November reads/listens
Well hello and good bye November, time is flying! Anyone else feel the same? My folks were in town and we had 3:4 kids joined us for the Thanksgiving feast. I still had time to read 1 1/4 books, Kristin Hannahs True Colors ( 4 stars ) and started My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She is Sorry by Fredrick Backman.
I will say that I loved The Correspondent , by Virginia Evans ( 5 stars ). Letters, emails, multiple voices… it pulls you in differently than a traditional novel. Honestly, it’s a must-listen audiobook. Hearing the different voices gives it that extra layer that paper, iPad or Kindle reading alone can’t match.
The Measure , by Nikki Erlick and The Things We Cannot Say, by Kelly Rimmer were also 5 stars listen. The rest of that list above I gave 3-4 stars. Quick listens but kinda dull.
Today, I closed out November with Matthew Perry’s Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. Another 5 stars — but for very different reasons. I knew it would be heartbreaking, but I still wasn’t prepared for how raw and honest it was. His humor shows up here and there, but hearing him narrate his own pain… that’s what hit the hardest. It’s tragic how much he battled, and how often he questioned why he was spared as long as he was. A tough listen, but a meaningful one. May he finally rest in peace.
