June '09 Recap

This first month of summer was a killer for me as far as reading goes. I only completed a small number of books (although I've got a few others almost finished) and really don't feel all that accomplished at the moment. But I DID have a great vacation and I AM enjoying the warm weather, so those are good things.

Here's a recap of my June ...

Books - 3 (992 pages)

• A Sense of the Mysterious (224 pages) - fascinating collection of essays on science and personal creativity
  
• Belong to Me (390 pages) - had some great characters but I didn't love it
  
• The Last Queen (378 pages) - LOVED this book
  
• I'm also steadily working on Gone With the Wind but since it has over 800 pages I won't be finished for a while (and I'm not including those pages in this month's count as the book isn't finished yet).
  

Audio Books - 2 (27.5 hours)

• Wuthering Heights (11.25 hours) - this is an all-time favorite of mine and I tremendously enjoyed revisiting it
  
• The Egyptologist (16.25 hours) - an odd book but I enjoyed it
  
• I'm also working on both Moll Flanders and Tides of War ... just a few cassettes to go in each book.
  

Mom & Son Book Club -

• We didn't read together at all this month but Kiddo did read some of a Star Wars book on his own while we were in Disney - that's a big deal for him!
  

Other Stats

I gave up on several books this month:

• Red Rain - the story couldn't keep me interested
• Journey to the Center of the Earth - the audio book narrator was horrendous
• The Secret Doorway - I did read the most important parts though

I added 6 books and a movie to my TBR list, had lunch with a fabulous blogging buddy and wrote a post commemorating D-Day. And of course I visited Disney World for about a week - ah, heaven!

How did June treat all of you?