Okay, I found this book summary somewhere and figured I should do it. My stats are a bit off because I didn't really pay attention to what I was reading until June. I know I read more books than 11 plus the book of Negros. Maybe I got up to 15? I'll keep better track in 2011 because my goal is 24.
What about you? What did you read in 2010?
How many books read in 2010? I'm not sure - I didn't really keep track at the beginning of the year, but 11 since June
Fiction/Non-Fiction ratio? since June almost 50/50 - 6:5
Male/Female authors? since June 4 male, 7 female
Favourite book read? The Book of Negroes - I read it before June, so it's not on here...
Least favourite? Hmmm...I guess the Constant Princess...I lucked out this year and read mostly good books!
Oldest book read? I think it was Mrs. P's Journey...a lot of the books I read were published in the last few years
Newest book read? The Good Daughters
Longest book title? Crazy Aunt Purl's Home Is Where The Wine Is (9 words)
Shortest book title? A bunch with 3 words, but I'm too lazy to count letters...sorry...
How many re-reads? none
Books in translation? three
Most books read by one author this year? three
How many books were borrowed from the library? a bunch
Name a book you've read this year which was recommended by a blogger? Mrs P's Journey
Friday, December 31, 2010
Giving it away...
Okay readers, I have a copy of The Good Daughters, my copy to be exact, that I want to give away. Melynda mentioned she wanted to read it after I wrote about it, but I didn't email her fast enough and her husband had already downloaded it to their e-reader.
One of my goals for 2011 is going to be reducing the number of books we own - not just sticking to the book diet. I figured since, while I enjoyed The Good Daughters, I probably won't read it again, I'd pass it along. (I am going to try to pass on a few other books as they come up too...)
What do you need to do?
That's it. This giveaway isn't affiliated with anyone or anything. It's just me. If there's more than one person interested, I will get random.org to pick a "winner."
You have until 11:00 pm PACIFIC TIME on Sunday, January 2, 2011 to leave a comment. I will try to announce the recipient by 12:00 noon Pacific time on Monday, January 3, 2011 and attempt to get the book in the mail to you on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.
One of my goals for 2011 is going to be reducing the number of books we own - not just sticking to the book diet. I figured since, while I enjoyed The Good Daughters, I probably won't read it again, I'd pass it along. (I am going to try to pass on a few other books as they come up too...)
What do you need to do?
- Leave a comment telling me what your big resolution/goal/change is for 2011 OR what your reading/writing goals or aspirations for 2011 are OR both (I'm interested in both!)
- Link to your blog (where I can find an email address to get in touch with you) or leave your email address in the comments. If you're not comfortable leaving your email address (and you don't have a blog) be sure to check back on Monday to see if you're the lucky recipient.
- When you're done with the book (and if you think you won't read it again) pass it along to someone else - a friend, relative, coworker, neighbour, some random blog reader, a second hand bookstore, a thrift shop, leave it on the bus, in a plane, on a train, donate it to the library or hospital, whatever...it's up to you.
- OPTIONAL - Come back here and tell us what you thought.
That's it. This giveaway isn't affiliated with anyone or anything. It's just me. If there's more than one person interested, I will get random.org to pick a "winner."
You have until 11:00 pm PACIFIC TIME on Sunday, January 2, 2011 to leave a comment. I will try to announce the recipient by 12:00 noon Pacific time on Monday, January 3, 2011 and attempt to get the book in the mail to you on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Good Daughters
I finished my December book in about two days and read most of it on Christmas Day. We had a very relaxing Christmas this year...just how I like it!
Alex's parents gave me Joyce Maynard's The Good Daughters for Christmas. It was one of the three books I brought with me (the other two are non-ficiton).
Alex, who claims he doesn't read (but I know otherwise) actually read the bulk of this book over my shoulder. Which is amazing. Because he doesn't read fiction and this book didn't really fall into the chick-lit genre, but its audience was certainly female.
This book is hard to categorize...it is well written but it felt a bit like a beach book...you know, the kind that you read when you want to read a book, but don't necessarily want to think too hard.
When I read the jacket blurb, I thought I might have figured out the plot. Then after I read the first two chapters (that's how far I got the first night before I had to go to sleep), I knew I'd figured it out. And somewhere in the next couple of chapters, I thought maybe I'd figured out the twist. And it turned out that I did.
And sometimes that makes a book a not very good read (and apparently sometimes that makes my grammar horrible). But this was an enjoyable read even though I knew the end. What made it enjoyable what how the book got to the end. There were a few things that were a bit surprising and there were a few plot devices that were used in different ways than I thought they might be.
The book is written from the perspective of two women, Ruth and Dana, and the chapters alternate between the two voices and I really liked the format. The chapters were a good length...some were only a couple of pages, some much longer, and they were perfect for reading when there was a two year old around who needed attention.
