Here are
The top 8 books
I plan to read in August 2019
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CURRENTLY READING
Don Quixote
I was doing a read-along with Lory at The Emerald City. She finished a long time ago, and I am still working at it. I’m determined to finish it this month, finally!!
Elder Leonid of Optina
I have a devotion to the Optina Fathers. I read the very last book in the series, lent by a parishioner, so now I want to read them all, and in chronological order, which makes more sense to see the development of Optina Monastery. So this is book 1 in the series, as Father Leonid is the one who revived the practice of eldership in that monastery and made it blossom again.
Goodbye Paris
A thriller for France Book Tours. Sounds good so far, though I am very perplexed by some statements.
If you want a free copy for review, we still have spots available on the tour.
Diary of a Murderer
Korean thriller. I’m only at the beginning, curious to see where this s going.
READING NEXT
Quichote
Believe it or not, I haven’t read any book yet by Rushdie!! As I’m just finishing Don Quixote, I thought it would be perfect to discover his spin on it.
Secret Agent Brainteasers
I requested several books in the Spring, but never got a chance to read them because of all my readings for MBI2019. So I’m trying to catch up. This one sounds really fun!
CURRENT AND NEXT AUDIOBOOKS
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Central Park
Done with my Bussi binge, until his next title, I have started a Guillaume Musso binge, another top seller in France for years. He writes both romance an thrillers, I plan to listen only to his thrillers. The title is English, but I’m listening to these books in the original French.
Actually, although Musso has written so many books, and he is so popular in France, he has had only 1 book finally translated in English, and that’s the one I reviewed here: The Reunion.
Un appartement à Paris
Of course also by Musso
CURRENT GIVEAWAYS
We have several giveaways listed on the homepage
PLANS FOR AUGUST
- Participate in Bout of Books 26, Aug 19-25. If you want an easy going challenge to help you read more, this is the place. Plus you discover all kinds of bloggers.
- Finish Don Quixote!!!
HAVE YOU READ
OR ARE YOU PLANNING TO READ
ANY OF THESE?
WHAT ARE YOUR READING PLANS FOR AUGUST?
Words And Peace 
I haven’t read any Rushdie either–I definitely need to ASAP! Hope you enjoy these books 🙂
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I know, he is such a huge figure of contemporary literature. I have watched lectures he gave, it was so fascinating. His culture is huge, he is a bit like Umberto Eco I think, in literary stature. Actually, they were friends. Now I have read several books by Eco, and loved them
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I’ve never read Don Quixote, are you enjoying it?
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I really enjoyed the first part. The second part is too long to my tastes, I am dragging my feet to finish it
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I listened to Midnight’s Children this year, and I too intend to read Quichotte.
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so the audiobook was good?
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Fabulous. The narrator, Lyndam Gregory, was an actor. The accents and dramatization make it memorable.
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Thanks!
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It is cool that you plan to follow up Don Quixote with the Rushdie book. I have read The Enchantress of Florence by him and was enchanted. I have started Midnight’s Children twice but did not get very far.
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oh, I had never heard of The Enchantress of Florence!!!
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