Okay, wow. Wild! For this month’s wrap up, I finished a thick book this month and also enjoyed listening to Audible. It was a wonderful experience.
I am writing this blog late, so I cannot seem to remember everything that happened with my bookish activities.
Aside from the fact that I tried Audible which I don’t see how can be sustainable in the long run. The subscription is crazy expensive, and I don’t have the financial capacity to indulge in it! But I can see how Audible could increase my reading progress.
Anyway, enough talk. Here are the books I read in June!
Most Favourite
One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
I love this book. It didn’t hit me back when I just finished it, so I’m a tad bit grateful that I put off writing this wrap up because now I realized that I like it and feel attached to the Buendía family. It was thick and not easy to get through, to be honest, but when I started reading it, I got sucked in, and sucked in so bad.
The writing is nothing but stunning. Márquez has his own way of capturing the most mundane moments in beautiful words. I cannot imagine the creativity and brilliance he has in his mind to write such a book.
Least Favourite
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Don’t be confused—just because this one is in the least favourite category doesn’t mean I don’t like it. Trust me, I like it. I rated it high on my Goodreads, but I read great books this month, so if I have to put them in this category, this would be the least favourite. Maybe because the themes like cannibalism, corruption, and famine weren’t exactly enjoyable to read, but that definitely doesn’t mean the book is bad. It’s great; I adore Ottessa. As a matter of fact, I have another physical copy of her book, My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
Other Book
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
I encountered this one as a movie first, and I liked it. So I wanted to read this book for a long time already. There is a clear difference in terms of the plot between the book and the movie, but it didn’t diminish my experience reading—or actually listening to—this book.
This one makes me appreciate the relationship between people and nature. We mostly have this antagonistic view of nature and humans as we often destroy nature than living in harmony with them. So it feels refreshing to see our main character, Kaya, here has grown with nature, and it becomes her home. She understands it in her own language and capacity, which is truly amazing.
I listened to this book on the free trial of Audible. I enjoyed it, especially because I listened to this book when I was sick and had a buzzing headache. I’d just lie down and listen to this book and find myself immersed—also falling asleep to it. Super awesome. I highly recommend reading this book on Audible.
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