Critter Chronicles
Thoughts on Reading
2011 Reading Wrap-Up
Twenty-nine. That’s how many books I read last year, which is just a mere third of the number I read in 2010. Kinda sad, right? The Breakdown: 23 fiction 6 non-fiction 3 re-reads 2 abandoned 1 unfinished (almost, but not completely – not included in total or listed below) Best (New) Books of the Year: … Continue reading
Weekend Reading (books, not websites)
I returned three library books this week, all unread. This is unusual for me for several reasons. They weren’t overdue. In fact, I’d already renewed them online, which is a very simple process and doesn’t require me to make a phone call and *gasp* talk to a human, or worse – get in my car … Continue reading
No Fooling – I’m Still Here
>I have not abandoned this blog or my reading. I promise. Okay, maybe just a little bit. I don’t know what it is. After last year’s 100-book reading extravaganza maybe I’m all booked out, or maybe I’m just busier than usual. Whereas last year I could zip through a book in an entire day or … Continue reading
2010 Reading Wrap-Up
>I didn’t set a reading goal for myself this year. At the end of 2008 I had come to the conclusion that my reading habits weren’t satisifying; I found myself returning to the same three or four authors and books I’d read in the past over and over. I wasn’t reading anything new. In 2009 … Continue reading
Book Behind
>I’ve fallen terribly behind on reviewing the books I’ve read lately. Right now I’m reading my 84th book for the year, and I still have yet to write about numbers 73 through 83. And I’d love nothing more than to sit down and whip those posts out – because if I don’t do it soon, … Continue reading
Still Reading, If Not Reviewing
>You might think from my silence here that I haven’t been reading much, but you’d be wrong. I’ve read five others since my last review, and am partway through a sixth book, so I haven’t been idle on the reading front. Mostly I’ve been obsessed with the popular series by the late Steig Larsson, The … Continue reading
Book Thoughts: The Ameila Peabody Series
>I should have known better. Really, I should have. The thing about my Kindle is that in living overseas, it’s very easy to select and buy books the same way I would be doing through a (free and well-stocked) public library back in the US. But because our library here has a limited collection and … Continue reading
2009 Reading Wrap Up
>So. I’ve reached the end of my 2009 reading year. Last year I set up many personal goals for myself, one of which involved my reading habits. Here’s a shorter version of what that goal was: “…to read more books, new books, and often. I want to read and finish at least two books a … Continue reading
