Waaayy back in the snowy month of January, I decided to try something crazy.
No, I didn't pack up and move to Florida even though I DESPERATELY wanted to because: snow. ice. temperatures that can cause frostbite in 15 minutes. ew.
No, instead I started a challenge to read a type of book that up till then I had avoided like the plague.
Nonfiction. Say that word to January-me and I would have shuddered and pictured page after page of boring dry information trying to force itself into my brain. But, for some reason, I decided that I needed to stop avoiding nonfiction and fully embrace it. Around Christmas I had randomly read my first NF book in ages and-- to my eternel surprise-- it wasn't dull or boring or horrible but rather it was amazing and riveting and who knew NF books could be like that??
I made a commitment to trying to read one NF book a month. To some that may not sound like anything arduous but to me it seemed like a hefty challenge.
Here we are, more than halfway through 2018 (?!) and I thought I would comment on how the challenge is going!
First off to the surprise of few I discovered that NF books can be utterly AMAZING and wildly interesting and not dull at all? This was a shock but to be honest I have yet to start a NF book that puts me to sleep. Back in January I made a quick list of NF books I might try this year: I can safely say I have read only two of those twelve, which brings me to my next point.
What have I read thus far?
Abundant Beauty by Marianne North
The Lost City of Z by David Grann || My Review
52 Loaves by William Alexander
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn || My Review + Recipe Test
My Life in France by Julia Child || My Review
What about you? Are you a NF lover? Have you read any of these books??
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