First up is Gothic Fiction. I picked up this book in a charity shop and enjoyed reading a mix of poetry and short stories. Some of the stories were great (some not so much) and they were really varied in content. My favourite was a story called The Gold Bug which was part detective, part pirate themed. Plus there was a skull :D
Second is Science Fiction. I have read some SF but not much and it's not one of my favourite genres. JD loved this book and when he found out I was doing this challenge he bought me a copy to read. I must admit it was a great book with very political themes. A study of capitalist versus socialist societies which describes people being dissatisfied living in both.
Third is Self Help Book. Again I've read some self help books before but mostly found that they have one idea and then seem to expand it to fill a book without adding much substance to the idea. This book was very different and somewhat blew my mind with it's detail, backed up my research facts and the span it covers. We're born as Intuitive Eaters but mess it up by dieting or trying to eat 'healthy'. I've learned so much from this book and I'm going to try put it into practise.
Fourth is Classic Novel. I have read widely in this genre but there's always room for more. This novel follows several generations of the Brangwen family experiencing love and sex in England during the early 1900s. It was banned and over 1000 copies were burned after it was taken to court in an obscenity trial in 1915. Must be worth a read for the that fact alone, haha! Spoiler: it wasn't :|
Fifth is Fairy Tales.Wow, this book is an excellent example of story telling done the right way. If all books about myths, history and other such traditionally boring subjects were written with such wit, humour and wisdom then I'd be a well read scholar indeed.
Sixth is humour. This genre can be a bit hit and miss as humour varies so much from person to person. I borrowed this book from my sister Sal though so it should be good. I was right, it was good but not that funny. Still an interesting, thought-provoking page turner.
Seventh is I'm not sure what. It's a book of essays (obviously) which could be classed as politics or philosophy, I guess. I enjoyed reading his views on Patriotism and Wealth. Wallace Shawn has a great way with words.
Eighth is Thriller. More of a gory thriller than I'm used to and another loan from Sally. I hope it doesn't give me nightmares, ahah! Hmm turns out it wasn't that gory. Or well written. Not keen at all, I prefer a more competent detective not one who guesses and then ends up in danger. Well, you can't win them all.
Ninth is Religion. I don't think I've ever read a book on religion but my daughter Erin loaned me this book about Wicca to read so I'm going to. It was an interesting read, I especially enjoyed learning about the phases of the moon throughtout the year and how nature features strongly in Wicca.
Tenth is Poetry. This book was fantastic, such powerful poems each with heart, sadness and determination. I might consider reading more poetry books if I can find more like this!
It's been a weird year for reading so far. It's taken me much less time than I thought to read 10 different genre books. Due to the pandemic I've read quite a bit more than usual but I've also lost my source of cheap second hand books as the charity shops are all closed. I've had to borrow several books from family (luckily I borrowed from Sally before the lockdown) plus I've had to buy several brand new books. I've enjoyed having more time to read and I've liked reading more diversely too. I'm really looking forward to the library being open again from 4th July, I'll be heading there once it's safe to top up my to-read shelf.
I notice that I managed to avoid reading a book from the genre of romance even though I mentioned it in my intro! Maybe another year, haha!
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