The month literally flew past us didn’t it? Well at least it felt that way to me. I made a quick trip to Atlanta and try to get back on a routine on a regular basis and fail miserably every single time. It has been a rollercoaster month personally and I was glad I had books to escape to. I read, I wrote, laughed and cried too.

Books and Me in January

My nightstand book pile grew leaps and bounds and I traveled around the world with my books. It has been a great bookish January. One of my best I would think. I managed to make time to read and enjoy what I read. I actually went back and re-read portions of many books before marking them complete. Re-read was my mantra for 2017 and I managed to re-read a couple of books that I have previously enjoyed. Time to look at #Read2017 January with a tad bit of nostalgia.

#Read2017 January in numbers

Total Books Read: 12

New Books Read: 10

New Authors Attempted: 7

Books Re-Read: 2

Books Abandoned: 0

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 #Read2017 January Reads

I had a list of books I wanted to read in 2017. It is a big list and it daunts me at times especially because I have a habit of meandering off lists and picking random books at the library. That is one reason why I don’t take part in book challenges these days. Instead of inspiring me, the challenges start to mock at me. I feel overwhelmed.

So, the books I read in January include some of my random picks from the library and works I wanted to read. It was quite a nice mix of books which made me a happy reader.

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• Wind/Pinball: Two Novels by Haruki Murakami (#Read2017 planned read)
• The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien (Random pick)
• Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler (#Read2017 planned read)
• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Borrowed from kuttyma, my 7-year old)
• First Comes Love by Emily Giffin (Travel Read)
• 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad (Random pick)
• My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (Should have been on the #Read2017 list)
• The Witches by Roald Dahl (Re-read) (#Read2017 planned read)
• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (#Read2017 planned read)
• Chocolat by Joanne Harris (Review here) (Random pick)
• The Hobbit by Tolkien (#Read2017 planned read)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by Rowling (Re-read) (Borrowed from kuttyma, my 7-year old)

The Most Disturbing Read

The Little Red Chairs.

The Surprisingly Good Read

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl

The Almost-Abandoned Read

My Name is Lucy Barton

The “I am glad I am done with it” Read

The Hobbit

So any books you want to see a review of on my blog?

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