Is summer my favorite season for reading? No. But it is one of four of my favorite seasons for reading; like the fall is for school, summer is for books. It calls for cleaning out To Be Read (TBR) lists, looking for what's new on the shelves of bookstores (and in publishers' calendars), and seeking … Continue reading Summer Reading Challenge 2016: An Introduction
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UPDATE #7 (and final): Summer Reading Challenge
Happy fall, followers and readers! My Summer Reading Challenge timeline has met its end, much more quickly than I expected and hoped. Here is a summary of my progress with the Penguin 80 and Challenge Your Shelf book lists: Total Number of Titles: 110 Number of Days: 89 (oh God why didn't I make this … Continue reading UPDATE #7 (and final): Summer Reading Challenge
UPDATE #6: Summer Reading Challenge
Okay, so my Summer Reading Challenge did not turn out as successful as I hoped, but I'm not going to dwell on that now, because I want to talk about Early Warning, the novel I just finished. I was excited to read this, because Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres was, from what I remember, enjoyable. … Continue reading UPDATE #6: Summer Reading Challenge
UPDATE #5: Summer Reading Challenge
I finished East of Eden last night, after making it through my first Fantasy Football Draft. That's right, I FINISHED A BOOK ON MY LIST. Here are some quick thoughts, as I am already weaving the words together of a new post that I really want to get out. (I read from the Steinbeck Centennial … Continue reading UPDATE #5: Summer Reading Challenge
UPDATE #4: Summer Reading Challenge
Just a little over 200 pages stands between me and the next book on my list. 200 pages of eloquent, intriguing words from John Steinbeck stands between me and. . . finishing Anna Karenina and Early Warning, a novel by Jane Smiley. If you remember, I have been battling through Tolstoy's novel since [what seems … Continue reading UPDATE #4: Summer Reading Challenge
UPDATE #3: Summer Reading “Challenge”
It can't be August already, it just can't. I have just finished Candide, and am happy to say I will be reading it again. It's a story surrounding the ideas of "the grass is always greener on the other side," "someone else in the world is worse off than I am," "perfection does not always … Continue reading UPDATE #3: Summer Reading “Challenge”