December 2007

147 books in 2007.
55 were dropped into the “Favorites” category.
7 were dropped into the “Don’t read this” category.
23 were YA or children’s lit (seemed like more).
27 were non-fiction (hmm, I thought that number would be higher).
17 were sequels or books in a series I’ve read in the past.

A look at the books I read in 2007 Read More »

No resolutions for me, but…

1 Comment / 2008, Books in Bed, From the Stacks Challenge, Printz Award Challenge / denise

I said recently, in a blog post elsewhere, that I don’t DO resolutions. And that’s true, I don’t. I also said that I love lists and I love a good list meme. And that’s also true, I do. And since I’ve been saying off and on that I would love to do a whole year of YA reading but know that I just cannot do that, I’m going to do a mini YA challenge.

Sassymonkey recommended the Printz Award Challenge but it’s too easy. Six YA books is not a challenge, ya know? So – how about I read all of the Prince Award winners and honor books (that I haven’t already read)? That doesn’t make it a hard challenge but it does make it more interesting. That’s 34 YA books.

I’ll also be combining that with my own “From the Stacks” challenge. 24 books that I own but have not read – two a month.

I’ll create new posts for both of these 2008 reading challenges later tonight or tomorrow, I’ll need to peruse my bookshelves for good candidates for my “From the Stacks” challenge.

No resolutions for me, but… Read More »

X Stands for Unknown

2 Comments / 2007, A to Z Challenge, Books in Bed, Don't Read This, Non-Fiction / denise

Aye yi yi. I was so desperate for a book with an X in the title for the A to Z challenge that I immediately jumped at the suggestion by Framed and Booked to read Asimov’s X Stands for Unknown. I should have known this was not a great choice when I couldn’t get it from my library and it never appeared from my inter-library loan request. I should have really known this was not going to be my kind of book when I couldn’t even get a used copy on Amazon. But still, I was desperate to finish so I tracked down a used copy somewhere else and I started reading it a few days ago.

Or if I’m honest, I started skimming it a few days ago and just finished skimming it.

It’s non-fiction and not science fiction. It’s full of math and science. It’s boring as hell. Except for the introductory essays of each chapter – those, I liked. I also enjoyed a few of the chapters on The Bible indicating the earth is flat, ungilding gold, and one about comets. Otherwise… bored stiff.

But, this leaves me with just two books from my A to Z challenge, one we’re halfway through on audio and the other is also on audio, just waiting for us to listen to it.