I found this on one of the blogs I follow, Books are the New Black who found it at One Book More. It was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles.
NOVEMBER
N
Frazier, Charles "Nightwoods" - 2011
In "Nightwoods", a young woman has to look after her murdered sister's twins. Not a new plot. But - there is so much more to this story, and not just the beautiful description of Charles Frazier's beloved Appalachians. He manages to describe ordinary people's lives like nobody else.
O
Atwood, Margaret "Oryx and Crake" (MaddAddam # 1) - 2003
Unfortunately, no more one title books beginning with O on my list. However, what if Margaret Atwood had called the book just "Oryx"? Then it would fit.
This dystopian novel is about a genetic engineering world where the plan to destroy humanity through "medication" is almost successful.
V
Brontë, Charlotte "Villette" - 1853
The novel is not just about a young girl who lost her family and has to look after herself, not easy at a time where the only decent way for women to keep alive is to get married. But Lucy goes abroad.
E
McCall Smith, Alexander "Emma. A Modern Retelling" - 2015
Jane Austen's Emma transplanted into today's world.
M
Oates, Joyce Carol "Mudwoman" - 2012
An abandoned and then adopted child grows into a very successful woman. When she is at the top, she starts struggling with her past. Like all books by JCO, just great.
B
Saramago, José "Blindness" (Portuguese: O Ensaio sobre a Cegueira) - 1995
A great dystopian novel by a fantastic Nobel pirze winning author. In this book, everyone goes blind one after the other and everyone is scared. A look into humanity or the lack of it
E
Austen, Jane "Emma" - 1816
I've read this several times, so I thought I could repeat this one. I did use a different cover than in September, though. Jane Austen thought readers might dislike the person Emma most but also said she was the heroine that was most like herself. Mind you, they didn't share the Austen's money problems.
R
Ionesco, Eugène "Rhinoceros" (French: Rhinocéros) - 1957
The story starts with two men sitting in a café and they see a rhinoceros walking by. A fantastic play.
Love that you repeated Emma! And why not when you've read it more than once. ;D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lark. I know. And I feel that I can't promote Jane Austen enough.
DeleteAnyway, it was fun doing it again. Now I will have to think about three more "E"s for December. LOL