Books I Read in March

In this post, I will share the (not very many) books I read in March.

Last month I was chuffed with myself for keeping up my reading whilst also writing an assignment for my master’s. The assignment was handed in on the 3rd after which I seemed to go into what can only be called some sort of comatose state. I literally was so drained from writing that I sort of stared at the wall for a considerable amount of time during which I received many well-meaning pokes and prods as my family wondered whether I was in fact present inside this body of mine.

Eventually, I stopped staring at the wall, concerned I may be going down the route of the poor mother in ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a book that is well-worth more than a passing glance. I needed to get my hyper-focus off the walls and into something more…well productive…or, at the very least, meaningful. This came in the rather surprising form of my Mesopotamia unit study.

Books I Read in March…

…Not Many

All this to say, my reading this month has been atrocious in terms of numbers of books. However, possibly if you had to calculate the number of pages read, I might come out looking a little rosier. Hyper focusing on Mesopotamia meant I wanted to listen to Mesopotamia books and courses. These were two in number. However, in terms of listening hours (20ish) they were a far less embarrassing. Even when you take into consideration the fact I’d read one of them twice before!

Fiction Books I Read in March

Absolutely none whatsoever!

Non-Fiction Books I Read in March

Life in the Cradle of Civilisation by The Great Courses Professor Amanda H. Podany PhD

This is a brilliant course and is narrated by a woman who is clearly passionate about her speciality. I needed some inspiration and I got it in buckets! The fact that this was the third time reading through this is testament to how good it is. Honestly, I could listen to Dr Podany for hours, talking about anything!

Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid

This is a good book and a great addition to my Mesopotamia library, however, unlike the course above, I found I had to listen and concentrate much harder to fully understand the dates and time/era she was talking about. I think had I read rather than listened it would have been easier to follow, but my eyes were tired from my assignment so listening had to do.

Books I Read in March: Concluding thoughts

It is here I would usually conclude my thoughts on this month’s reading but it has been too abysmal to pass any useful comment on. I will say, the two books I did read definitely did their job regarding increasing my enthusiasm for my Mesopotamia Unit Study – I’ve not had such a productive month regarding this for a long long time.

Click here if you’d like to see all the books I’ve read over the last few years.