August Books 2016!

I didn't read much at the start of this month, but towards the end of the month I started to read the books from my university reading list.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Jack Thorne
31st July- 15th August

I was kind of worried that it would not live up to my expectations. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I feel as though it lived up to the high expectations that were placed upon it. I felt like you got to know the next generation a lot better and I loved the friendship between Scorpius Malfoy and Albus Potter.

The List - Siobhan Vivian
2nd August - 18th August

The List tells the story of eight girls who end up on a list at their high school for either being the prettiest or the ugliest in their grade. I really liked the fact that it raised lots of different issues that teenagers go through.

Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
15th August - 17th August

This is the first book I have to read for my Cultures of Childhood module. It is a book that I have always wanted to read, but i've never got round to it. I really enjoyed it and it didn't take that long to read.

High Rise - J.G. Ballard
15th August - 20th August

I have to say I didn't really enjoy this book. I couldn't really follow the story that well and I found it quite boring.

Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie
19th August - 20th August

It is another book that I have just never got round to reading. I really enjoyed it, maybe not as much as Alice in Wonderland, but I am definitely looking forward to studying it.

The Hours - Michael Cunningham
21st August - 26th August

I really enjoyed this. It retells the story of Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway as well as showing Woolf's own mental health issues. It tells the story through using three female narrators which is something that I really liked about it.

Friend or Foe - Michael Morpurgo
31st August - 31st August

This was a really quick children's book to finish off the month with. I managed to read this in one sitting, which is practically unheard of for me. It follows David and Tucky who are evacuated in World War Two. They are starting to get used to the peace of the Devon countryside and the war feels far away from them. Then one night bombing a few miles away from them changes everything.

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