MARCH 2023 WRAP-UP

Even though March had 31 days, I think it went even faster than February.
The good news is, we are getting closer to warmer days.
I read a lot of books this past month (19 is probably my best ever actually), though a lot of them were manga, graphic novels, or comics!
My audio number is not impressive, due to the fact that I finished a long one, and I am not quite done with another long one!

📚 Here is what I read in March:

19 books 
18 in print 
=  with 3,643 pages, a daily average of 117 pages/day.
1 in audio
= 21H50, a daily average of 42 minutes/day

8 in nonfiction:

1. The Song of Tears: An Essay on Repentance based on the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, by Oliver Clément
2. Psalm 118: A Commentary, by St Theophan the Recluse
3. Arvo Pärt: Out of Silence, by Peter C. Bouteneff
4. L’Arabe du futur #1 : Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient, 1978–1984, by Riad Sattouf – graphic “novel” autobiography, read with French student F.
5. Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey #1, by Akiko Higashimura – manga autobiography
6. Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey #2, by Akiko Higashimura – manga autobiography
7. Department of Mind Blowing Theories, by Tom Gauld – comics
8. Baking With Kafka, by Tom Gauld – comics

4 in science fiction:

1. Astra Lost in Space #3, by Kenta Shinohara
2. Astra Lost in Space #4, by Kenta Shinohara
3. Astra Lost in Space #5, by Kenta Shinohara – these 3 are manga
4. Kallocain, by Karin Boye – read for The 1940 Club

3 in historical fiction:

1. Goliath, by Tom Gauld – graphic novel
2. Éclipses japonaises, by Éric Faye
3. Breaking Stalin’s Nose, by Eugene Velchin

3 in literary fiction:

1. I am a Cat, by Natsume Soseki – audio
2. Fable Comics, by Chris Duffy (ed.) – comics
3. What’s Michael? Fatcat Collection 1, by Makoto Kobayashi – manga/graphic novel

1 in mystery:

1. Maze: Solve the World’s Most Challenging Puzzle, by Christopher Manson – graphic novel

 MY FAVORITE BOOKS THIS PAST MONTH

READING CHALLENGES & RECAP

Classics Club 4th list: 42/150 (from September 2022-until September 2027)
Japanese Literature Challenge: 15 books
Total of books read in 2023 = 46/120 (38%, 17 books ahead)
Number of books added to my TBR this past month = 34

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Come back on Monday to see
my exciting reading plans for April!
How was YOUR month of March?

Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction
is hosting a Month In Review meme
where you can link your monthly recap posts
Thanks Nicole!