Best Read of February 2024

What was your best read of the month?

I downloaded a free copy of the complete Sherlock Holmes onto my Kindle and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it all. Even though I have of course read them all many times before, I think this is the first time I've ever read the entire corpus all the way through from start to finish.

>2 John5918: I must do that sometime!

My favorite book of the month was To Try Men's Souls by Newt Gringrich. Surprised that I liked it so much as Newt is not one of my fav persons. Upon looking into his background, he was a history prof so co-writes a good book! I'm going to get his next novel, Valley Forge.

I read a number of books but finally read The Odyssey by Homer I have on my shelf for ages.

I enjoyed The sound of a wild snail eating, a quiet read recounting the author's lengthy recovery from illness and what she learned by watching the snail of the title, her only constant companion.

>5 librorumamans: I remember that being an excellent book. Very compelling.

My favorite book this month is The Last White Man. The author has an interesting writing style that I always think I wouldn't like but it worked really well for this story. Imagine white people's skin slowly turning black — one by one. How do they feel? It brings out fears that are deeply rooted in prejudices that are buried way down. Now everyone has to face this because "those people" are "me". Very very interesting.

Tough question because I read several good books in February. I think that the one that will have the most long lasting impact is Democracy in Chains.

I have to say The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden, mostly because it's the only one I read. It's a blend of fantasy and history (WWI).

I read Sherlock Holmes and it was worth it.

The Oceans and The Stars by Mark Helprin.

I read Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris and enjoyed this partly fictionalised story of Cromwellian soldiers in American Colonies trying to escape being captured for having been signatories to the warrant of execution against Charles1.

The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood. I won on LT and gave it a 5 star rating.

>12 mnleona: I looked it up and it certainly sounds intriguing!