Books!
Happy 2010 everyone!
As everyone (myself included) is making resolutions for better health, I thought I’d mention another resolution that I look forward to holding myself to. You see, in 2009, I didn’t read all that much. I did read more than I give myself credit for (countless blogs that I discovered do, after all, count as reading), but I really ought to read more books. And so this year, I’m challenging myself to read 36 books.
These 36 cannot be re-reads, & in order for them to be counted, I’ve got to read the whole thing. That’s not to say that I have to finish every book I start (life is far too short & there are far too many books to read!), but if I want them to make the list, I have to finish them. I’ll try to let you know what I’ve read at the end of each month!
Before I can begin, however, I’ve got to finish the two books I’ve not been reading of late – The Historian as well as Ink Exchange. Then, because I’ve been putting it off despite enjoying the first chapter, I’m finally going to tackle Jonathon Strange & Mr Norrell, a book I purchased at list price when it was first published & can now be found at dollar stores.
I’m going to try to include the caveat that these 36 books ought to also be books sitting on my shelf, because there’s really no reason why I own so many books I’ve not read, but somehow I doubt that’ll happen. There are always so many new books that want my attention!
My friend Steve over at Bibliomaniac is doing a crazy book-reading challenge: he’s going to read the entire Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series. This is, of course, in addition to all the other crazy reading he’ll be doing. I envy is fast-reading abilities!
Are there any books you’re going to try & tackle in the new year? Have you made a reading-based resolution as well?
get out of my head! i was thinking of trying 50, but 36 sounds much more reasonable. i’ll keep you updated…
Well, well, well…I was thinking maybe one book a month! I don’t have a list–so many people have been making recommendations so there really is only one thing to do. I guess I just have to go upstairs, wander through the stacks and find something that looks interesting on my own.
My goal is actually to cut out squares because there are quilts that need making and I am square-less! But in between there are books to read, shawls and scarves to knit, plants to grow and the occasional movie to watch. Life is good. Happy New Year to all.
No wonder you are behind–Historian is a really long book! :-D (I loved it, though; it was one of the few adult books I’ve read in the past few years.) Good grief, if I started right now reading a book a DAY I might get through all the books I have at home that I want/plan/need to read. :-( I am also resolving to try to do this, read more, watch less tv (ha!). We’ll see how far I get. I’ve wanted to read JStrange &Norell forever too, and I just saw that it’s being made into a movie, so now I feel extra pressure to read it now while it still only exists in our imaginations. :-) If you check my ‘to read’ shelf on goodreads.com you’ll see my long long list of books I want to read, which aren’t even the same ones that I have at home waiting to be read. arrrgggh….. I can’t even come up with a simple answer to this question without getting frustrated at myself! sigh…