Overall, I think I would recommend this book...especially if you're looking for something that's light on the brain work, but still well written and not fluff.
Alex's parents gave me Joyce Maynard's The Good Daughters for Christmas. It was one of the three books I brought with me (the other two are non-ficiton).
Alex, who claims he doesn't read (but I know otherwise) actually read the bulk of this book over my shoulder. Which is amazing. Because he doesn't read fiction and this book didn't really fall into the chick-lit genre, but its audience was certainly female.
This book is hard to categorize...it is well written but it felt a bit like a beach book...you know, the kind that you read when you want to read a book, but don't necessarily want to think too hard.
When I read the jacket blurb, I thought I might have figured out the plot. Then after I read the first two chapters (that's how far I got the first night before I had to go to sleep), I knew I'd figured it out. And somewhere in the next couple of chapters, I thought maybe I'd figured out the twist. And it turned out that I did.
And sometimes that makes a book a not very good read (and apparently sometimes that makes my grammar horrible). But this was an enjoyable read even though I knew the end. What made it enjoyable what how the book got to the end. There were a few things that were a bit surprising and there were a few plot devices that were used in different ways than I thought they might be.
The book is written from the perspective of two women, Ruth and Dana, and the chapters alternate between the two voices and I really liked the format. The chapters were a good length...some were only a couple of pages, some much longer, and they were perfect for reading when there was a two year old around who needed attention.
Overall, I think I would recommend this book...especially if you're looking for something that's light on the brain work, but still well written and not fluff.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Does anyone know...
The title of a book, written by a woman, with a yellow cover, about our disposable society that overspends?
It's a one word title if that helps.
It might be something like Spend or Buy or Consume or Cheap. But it's none of those four.
I checked.
The writer lives in New York. There's at least one paragraph about paying for a parking spot.
I think it was published in 2009.
I saw it when we were on Salt Spring Island this summer and decided that I'd get it from the library instead of buying it. I took a picture of it with my phone. But when we got home, it appears I actually took a picture of the floor.
I saw it on a book blog a while ago and went, AHA! That's the name of the book.
But do you think I thought to write it down.
No.
Because apparently I'm not smart like that.
Anyone have any idea?
Thanks.
PS this might show up twice in your RSS feed because I posted it here and there. Sorry if you got it twice.
It's a one word title if that helps.
It might be something like Spend or Buy or Consume or Cheap. But it's none of those four.
I checked.
The writer lives in New York. There's at least one paragraph about paying for a parking spot.
I think it was published in 2009.
I saw it when we were on Salt Spring Island this summer and decided that I'd get it from the library instead of buying it. I took a picture of it with my phone. But when we got home, it appears I actually took a picture of the floor.
I saw it on a book blog a while ago and went, AHA! That's the name of the book.
But do you think I thought to write it down.
No.
Because apparently I'm not smart like that.
Anyone have any idea?
Thanks.
PS this might show up twice in your RSS feed because I posted it here and there. Sorry if you got it twice.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Everything Men Know About Women
So, November was brutal. I spent the first week of the month in bed with a lung infection. I was sleeping, oh, at least 15 hours a day. Then I decided that I needed some help with fatigue and ended up on the GAPS diet which resulted in a healing crisis. Ever try to read during a healing crisis? No? That's probably a good idea. The healing crisis is pure evil and trying to read just makes it worse.
Because November was brutal, I pulled this book off my shelves and figured it was time to take a look.
It's a gift from a friend.
What does that post-it hanging off the side say? Open here? Okay.
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Ooops, it's empty! And the back claims it's based on years of research and that it's "frank and brilliantly insightful" (more on Amazon, scroll down, way down!)
So that's my book this month.
Next month I will try to return to reading books with words. I did read quite a bit of The Final Act of Mr. Shakespeare, Nourishing Traditions, and Santa Claus: A Biography, but I didn't finish any of them. (Heck, I don't think I'll ever really "finish" Nourishing Traditions since it's a cookbook)
I'm looking at this and wondering how I will ever do the next step of the challenge - reading two books a month in 2011...eep! Oh well, we'll deal with that when we get there!
Because November was brutal, I pulled this book off my shelves and figured it was time to take a look.
It's a gift from a friend.
What does that post-it hanging off the side say? Open here? Okay..
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.
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Ooops, it's empty! And the back claims it's based on years of research and that it's "frank and brilliantly insightful" (more on Amazon, scroll down, way down!)
So that's my book this month.
Next month I will try to return to reading books with words. I did read quite a bit of The Final Act of Mr. Shakespeare, Nourishing Traditions, and Santa Claus: A Biography, but I didn't finish any of them. (Heck, I don't think I'll ever really "finish" Nourishing Traditions since it's a cookbook)
I'm looking at this and wondering how I will ever do the next step of the challenge - reading two books a month in 2011...eep! Oh well, we'll deal with that when we get there!
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