The folks at 5 Minutes For Books host What’s On Your Nightstand? the fourth Tuesday of each month in which we can share about the books we have been reading and/or plan to read.This being the fourth Tuesday of June, it’s time for another Nightstand post:
Since last time I have completed:
Christy by Catherine Marshall for Carrie‘s Reading to Know Classics Book Club for May, reviewed here. Nice reread.
Growing Up Amish: A Memoir by Ira Wagler, nonfiction, reviewed here. Very enlightening.
Strait of Hormuz by Davis Bunn, reviewed here. Very exciting!
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry for Carrie‘s Reading to Know Classics Book Club for June. Just finished Monday, hope to have a review up in a day or two. Somewhat strange – I am still processing it.
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book 5: The Unmapped Sea by Maryrose Wood, audiobook, reviewed here. Funny and clever as usual for this series, but a bit sad as well (which is, hopefully, a set-up for everything to come right again in the next book).
The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson, reviewed here. Nice retelling of Snow White.
I’m currently reading:
Walking With God in the Season of Motherhood by Melissa B. Kruger
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Pamela Smith Hill.
The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson, a retelling of Cinderella
Next Up:
The Narnian by Alan Jacobs for both the Reading to Know Classics Book Club for July and the Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge, both hosted by Carrie. Maybe Live Like a Narnian by Joe Rigney for these as well. Either one will finish up my TBR Challenge list.
After Little Dorrit, I have five more classics to chose from for my Back to the Classics Challenge. Thinking about One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn next.
Then I have some new books acquired since Christmas that I’d like to get to:
A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips
The River and Child of Mine by Beverly Lewis
Unlimited by David Bunn
Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest by Edward T. Welch
I think that will keep me busy for a while. 🙂 Sherry ay Semicolon wrote last weekend of a 48-hour reading challenge she was participating in. That made me think how nice it would be to have a reading vacation, whether at home, on the beach, or in a cabin somewhere. I don’t think anyone else in my family would go for it, though.
Happy reading!
Stray Thoughts 
Very interesting assortment of books! I always enjoy reading your reviews too. I don’t know if I’ll participate in WOYN this month, A bit embarrassing – only one book. Have a great day.
I saw that Sherry was participating in the 48 hour reading challenge this weekend and thought a reading vacation sounds like a nice thing. I might have to stick it on my calendar and see if I can do it next year. But somehow the family must be fed, the laundry kept up with, the dishes done – and I just don’t think I can swing taking time off JUST to read. Maybe next year though (they’ll be able to fend for themselves by then, right? :-P)
Oooh … a reading vacation sounds awesome to me! I just downloaded Melanie Dickerson’s collection of fairy stories since my 14-year-old loved Fairest Beauty so much. I hope I’ll enjoy them. I remember thinking LPrince was “deep” as a child. I should read it again now …
I didn’t take part in the “Back to the Classics Challenge” this year. Just kind of sticking to a few authors. Looks like a great month for you. My audio book is taking me forever! 🙂 Happy reading Barbara! I love the Narnia challenge!
Yay! You are “in” for Narnia! I’m looking forward to that.
I’m also halfway through The Little Prince. It IS weird. I’ll be curious to hear what everyone else thinks in a few days.
I enjoy Christy every time I read it….and I made a note of the Davis Bunn book. I enjoy reading anything he publishes.
Mama Bear
You piqued my interest in Growing Up Amish with your review. I’m wondering if I have it somewhere on my Kindle already (I can’t keep up anymore, ha).
I’m not sure how I feel about The Little Prince either. I’ll look forward to hearing what others share. It was interesting enough but a tad odd too.
I read One Day in the Life of Ivan D a few years back and was so glad I did. Parts of it can still haunt me. Same with A Captain’s Duty. Kept me on the edge of my seat.
You always have such a good variety on the go!
Walking With God in the Season of Motherhood sounds good.
I think a reading vacation sound lovely, though I don’t know if I could just sit and read the whole time. It would have to be a very interesting book.
A Captain’s Duty sounds interesting to me. I gonna put it on my to-read list. I almost forgot about July being Narnia month. I think it’s high time for a Narnia read aloud with my 9 year old…maybe my 15 year old would like to participate for memory sake ( she and I read through Narnia during the first two years Carrie started this challenge)
OOOO the book is in stock. I had quit checking (Laura) so thanks for your post 🙂 I went and ordered it!! woo hoo finally!!!!
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WOW – that’s an impressive list. My list is short — right now, I am reading “Desperate Sons” – on the founding fathers.