Hey everyone! Happy September and Happy Labor Day! This has been another crazy hectic week here at the literary household. We went to the Franklin Institute on Monday with my sister and her boyfriend. David had a blast, especially in the train room and the outer space section. We had a busy week at work, David had a doctor's appointment on Thursday, and then he had a try out day at a local preschool. He starts on Tuesday! I am really excited for him and sad at the same time that our baby is so big...
We slowed down a bit this weekend, but I still only managed to finish one book this week. Oh well.
We slowed down a bit this weekend, but I still only managed to finish one book this week. Oh well.
Tender Is The Night
By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Posts from this Past Week:
It's Monday
Wednesdays with David: Animals 1, Books 0
Reviews of The Siren of Paris, A Soft Place to Land, and The Song of Achilles
Reading Now:
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret
By Glynis Ridley
Up Next:
Gone To Ground
Brandilyn Collins
What are you reading this week?
It is hard to believe September is here! Gone to Ground was good. Have a great reading week.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear it. My mom passed it on to me, but I hadn't heard anything else about it.
DeleteHappy Reading!
I love your book choices, as always :) I hope your little man loves preschool! Exciting/sad time, I totally understand.
ReplyDeleteThe Relentless Reader
Thanks - I do too! I'm sure he's going to have a blast, but it's hard to let them go, isn't it?
DeleteI'm adding The Discovery of Jeanne Baret to my wish list.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book this week was Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. Please come see what I'm reading now.
I'm enjoying it so far. I hope you do too.
DeleteI am sure your son will love preschool - and so will you!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a great reading week!
Shelleyrae @ Book'd out
Thanks Shellyrae. I know he will have a blast. We moms just have tough time letting them go!
DeleteNice! A Fitzgerald book. We are toying with the idea of doing a Classics theme next year. We shall see how that one goes. :)
ReplyDeleteA Classics theme would be fun. I'm doing one author for a year, so this year I'm reading through Fitzgerald's cannon.
DeleteNot sure if I'm ready for another F. Scott Fitrgerald book yet. Were the characters more likeable than the ones in the Great Gatsby? The Jeanne Baret story has a pretty cover. :)
ReplyDeleteI have to say I'm not loving the characters in this one. Fitzgerald's characters are notoriously selfish, and maybe it's just wearing on me after reading so many of his works this year....
DeleteFirst day of preschool is one of those I have never forgotten (I have first day of high school coming up tomorrow). Enjoy your precious time with that little one. It goes by so fast!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night? Of all the biographical material I've read, his writing is quite reflective of the ups and downs of his life.
Wow! First day of high school - that is a big day.
DeleteI love Fitzgerald, although I had a really slow time with Tender Is the Night this time around. It was interesting for me to read it in sequence and see how the characters, and F Scott and Zelda, evolve.
I hope your little guy loves preschool...such a fun time!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your books this week - they are all new to me so I will be on the lookout for your reviews of them.
Have a great week!
~Kristin @ Always With a Book
Thanks Kristin. I'm trying to mix it up with a classic, a nonfiction read, and a thriller. Have a wonderful week.
DeleteGreat reading selections! Enjoy your quiet time when your kiddo goes to school! Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteMy post:
http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-are-you-reading.html
Take care,
Melissa
Thanks Melissa. I'll actually be working part time, but I'm glad he's going to have the experience of a classroom before kindergarten. :)
DeleteHappy Reading to you too!
September is always so hectic with the kids starting school. I hope you love your upcoming books.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura! I hope you find lots of time to read too. :)
DeleteTender is the Night is one of my all time favorite books! Have a happy reading week!
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Kendal
Kinx's Book Nook
http://kinxsbooknook.blogspot.com/2012/09/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-10.html
Fitzgerald is always wonderful. It's interesting how it strikes you different ways at different times, isn't it?
DeleteBack to school is always a busy time! Hope your little guy loves preschool. My youngest is going into 5th grade. It all goes so fast! Enjoy every moment.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week of reading!
Jen C @ readinginwbl.com
http://readinginwbl.blogspot.com/2012/09/blog-post.html
It does go so very quickly. I hope your kids have a great first week of school too! Happy reading!
DeleteI won a copy of The Discovery of Jeanne Baret a few months back and have it on my October reading list. Is it any good? Have a great reading week!
ReplyDeleteCome see what I'm reading this week :)
-Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
I am enjoying it so far. It's interesting to look at how much has changed and how much things have stayed the same when it comes to women in certain fields.
DeleteI hope you have a great week as well!
Looks like you had a fun week :) Have a great one- the books look awesome!
ReplyDeleteThe Brunette Librarian's Blog
Thank you! I hope you have a great week too and get through lots of good books. :)
DeleteJeanne Baret is one of those quietly wonderful tales that I wish more people would find and read.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying it. It's always fascinating to discover a new figure in history.
DeleteOh I have actually been wanting to read 'Tender is the Night' for a while, but haven't really gotten around to it. I'm excited to see what you think of it. I wasn't a bit fan of 'The Great Gatsby' even thought it is one of the most well-written books I've read. Fitzgeral is definitely an amazing author! No doubt!Maybe it was a bit too much desperation in the book... I'd like to see how 'Tender is the Night' is.
ReplyDeleteI think Gatsby is one of those books you adore or despise, and there is no middle ground! Tender Is the Night has a much older feel to it, and I think there is an air of sadness throughout because the characters (and Fitzgerald himself) have been through so much.
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