25. The Case of the Not-so-nice Nurse by Mabely Maney
26. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
27. The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
28. The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
29. THe Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
30. The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
31. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
I’d read the Lemony Snickett books in early 2005, but I wanted to finish the series so I re-read them all. I brought Babbitt with me to Japan as a big heavy book that I wouldn’t finish right away and wish I had more, but it was so boring that it took a lot of effort to finish it once I got home. I guess it’s something I should be more into – it makes a sharp point about consumerism and america, and it was written in the 1920s, but boy. it was LONG.
also, I updated Feb and March book posts and backdated them. Sneaky! I WOULD have updated with May books, but there is an outside chance that I will read another book or two by the end of the month. and by “there is an outside chance that I will” I mean “I will probably.”
How do you read so man books? Or better yet when do you find the time???
I do really mean MANY!
If you’re interested in a more topical Sinclair Lewis read, try It Can’t Happen Here, which though written in the 20s is still fresh, albeit only because of certain draconian actions on the part of the current administration.
meredith – I don’t have a working tv, and you’d be amazed how much time that saves!
jesse – I think that babbitt was topical, and totally applicable to todays jingoism and consumerism, but it was just SO LONG. if it were half as long it would be more effective… but that’s probably todays tastes. I’ll take a look at your suggestion too, though: I hate leaving an author on a bad note!