I just signed up for the Read-a-thon which is being held again this weekend. You can read all about it over on Dewey’s blog, and the sign-up page is here (and if you click on the image, you will get to the Read-a-thon FAQ, just in case you don’t know what it’s all about).
I really enjoyed this last time, so I’m looking forward to it a lot, especially since I haven’t really been reading a lot lately. Maybe this will get me back in the saddle, so to speak. Because I haven’t read much lately, I am going to set my goals a lot lower this time around.
Last weekend I visited my grandfather’s house with the rest of my family and ended up coming back home with a bunch of old murder mysteries, mainly British ones. You see, my greatgrandmother was a great reader in general, and of murder mysteries in particular, so there were a bunch of those old books in my grandfather’s bookshelf. He’s moving from a big house to a small apartment, so he really wanted to get rid of stuff. Me? I was only too happy to oblige. ;D
Those murder mysteries are going to be my chief Read-a-thon fare, I feel relatively sure about.
I finished a book last night. True, all there was left in it was the last chapter, but I finished a book for the first time in over a month. And even though it wasn’t a very good one, it felt like an accomplishment.
That being said, I thought I would introduce this new idea I have. You see, I have started doing video blogs about my day-to-day life and things that are on my mind. I’ve been doing them for a little over a month now and I’m really enjoying it, which is why I decided I might as well try it out for my book blog as well. You never know — it might prove to be a hit!
Now, there are a couple of things you should know before you watch the video at the very end of this post.
- I recorded this nearly a month ago, so it’s not quite up-to-date, but the basics still apply.
- I sound weird sometimes. I have this half-stutter now and then, plus sometimes I take embarrassingly long pauses between words. I blame it on being Swedish and not having English as my mother tongue. ;D
I’m going to be annoying (again) and ask for your input on this: do you think it’s a good idea or do you prefer traditional posts to this? (I’ll probably end up making most review posts a mix of both, and I fairly positive I will still do completely traditional post most of the time.)
And Mikey, if you’re reading this, you should be happy with this development. ;D
So, long time no see.
I’m still alive and I have my internet back (have had it for over a month now), but things have been pretty bad in my life, and still aren’t super good (I’m dealing with a stressinduced depression and am on sick leave from work part-time), so I really haven’t felt like reading lately, and if I don’t read anything, there’s not much to update about here (I think I read about half a book in the whole month of September).
I doubt I am going to manage to finish all my challenges, but that’s okay, because I need to concentrate on getting better. I also doubt I’m going to reach my personal goal, but who knows? I might surprise myself still.
I kind of feel like I’m getting some of my lust for reading back now, though. Mostly I feel like re-reading old favourites, but that’s always a start! I also have an idea for a sort of project for this book blog. I’m going to try to post an entry explaining it within the next week or so.
I have to admit to not having read all your blogs in ages either. Partly because I have been very ‘meh’ about most things, but also because all my feeds are stuck on my old computer (yes, I got a new one. It’s a laptop and dark, glimmering blue. Very pretty!) and I haven’t had the energy to transfer them over to Google Reader and then on here. (Or that’s what I thought. I found them in a bookmarks folder the other day, so now I just need to re-install Sage to be able to read them as usual.)
I hope you guys are all doing all right! Have you read anything really good lately that you think might bring back my lust for reading? Do tell me about it! Or anything at all that’s happened and you feel like sharing, basically.
I am kind of late with this. I blame internetlessness. I might not have time to post my list today (I’m blogging from work and I have limited time. Very limited). I will attempt to come in early tomorrow before work and post the rest then.
1. Did you discover a new author?
Libba Bray
2. Where was the most unusual place you found yourself reading?
I read where I usually read — in bed, on the balcony or the sofa.
3. Did you read more than usual?
Yes and no. More than the average month, but about the same as the last few months.
4. Did you give up anything in order to read more?
I spent a little less time on the internet.
5. If you won the Amazon voucher what would you spend it on?
Probably the sequel to A Great and Terrible Beauty.
6. Would you like to see a 2009 Book Blowout?
Definitely!
My goal was to read 20 books during July and I ended up reading 31.
- Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island – Mike Tucker
- Doctor Who: The Art of Destruction – Stephen Cole
- Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise – Colin Brake
- The Underdog – Markus Zusak
- Tro, hopp och burnout – Johan Unenge
- Torchwood: Something in the Water – Trevor Baxendale
- Vadå feminist – Lisa Gålmark
- Torchwood: Trace Memory – David Llewellyn
- Homofamiljer – Sara Stenholm och Cecilia Strömberg
- Making Money – Terry Pratchett
- Castle Rackrent – Maria Edgeworth
- Moab is My Washpot – Stephen Fry
- Torchwood: The Twilight Streets – Gary Russell
- Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World – Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
- Betong, fjäril, betong - Ingrid Olsson
- Torchwood: Border Princes – Dan Abnett
- Torchwood: Another Life – Peter Anghelides
- Torchwood: Slow Decay – Andy Lane
- Vegan Freak – Bob Torres & Jenna Torres
- Skinny Bitch – Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
- Vegan Virgin Valentine – Carolyn Mackler
- Emily of New Moon – LM Montgomery
- Emily Climbs – LM Montgomery
- Emily’s Quest – LM Montgomery
- The Blue Castle – LM Montgomery
- A Great and Terrible Beauty – Libba Bray
- From the Inside Out – Morty Diamond (ed.)
- The History Boys – Alan Bennett
- Life on the Refrigerator Door – Alice Kuipers
- The Commitments – Roddy Doyle
- Historier om ett brott – Lena Lennerhed
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