The Seventeenth Line

Though I spent the majority of my time at home 2020 wasn’t the best reading year for me. Not surprisingly, I found it harder to concentrate on reading and I spent more time than is usual for me watching TV (news, way too much news, plus lots of movies). 

Since I’ve been working from home (I’m grateful for this and working from home isn’t all it’s cracked up to be), I’ve been without my typical bus commute to work, which has thrown off my reading schedule off.  Reading on the bus is my favorite place to read!

The highlight of my 2020 reading experience was my “Armchair Vacation” series, where I “visited” the sunshine state. I read a few books back-to-back that were set in or were about Florida. That was good fun!  I always love a project and it felt like an escape. Plus, I learned so much about Florida’s history and culture.  I’m planning on doing a similar “Armchair Vacation” reading series in 2021.  

Here’s my review of my year in reading for 2020.

31 Total Books Read – A little lower than average for me.  

Favorite Nonfiction and Fiction Books Read in 2020

• Educated A Memoir by Tara Westover
• City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

5 Books in my Armchair Vacation Series – Destination Florida!

• Bad Monkey (Andrew Yancy, #1) by Carl Hiaasen
• Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland by Dave Barry
• Sunshine State by Sarah Gerard
• Florida by Lauren Groff
• Florida Poems by Campbell McGrath

3 Celebrity Memoirs – Not my usual cup of tea but I needed a bit of escapism.

• Horror Stories: A Memoir by Liz Phair – I loved this!
• Acid for the Children: A Memoir by Flea – I was pleasantly surprised by this book.  
• Wildflower by Drew Barrymore – I found Drew’s book as charming as one would expect. 

2 Books of Poetry – I’m working on building an appreciate for poetry.

• Look: Poems by Solmaz Sharif
• Florida Poems by Campbell McGrath

Favorite Reading Spot in 2020

• The beach!
• I was so grateful to be able to get away to the Oregon coast for a few days this year.