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Happy Friday (27)

Happy Friday everyone!  The weather is supposed to be gorgeous here and I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend and the NCAA tournament (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!).

 Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read.

Q: What is the best book you've read in the last month? What is the worst book you've read in the last month?

The best book I have read this month is You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon.  It's a book of short stories about soldiers and their families at Fort Hood.  It was really thought-provoking.


I am totally going to get flamed for this but the worst book I have read this month was probably Macbeth.  I love Shakespeare but this one just didn't do it for me.


What are the best and worst books you have read in the past month?
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  1. Jessica (Peace Love Books)March 16, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Yeah, I wasn't that big a fan of Macbeth either! Hope you have a happy friday :)

    Here's my FF!

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  2. _yay_March 16, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    To each his own. I'm sure you won't get flamed haha.
    That collection of short stories sounds awesome. I, too, have picked a short story as my "best".
    Happy Friday!
    _yay_
    FollowFriday

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  3. DominiqueMarch 16, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    hmm, haven't heard of You Know When the Men are gone but it sounds interesting!
    I didn't mind Macbeth but it's definitely not my favorite work by Shakespeare!

    I'm a new follower too! Thanks for stopping by my blog! :)

    Happy reading!
    Dominique @ The Book Vault

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  4. UnknownMarch 16, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    Happy Friday - new follower stopping by on the Friday follow . . . interesting picks, although I must say Macbeth is my favourite of Shakespeare's.

    Bob @ Beauty in Ruins

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  5. JenniferMarch 16, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    Macbeth wasn't my favorite Shakespeare when I read it in high school, but I have learned to appreciate it. The Fort Hood books sounds intriguing!

    New GFC follower.

    Jennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews
    http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/03/follow-friday-20.html

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  6. Alison Can ReadMarch 17, 2012 at 2:14 AM

    Hopping through. The Fallon book sounds really interesting. I'll have to look out for it.
    My Hop

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  7. UnknownMarch 25, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    Thanks for stopping by and for the follow, I returned it!

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