Really excellent Booking Through Thursday question that feeds very well into why I’ve barely posted on my blog at all in November so far. Would you say that you read about the same amount now as when you were younger? More? Less? Why? I definitely don’t read as much as I used to. I have […]
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I’d been considering this challenge when I ended up in my Amazon wishlist, and realized I could do it easily based on a few books I have kicking around here, and the contents of the kids/young adult section of my wishlist (yep, I do have my wishlist broken down by subject or genre, it’d be
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I really need to stop reading chick lit with an expectation of great plot development or stunning new characterizations. I need to remember that the girls in these stories are supposed to have guy problems, even when they seem otherwise too intelligent to get themselves into that kind of situation multiple times. I also need
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I’ve finished the R.I.P II challenge. I think it’s actually the third one I signed up for, but it’s the first one I’ve actually finished. I’m very glad I picked the tome version of the challenge, as it was a great excuse to read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and to dip my toes into
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Read for the R.I.P. II Reading Challenge. It’s not every day where you read a book where the titular character doesn’t ever speak a word. Titus Groan is the first novel in the Gormenghast series, and starts with the birth of Titus, the heir to the earldom of Gormenghast, a large pile of a building
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So I broke down and put aside Titus Groan last night to read some fluff (why yes, that would be Sorcery and the Single Girl). And it was good. And then, this morning, I received the Nanowrimo reminder in my inbox, and realized I better get my butt in gear if I actually want a
Finally got back to my long delayed project to get my library up in Library Thing. I’d previously just had a couple of my easiest to recall series up there. So today, I started going methodically through my bookcases, and figured I’d stop for the day once I’d exhausted my free membership. (I’ll be upgrading
Not much going on this weekend. Still reading Titus Groan. I think I’m under a hundred pages from the end, though I still have no idea how long that will take me to get through. On the knitting front, I’ve started and pulled out a lace scarf four times now. The lace is completely kicking
It finally feels like freakin’ Fall! (Well, ok, these pictures were taken in the insane heat on Saturday, but they sure look fallish! Can I tell you how annoying it is to have to pack for a simple overnight trip away when they’re projecting a 20 degree difference between days? At least Sunday felt as
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Read for the R.I.P. II reading challenge. I first read this book around 15 years ago, just after finishing Pride and Prejudice for my 10th grade English class. I’d actually tried to read Sense and Sensibility first, and loathed it so much I didn’t get past the second chapter. I remember reading this book, and
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