April is always crammed with books, thanks mostly to Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon.
The Graphic Novels:
The Nonfiction:
Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
Life from Scratch by Sasha Martin
Citizen by Claudia Rankine
The Fiction:
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
I even managed to sneak in a children’s book that I’ve wanted to read forever:
April was good. Diverse, broad, controversial, and good. I won’t be able to choose a favorite, it’s too damn hard.
I hope you all had a good April! Can you pinpoint your favorite book of the month?
The Relentless Reader 
I read Saga during the Readathon, but I need to get Volume 4 asap! So, so good.It looks like you had a great month. Here's to a great reading May!
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I've really been meaning to get to 2, 3, & 4 of Saga… not really sure what the hold up is. Looks like you had a great reading month! 🙂
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Oh my gosh, The Donner Dinner Party? Was it not good? I don't think you even mentioned it!
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Ooh! I spy Tango! Such a great book. 🙂
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I need to read Dept of Speculation…I've seen some quotes from it recently and they're gorgeous! Plus, it's so short. No excuses 🙂
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Great reading month, so many graphic novels, too. The Yellow Wallpaper's on my list, seems everyone loves it.
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Good books! I read Citizen this month, too, and now I want to force everyone I know to read it.
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I'm so glad you had such a great reading month, Jen! I was so happy to have been able to participate in the readathon; definitely my favorite book was My Sunshine Away. Hope you have a great weekend and a great reading month in May!
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The graphic Saga novels look cool! I'd love to read Kate Mulgrew's book, and Toni Morrison's too!You had a good month for books! Happy May reading!
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You had such a good month! My favorite reads from April include Lumberjanes. What a cute book!
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Oh my goodness, what a wonderfully diverse bunch of books this month! I'm jealous haha. I don't know much about Lumberjanes, but I reeeeally want to read it. Also Kate Mulgrew is perfect.
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Wow, what a month! My April favorite was Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.
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Saga is on my TBR. I really loved Lumberjanes, Sex Criminals and Ms. Marvel, they're so good.I dind't knew about Donner Dinner Party, but it's interesting.Thiago – Doctor Corgi
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!! SO many good books! How was God Help the Child?
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You are all putting me to shame with the amount of books you've read in April! Hope you have an even better May!
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You definitely need to get your hands on Volume 4 😀 It's as great as the others!
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I had my copies for a while. I was saving them for the readathon. It wasn't easy to wait 😉
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It was good but it's totally geared toward middle school aged kids 😉 I liked it but I would recommend it for my nephews, not for my reading pals. (Although I did learn a lot!)
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I was so glad to finally read it. There's been such a hubbub about it since it came out. (Unwarranted by the way, it was lovely!)
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Definitely. You can zip through it 😀 It was one of my very favorites from last year and I was happy to re-read it for the Salon.
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I love graphic novels on readathon day 😀 The Yellow Wallpaper was deliciously creepy, I adored it!
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Thanks 😀 I understand entirely. I'd like to buy a copy for every human I know.
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I really did, thanks! Ooh, My Sunshine Away is a really good one 😀 I hope you have a fantastic May as well!
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They are EXCELLENT, for real! The Mulgrew was beautiful, very different (in a good way) from what I expected.
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I did, I did! Isn't Lumberjanes the most delightful? My kiddo read and adored it as well.
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Right?? It was a glorious month. Ooh, you'd like Lumberjanes, it's adorable! Kate Mulgrew IS perfect. 😀
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It was a good one 😀 I have that book on my shelf, it came in one of the Book Riot boxes…I think?? I need to get to it!
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I'm a big fan of graphic novels, as you can see. 😉 Especially when I participate in a 24 hour readathon. The short and colorful style keeps my brain firing on all cylinders!
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Right!? I'm so pleased with how the month turned out. You know, I'm still processing it. I probably shouldn't have read it on readathon day because it deserves a slower pace. It was good, but the characters weren't as fleshed out as I normally would like.
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Don't fret, it's mostly due to the readathon, lol. 😀 I hope you have a great month too, Melinda!
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