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Rewinding a couple of months... let's see where I was.
In November and December...
Books read: 8
Pages read: 2416
Pages YTD: 4389
Favorite for Nov/Dec: Jonathon Harr's The Lost Painting
Least Favorite: Matthew Skelton's Endymion Spring
December was a slow month due to working retail and moving one town over. Pretty sure it's the only month I've had under 1000 pages.
Prepare for a glut of posts, as I catch up on ALLLLLL the books I've read!
And also, I am considering revisiting The Road, as it became an Oprah book, won the Pulitzer, and generally has become a massive seller at the store, and I am fascinated that I still really hate the book as much as I do.
And a clarification on my rules: while I set a limit on how many books per author I could read, I am going to actually ignore that, as I am counting graphic novels as books. Plus I keep reading Stephen King books as quick reads between the nonfiction or larger fiction reads.
Halfway through October, and ahead of schedule... which is a good thing, as I will be participating in National Novel Writing Month in November.
Books read: 7
Pages read: 1973
Favorite so far: Stephen King's On Writing
Least favorite so far: Cormac McCarthy's The Road (although I want so badly to like it! It will be a book that I will struggle with for awhile, I think.)
I have some more books on my list, and this time it's a little more fiction heavy than the first batch, although there's a least one more writing book on there before November rolls around.
An Introduction:
About Me: My name is Meg. I have a B.A. in Literature from American University in Washington D.C. I currently work full time at Borders. I need to double-check the official policy on blogging, but I'm sure they won't mind if I provide an easy way to find the books I read at Borders - the BINC (an identification number).
About This Blog: This blog is dedicated solely to my project to read 52 books in 52 weeks. Nothing personal, work related, or otherwise off topic points of conversation will be discussed in entries.
About The Project: Reading 52 Books in 52 Weeks isn't exactly an original idea, but it's something I've wanted to do for awhile. You might want to also check out Largehearted Boy who has done it for a few years running now.
The Rules:
- Genre limitations: Fiction/literature/litcrit is unlimited, however, each additional genre (ex. science fiction, fantasy, humor, politics, &c.) is limited to 5 books.
- The Shakespeare rule: Plays count, but limited to 2 plays in the final tally.
- Author, Author: No more than 3 books by any one author, unless part of a series.
- Familiarity breeds laziness: Only 5 rereads allowed! If I have only read part (less than one half) of a book before, this rule does not apply.
Official Start Date: October 1, 2006
