October Reads

It is now October 1st and for myself that means rather exciting occurrences! Mine and my bestie Em's birthdays are this month and I get a whole month devoted to Vampires, Witches and all things Jack Skellington. 

I am also over the moon about the October Reads. (yes you read that correctly, plural!) Em and I decided to read both Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein!

 I do not believe that either of us has read Dracula and only I have read Frankenstein, which I read in High School so it's about time for a refresher!

So if you would like to join, now is the time. Not like it matters but Em and I are reading Dracula first and, subsequently, Frankenstein.

Now on to a little bit of a review of our September Read: 

To Kill A Mockingbird

I absolutely loved this book. One thing I loved most about this book is how you experience it. You see everything unfold through the eyes of a child before the age of accountability. Scout Finch doesn't just accept things the way they are and she questions everything. I think this is most important when reading a book essentially about racism. As we all are well aware, people have learned such things with age and it was most tactful to hear about the events of the book through the eyes of innocence. 

Atticus is, of course, most lovable and Arthur "Boo" Radley is just as you imagine he is. And because of characters like Aunt Alexandra, you remember that people can surprise you especially when you have been quick to judge. 

The only thing I had a problem with was my edition of the book. I couldn't find a used copy (very sad, I know) so I bought the Harper Perennial Modern Classics. I liked the size of the book just fine and the cover feels nice but I was annoyed of the spelling errors in this edition. Come on people, doesn't someone get paid to edit??

So Happy Reading and Happy Haunting!