Henry James, Washington Square. I gave up about 2/3 way through. As usual with James, he just takes forever to advance the plot, and the long decriptions of character and motivations just make the reading tedious. Skimming to denouement, I found I had no desire to read carefully.

John Jennings (text) and David Brame (illustrator), After the Rain (after the short novel by Nnedi Okorafor. A graphic novel of a short novel. Sort of a horror story with an identity question (Nigerian or American!?) tacked on. The illustrations play up the horror/gore. Personally not my vibe at all.

Gene Wolfe, The Best of Gene Wolfe. Collection of short stories and novellas. He has a recognizable style. Folksy and uncanny. Shirley Jackson? Not much science-fiction in the collection. Many are enjoyable, but after a few days I didn’t find that the stuck with me.

Enrique Vila-Matas, Paris no se acaba nunca. Been skimming this randomly throughout the month, reading 5-10 pages in chunks. Doesn’t seem very linear.

Javier Marias. Todas las almas. Reading for sibling book group.

Virginia Woolf. Mrs. Dalloway. Reading for literary book group. Very, very good- merits careful, slow, thughtful reading.

Alan Bennett, An Uncommon Reader. Reading for neighborhood group. Very short and enjoyable and a nice complement to the literary fiction.

Robert Nozick, Philosophical Explanations. Trying to slowly work through the last long chapter on meaning.