Last month, I read Astonish Me. by Maggie Shipstead. It was OK. I am a sucker for books about ballet and this was a compelling twisty read.
Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the background. She will never possess Arslan, and she will never be a prima ballerina. She will rise no higher than the corps, one dancer among many.- Amazon Review
This month I read " All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr. It did indeed live up to its hype. The ending wasn't quite right for me but I definitely enjoyed the read.
A book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Amazon Review
Dandelion Hunter by Rebecca Lerner was my last read of the month finished it at Thanksgiving. Ever considered urban foraging. This book gives a lot of insight of what it would take to live by only foraging. It was fascinating. I found it thought provoking.
In this engaging and eye-opening read, forager-journalist Becky Lerner sets out on a quest to find her inner hunter-gatherer in the city of Portland, Oregon. After a disheartening week trying to live off wild plants from the streets and parks near her home, she learns the ways of the first people who lived there and, along with a quirky cast of characters, discovers an array of useful wild plants hiding in plain sight. As she harvests them for food, medicine, and just-in-case apocalypse insurance, Lerner delves into anthropology, urban ecology and sustainability, and finds herself looking at Nature in a very different way. (Amazon Review)
What are you reading that is relevant? Got a suggestion for a hurried blurry mom leave it for me in the comments.
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