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This year, my personal goal was to read 24 books. I’m happy to report that I have already exceeded this goal, and it’s only November. I’m indeed a little proud of myself. I have already read 27 books so far, probably 28 by this...
I’ve finished this challenge, and might even read more books published in 2009 this year, but I thought it was time to mark this challenge complete. It’s hard to pick favorites, when I really liked so many of these books, but...
Karen Andrea is a lawyer by day and a writer by night. Her first children’s novel The Enchanted Library is a streetwise tale of a young mixed-race boy in care, combining urban realism with magic and adventure. She is preparing...
You might be interested in an update of how I’m doing with the list of books that I solicit help from you. I will only be reading books from this list until the end of the year. I have finished The Calligrapher’s Daughter,...
I recently had the pleasure of reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, a wonderful story that takes place in Barcelona from 1945 to 1966 and stretches back in time to 1932. The novel is filled with danger and...
Have you fulfilled (if any) your reading goals this year? As the days of 2009 are numbered, and that the holiday seasons imply considerable disruption to reading routine, do you have an immediate list of books that you’d like...
J. Kaye hosted this challenge, which lasted all year and had 12 selections. I was getting worried awhile ago that I might not complete this challenge, but then toward the end of the year everything fell together rather quickly....
I just love this time of year when all the Best of 2009 lists come out, don’t you? Amazon has released most of their Top 100, with their Top 10 to be announced on Monday. I have only read FOUR of these (bolded). I’ve asterixed...
I miss blogging, but I am in no mood to write.. Have you ever felt this?. anyhow.. For people who do not believe in enlightenment..and have thought of “bodhi vruksha” moment as more of an elongated process than a sole second...
This past week, Borders re-released it’s 100 Favourite Books of All Time. Do you vote in these kinds of polls when they arise? Do you look through the list, or seek out books featured? I do vote sometimes, and [...]
