The month of March was full of exciting things: It was my boyfriends birthday and we spent half of the day together eating pancakes, sweet potato fries and playing tons of Pandemic. I also opened my
In March, I’ve read six books which I want to tell you about now. Well, apart from one book because I absolutely did not like it. You will very easily tell which one it is 🙂
Books I’ve finished in March
1. Die Abenteuer meines ehemaligen Bankberaters by Tilman Rammstedt
This book was so funny. It tells two stories at once: The story of the former bank adviser of the author and the story of the author trying to convince Bruce Willis to play this bank adviser in his new novel. The story is so absurd, yet funny, that I had to laugh out loud multiple times. The humour is right up my ally. This book was definitely one of the highlights this month and I can only recommend reading it.
Er habe vor Kurzem angefangen, Sport zu treiben, sagte mein ehemaliger Bankberater. Und dann habe er wieder damit aufgehört. “Ich bringe Dinge eben gerne zu Ende”, sagte er.
2. 12 Rules for Life. An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
I had to read this book for a book club and all I can and want to say is that I disliked it with a passion.
3. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
This book was the highlight of the books I’ve read in March. It has taught me so much. My review can be found here.
4. Guru by Ru Paul
Another book for another book club. I was expecting a book about his life, some kind of autobiography. When I picked up the book, it turned out it is more a coffee-table-book, a picture book. It is full of photos of Ru Paul but I was rather disappointed by it as I feel it has no clear structure and is not cohesive.
5. “They Can’t Kill Us All”. The Story of Black Lives Matter by Wesley Lowery
Another book I really enjoyed reading. The book takes us to the protests of the Black Lives Matter movement and I find this such an important and often overlooked topic. My review can be found here.
6. No More Bullshit. Das Handbuch gegen sexistische Stammtischweisheiten by Sorority
This book debunks typical sexist statements such as “Women simply don’t want to be in managing positions” and offers a lot of fact based on studies. I am already quite informed about the topics mentioned in the book, so it offered little new for me. However, I believe these books are so important and unfortunately still necessary. The book was published by Sorority, a women network from Austria. And reading about such strong women inspired me to start my own network of women here in the Netherlands and this will be a nice project for this year.
Which books have you read in March?