All excellent books but denser than a lot of my reading and taking more time. Also, I'm about 50 pages away from the end of The Three-Body Problem. So, yeah hundreds of pages there.
My favorite read this month was probably Matt Ruff's 88 Names which is a fun piece of cyberpunk worth of William Gibson and a surprisingly quick read. A close second place was The House of Many Ways by Diana Wynn Jones. While technically part of the Howl's Moving Castle world, there's no reason you couldn't just start with this one. It's that good. Honorable mentions go to An Unnecessary Woman and The Mere Wife. In both cases, a well written book with an engaging and meaningful plot. Unfortunately, both books seriously messed with my emotional state. Truly effective writing but I can't say I "loved" reading them.
A good month over all :-)
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