February was a very good month for me. I started working only 24 hours per week to have more time to focus on the things that make me really happy and to move forward with my blog and crafting-ideas/business. In February, I finished 5 books which I find great. In the middle of the month, I started a book (“12 Rules for Life” by Jordan B. Peterson) and find it very difficult to get through it. I still haven’t finished it yet and it took me around 10 days to read 120 pages. I have to finish it though because it is for my book club in March 🙂 Wish me luck, this book is hard work for me. The books I finished in February were quite the opposite and I enjoyed reading all of them.
Books I’ve read in February
1. You May Also Like by Tom Vanderbilt
This non-fiction book started slowly for me and I first couldn’t get into it. After the first 100 pages, it started to focus on art and literature and how we acquire a taste and why we like one painting and “hate” another. I found it very interesting to read about how and why we like the things we like and what our preferences actually tell about us.
2. Das 4-Stunden-Startup (The 4-Hour-Startup) by Feliz Plötz
My best friend gave me this book for my birthday to help me make the next steps towards my dream of having my own business. I found the book quite helpful as it gave great tools to work with. For example, I had never heard about the website fiverr.com, a site where you can get all kinds of services. I used the site to have my first enamel pin design created and had an amazing experience. I paid 10 USD and git a great design which I can also use commercially. And all this within three working days!
3. 1984 by George Orwell
Finally!! I have finally read 1984 and enjoyed it a lot. My friend Zu and I read it for our book club. Reading the book, it scared her thinking that “technology and politics are slowly taking over and making people dumber “. I did not share this feeling. However, I found it super interesting to see that Orwell predicted that literature such as Shakespeare will be simplified and use less complex words. I found it fascinating to see how some things are actually taking place right now in real life. I liked the pace of the story and the style of writing. Unfortunately, I found the plot a bit predictable but enjoyed reading this classic nonetheless.
4. Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce
This book is definitely my favourite of the five books of February. The story takes place in the Second World War and tells the story of two best friends: Emmeline and Bunty. Emmy wants to be a Lady War Correspondent but ends up typing and answering letters for the Women Magazine Woman’s Friend run by Henrietta Bird. The story shows what true friendship can endure and that having a friend by your side makes you move mountains. I laughed, cried and laughed again while reading this book and can only recommend it.
5. Talking With Female Serial Killers by Christopher Berry-Dee
This is the second book I read by Berry- Dee. The other one being Talking with Psychopaths and Savages. This book about female serial killers disappointed me for several reasons: First, many chapters and persons described are not serial-killers. They have killed one or two people. Of course, this is horrible, but if I buy a book that has the word serial killer in the title, I want to read about serial killers. Second, this book was supposed to be about female serial killers. Yet there are several stories about male serial killers. Why? I understand that this was necessary to give some kind of perspective but I just wished this book would be what the title promised. Lastly, I find it annoying when books have a noticeable amount of typos. I don’t mind a typo here and then but when it affects the reading flow, I am no big fan. I have Talking with Serial Killers still on my to-read-pile and hope that this book will keep its promises.
Which books have you read in February?
