Bookish activities I have participated in in April:
Weekday Readathon: I told you all about it here.
La corte de Carlos IV joint reading: this is the second of the National Episodes by Spanish classical author Benito Pérez Galdós. I organized the joint reading of the first episode and one of my blogger friends has organized this one. We are enjoying very much reading these novels!
Giveaways:
On April 21st, 22nd and 23rd I won 3 giveaways in 3 Spanish book blogs – one per day – and I just couldn’t believe my eyes and my luck! I have received two of the books and I’m waiting for the third.
Meeting friends:
Last weekend I had a chat through google hangout with Allison and Rebecca and I was able to speak (more or less) to them and understand (more or less) them. I had never done this before and I have to say I spent a great time talking about everything with them plus they didn’t complain about my English!
List of readings:
I will summarize the books I have read this month and I will talk a little bit more about the ones I won’t review in this blog:
- The summer before the storm (Gabriele Wills): a book that I loved. My review here.
- A modest proposal (Jonathan Swift): this was a funny text in which the author exposes his solution to the poverty problem in Ireland: eat the poor children. Then, there won’t be more poor children. Easy! I haven’t reviewed it in this blog, but I recommend this short text.
- Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn): I liked it very much; you will read my review at the end of this week.
- House Rules (Jodi Picoult): this book and author have been a wonderful discovering for me. My review here.
- 3rd generation and beyond (Danna Pycher): it will be reviewed soon.
- Brújulas que buscan sonrisas perdidas (Albert Espinosa): Espinosa is a Spanish author and this is the third book of him I have read. I have found it repetitive; once you read one of his books, the rest are more or less the same.
- La corte de Carlos IV (Benito Pérez Galdós): this book is on my Classics club’s list. Last year I started to read the National Episodes – the first episode was Trafalgar, and you can read the review here – and this is the second one. The National Episodes are a enjoyable way to learn about Spanish history; I’m very glad to read them little by little.
- Fantasía (Emila Pardo Bazán): Pardo Bazán was Galdós’ partner and this is the first time I read one of her short stories. She talks about the idea of heaven, hell and purgatory; a journey through God’s domains in Christmas Eve.
Hope May brings wonderful stories to talk about!
April was a great month for you 🙂 Congrats on winning books, yay!
Yes, I have read several books – ok, I know you read the same amount of books in just a week, but for me it is too much! And thanks for the congrats. I have to say I’ve started the new month winning another giveaway 😉
Wow, three giveaways in three days, you’re super lucky! I’ll look forward to your review of Gone Girl — such a good book!
Yes, Leah, I can’t believe my luck, and today I have one another, so well, I have no words. I should better go to try lottery!!
And yes, I liked Gone girl very much 😀
Looking forward to your review of Gone Girl – I bought it Saturday and must read it soon. PS: I wonder if any one my book blogging buddies will understand me if they hear me speak English 🙂
hehehe I’m sure they will, Melinda! Hope you read Gone girl soon, it’s a great thriller!!
It’s next in line (after I finish the current one I’m reading)
Great!! So you can tell me your thoughts about the book 😀
I’ve no doubt that you’ve had a very productive month. You know I’ve added some of yours reviews for my futures readings.
Hope you have chosen the good ones! 😉
Awesome April you’ve had, Isi! A good number of books and three wins, wow! A very bookish month for you 🙂
Can you believe I won 3 giveaways? I still can’t 😀
We can say April was good, indeed.
Congrats on winning 3 giveaways!!! Awesome!!! Wait, you also won our giveaway, too! So 4 total!
Yes, Rebecca, I couldn’t believe it either 😉
Wow – luck has certainly been on your side this month! Hope May brings you more of the same!
Yes, Marie, it was a great month.
Now in May I have to study a lot, so I suppose I’m going to read only chemistry 😦