I read a quote about reading. It goes like this:
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." -Joseph Addison
If you read my post about
setting my goals for 2013, then you know that one of my main goals is to read a book a month. Well, my "Book-A-Month Challenge" is now the real deal. I assigned each month a book I've been itching to read.
Now that each month has a book to match it, I'm really extra excited to start working on this adventure. A few of these books are ones I've made friends with before. I read
The Great Gatsby and
Les Miserables in high school (I was wild about them both). And
Little Women and
Where the Red Fern Grows were two of my favorites in grade school. Hopefully I can even get ahead of my schedule and read some other books as well. Some of those others I hope to get to are the
Delirium series, The Lovely Bones, and
A Tale of Two Cities. I'm sure I will squeeze in something by Mary Higgins Clark as well, because I can never resist her. If I get ahead of my schedule, then I will simply move on to the next book in line. Here it goes. I am thrilled to get my mind toned and in shape. Join me if it suits your fancy.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is amazing!! That and Gatsby are in my favourite book list!
ReplyDeleteCasual Vacancy and Les Mis are on my list this year as well :)
Oh, good! I'm glad you like Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I read mixed reviews, but I think I will like it. I saw the movie and thought it was excellent. Really sad, but still really good. And for some reason I like sad things.
DeletePS- Sounds like you have excellent taste in books!
One time I went crazy and bought tons of Mary Higgins Clark books from the DI. So I have plenty if you would like to borrow one (or more) :)
ReplyDeleteAlyssa, I may take you up on that. I love her books. I actually got quite a few for dirt cheap a few months ago. I still need to get around to reading them all.
DeleteHeaven is Here is AMAZING. All of these are such good choices, they're all ones I have either really wanted to read or really enjoyed. You'll have to keep us updated on how you like them, especially Heaven is Here. :) ha I'm interested in hearing how you like it.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Gatsby is very good! I love that book. :D Have fun with your books!
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