I have finally stopped procrastinating (for now) and written down my reading goals for the new year. I've kept it short and sweet, as they are all straight forward and manageable. 1. Reread moreWhile picking out books for a recent post about books I want to reread, I became aware of how few books I've actually reread. This year I want to visit some of the books I remember loving. I want to reread at least three books. It's not a lot, but I want to have a realistic goal. 2. Quality over quantityInstead of focusing on reading as many books as I can, I want to catch up on some of those big and intimidating books on my shelves. It's tempting to stick to shorter books, because, let's be honest, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
The Reading Year in Review: 2017
This previous year has been surprisingly productive for me. I started this blog and I've been actively using it since late April 2017. A feat I never thought possible with my poor track record of maintaining interest in, well, basically anything. I rarely get bored from lack of ideas or entertainment. I get bored with things. Usually very quickly in fact. It's good for generating ideas and thinking outside the box, but not so great for keeping a book blog alive. Don't get me wrong, it hasn't been easy. Some months have been pretty terrible. But that's the thing, isn't it? Nothing worth doing is ever easy. If it was, I'd most likely have abandoned this project long ago. Twenty-seventeen … [Read more...]
