Posts Tagged: reading plan

Just-for-Me Book Club: Reviews Are In!

  Recently I asked for book recommendations and committed to reading 20 books that were suggested for me by other bloggers and commenters. You can see the full list here. I started with The Secret River by Kate Grenville, recommended for

Just-for-Me Book Club: Reviews Are In!

  Recently I asked for book recommendations and committed to reading 20 books that were suggested for me by other bloggers and commenters. You can see the full list here. I started with The Secret River by Kate Grenville, recommended for

New Reading Plan?

Last year I created my own reading plan called Reading Down the House in which I read a stack of books I’d bought over the years, but never got around to reading. Added to my book club’s choices, it felt like I was

New Reading Plan?

Last year I created my own reading plan called Reading Down the House in which I read a stack of books I’d bought over the years, but never got around to reading. Added to my book club’s choices, it felt like I was

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Wrap-up!

The house has been read all the way down! Reading Down the House was a challenge I set for myself in November 2013. I gave myself 14 months to read a stack of 17 books that I had bought but

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Wrap-up!

The house has been read all the way down! Reading Down the House was a challenge I set for myself in November 2013. I gave myself 14 months to read a stack of 17 books that I had bought but

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 11

Regular readers will know I have been doing a challenge called Reading Down the House for the past year. I owned 17 books that had been sitting on my bookshelf for ages unread. I am determined to finish them all

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 11

Regular readers will know I have been doing a challenge called Reading Down the House for the past year. I owned 17 books that had been sitting on my bookshelf for ages unread. I am determined to finish them all

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 10

I had a stack of 17 books I bought, but never got around to reading. This year I set myself the challenge of reading them all. They had enough appeal for me to buy them, so I thought they deserved

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 10

I had a stack of 17 books I bought, but never got around to reading. This year I set myself the challenge of reading them all. They had enough appeal for me to buy them, so I thought they deserved

Classics – Take ’em or Leave ’em

I have spent the last few weeks trying to list all of the classic books I’ve read. First I listed titles from memory, then I looked at my book shelves, and finally I looked up some reputable lists of classic

Classics – Take ’em or Leave ’em

I have spent the last few weeks trying to list all of the classic books I’ve read. First I listed titles from memory, then I looked at my book shelves, and finally I looked up some reputable lists of classic

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 9

This year I’ve been reading at least one book each month from a stack that I bought ages ago and neglected. I call it my Reading Down the House challenge. I started with 17 unread books from my own collection, and

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 9

This year I’ve been reading at least one book each month from a stack that I bought ages ago and neglected. I call it my Reading Down the House challenge. I started with 17 unread books from my own collection, and

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 8

I’m reporting early this month because I’ve been reading up a storm! READING DOWN THE HOUSE  is my attempt to read books I’ve bought and neglected at home. I started with 17 unread books and I’ve read 11 of them since

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 8

I’m reporting early this month because I’ve been reading up a storm! READING DOWN THE HOUSE  is my attempt to read books I’ve bought and neglected at home. I started with 17 unread books and I’ve read 11 of them since

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 7

Snoopy is by Charles Schultz I read 5 books this month. Three of them felt like “work” to read. Not exactly reading for pleasure, then! First of all, I belong to a book club that reads “international fiction,” set in

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report # 7

Snoopy is by Charles Schultz I read 5 books this month. Three of them felt like “work” to read. Not exactly reading for pleasure, then! First of all, I belong to a book club that reads “international fiction,” set in

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report #6

I was really happy to have a bookish month! I spent the last week putting up a site on Goodreads. So if you follow the blog mainly for the book posts, you can go there instead! I will continue to

READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report #6

I was really happy to have a bookish month! I spent the last week putting up a site on Goodreads. So if you follow the blog mainly for the book posts, you can go there instead! I will continue to