Walking Backwards

Thrilling experiences from a rather uneventful life.

Monday, September 12, 2005

I'm leaving for book group in about twenty minutes or so. Amazingly, I finished the book this month. I would go whether I finished or not, just to experience the joy of adult conversation, but I enjoy having something to contribute. My goal for the year of reading a book a week has fallen waaaaaaayyyyyyyyy short. I don't think I realized how much time school was going to take this spring and then I got lazy during the summer. I'm now averaging about two books a month. I *heart* reading, but man is it hard with kids and school and a life. I have a stack of books on my headboard that are just itching to be read and about a hundred more that I want to get to sooner or later. So, I've decided this goal is of a book a week is for the birds. Instead, I'm making a goal of six books to finish by the end of the year (I mean, we have Christmas and vacation coming up). Of course, book club books are going to totally screw-up this list, but here it is. Suggestions are welcome.

1. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (got this one in my suitcase)
2. The Master by Colm Toibin (also in my suitcase)
3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
4. The Brothers K by David James Duncan (this one is set aside because of chaoticness now)
5. Dubliners by James Joyce
6. Persuasion by Jane Austin

All of these books are in my house and have not been read (or at least completed). I really need to read all of the books I have before I get an influx of more. Whenever I visit a bookstore I can't go away empty-handed and everyone knows the gift of books is the way to go with me. Not only that the public library's Monster Book Sale is coming up, and that is always bad for my bookshelves.

posted by Jamie # 3:47 PM

Comments:

I LOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVEEEEEE "Time Traveler's Wife". From what I hear, she has written another book that I need to take a look at.

I'll have to keep an eye out for "Bean Trees", "Poisonwood Bible" is one of my all time favorites ever.

Thanks for the recommendation!

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Jamie : 7:01 AM

I love Krakauer but could not get into Under The Banner of Heaven. "Into the Wild" by him, however...was riveting. I sat ono my rear end, ordered dinner in and finished it in one day.

# posted by

Nell : 12:27 AM

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