A few months ago I joined in the challenge for 'Fall Into Reading'. You can read my post about it HERE. The challenge finished sometime in December, but to be honest I was so busy with Christmas by then that I didn't go back to Katrina's blog or even bother to do any kind of 'wrap-up-post' That's ok though, it was really all just for fun and for me to list a few of the books I wanted to read over the coming months.
It's book club tonight, I'm a member of a neighborhood book club (this is the neighborhood I used to live in) and have been for about 4 years now, so I thought I'd write a post about the books I read last year and mention a few that we plan on reading this year. Katrina will also be starting up a Spring Reading Challenge again soon (she does two a year, Fall and Spring) so I will watch out for that and it will probably inspire me to write more about my books - because if you haven't gathered by now "I love to read" :-)
So, back to my list from last year. When I wrote a post on the challenge I listed these books:
The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society
Julie and Julia
Home to Holly Springs
Shopaholic and Baby
Comfort Food
A Dog Named Christmas
Skipping Christmas
And here's how I did..... I read The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society, Home to Holly Springs and Shopaholic and Baby. I tried to start Comfort Food (by the author of The Friday Night Knitting Club) but I just couldn't get in to it at the time! I might try to read that one at a later date. I started reading Julie and Julia and same thing, totally couldn't get in to it, so I just rented the movie instead ;-) Never got around to reading A Dog Named Christmas, and although I've read Skipping Christmas before, never got around to reading that one again like I had wanted to.
One book I added to my list was Neta Jackson's 'Where Do I Go' a new book from the Yada Yada series. I really liked this one and have ordered her next one in the series from Amazon (I should get it this week) called 'Who Do I Talk To'.
I read quite a few others over the course of the year mainly for our book club but I didn't make a list of them. I want to start keeping better track of what I read and when. I joined Shelfari.com sometime last year which helps me a little, but it can't help if I don't go in there and update it! I am also planning on keeping a list here on my blog of what I've read... you can see it over on my right side menu.
The book we've been reading this month for book club is Same Kind Of Diffenent as Me. I actually read this book a couple of years ago, so I got it out of the library again just to refresh my memory but didn't read it all the way through.
I read quite a few others over the course of the year mainly for our book club but I didn't make a list of them. I want to start keeping better track of what I read and when. I joined Shelfari.com sometime last year which helps me a little, but it can't help if I don't go in there and update it! I am also planning on keeping a list here on my blog of what I've read... you can see it over on my right side menu.
The book we've been reading this month for book club is Same Kind Of Diffenent as Me. I actually read this book a couple of years ago, so I got it out of the library again just to refresh my memory but didn't read it all the way through.
I'm not very good at writing reviews on books, so I'll just say I really enjoyed this one ;-) Next month's choice is My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor. This one might be a 'hard' read for me, I usually stick with easy fiction! But that's what's great about a book club, it makes you read books you never thought you would.... and sometimes you actually enjoy them.If you're reading a book right now, or have any book recommendations I'd love for you to share with me. Is anyone else in a book club? What have you read lately?
4 comments:
I just finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. AMAZING! I haven't read Same Kind of Different As Me. I will have to put it on my goodreads.com shelf! Sounds like a lot of fun...I love reading, and it seems like the only thing I really even want to do lately. =)
I haven't read a book since June of last year. I know that is sad but it was all because of the move. I am now reading Perfection: a Memoir and it is okay. I made a rule where if I don't like it 50 pages in, give it up. I will say that this is hard for me to do with my personality. Some books that I read at the begining of last year was Lottery, Still Alice and The Sharper Your Knives. They were really good. I love goodreads to keep all my books organize since I have so many to read. I am SO behind but that is the joy of reading. I will never run out. How do you put that Currently Reading on the sidebar of your blog?
Hi Denise! I have so little time for reading anymore! I'm lucky to read the newspaper! I did read Shopaholic & Baby and sw the movie Julie & Julia. does that count? :) It was a good movie. Have you seen it? You'd like it, I'm sure! (((Hugz)))
Hi Denise, I don't read as much as I use too. I am reading a book from the AD Chronicles. I have read the books from the Yada Yada Sisters so I will need to get the newest ones. I love what you are doing to your hallway! Have a great week. Hugs
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