Author: Anonymous
A woman's journal of the surrender of Berlin to the Russian Army. Tragic, human and insightful.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
The Summer Book
Author: Tove Jansson
Beautiful tale of a summer spent on an island near Finland, from the perspective of a little girl and her grandmother.
Beautiful tale of a summer spent on an island near Finland, from the perspective of a little girl and her grandmother.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
End of the Year
Well, now I know how many books I read in a year. Not sure if this was typical or not.
281 in total.
199 fiction
59 non-fiction (the unaccounted were just a matter of sloppy tagging)
Of this, there were:
43 romance (what to cut down on in the year ahead!)
39 young adult
34 graphic novels
32 middle grade
29 mystery
18 memoir
7 chapter books
6 biographies
No real surprises - the easiest reads were most read. It averages 77% of a book per day (which is a bit alarming). If you assume that a book a day is the usual speed, then 84 days (nearly 3 months!) passed without any reading. August was the big reading month, followed closely by January and September.
I've read other blogs where the goal of reading a book a month isn't met. Next year I'll try to restrain myself so I can spend more time writing. Some number between 12 and 280....the average would be 146 books. I think I'll aim even lower, let's say an even hundred.
On the list:
In the Land of Painted Caves
A History of the World in 100 Objects
for starters...
281 in total.
199 fiction
59 non-fiction (the unaccounted were just a matter of sloppy tagging)
Of this, there were:
43 romance (what to cut down on in the year ahead!)
39 young adult
34 graphic novels
32 middle grade
29 mystery
18 memoir
7 chapter books
6 biographies
No real surprises - the easiest reads were most read. It averages 77% of a book per day (which is a bit alarming). If you assume that a book a day is the usual speed, then 84 days (nearly 3 months!) passed without any reading. August was the big reading month, followed closely by January and September.
I've read other blogs where the goal of reading a book a month isn't met. Next year I'll try to restrain myself so I can spend more time writing. Some number between 12 and 280....the average would be 146 books. I think I'll aim even lower, let's say an even hundred.
On the list:
In the Land of Painted Caves
A History of the World in 100 Objects
for starters...
Enough Already!
Author: Peter Walsh
Declutter your mind to fix your life from one of Oprah's boys. Not bad, but really, I need to just start with the physical for now. Big print and an easy read.
Declutter your mind to fix your life from one of Oprah's boys. Not bad, but really, I need to just start with the physical for now. Big print and an easy read.
Steve Jobs
Author:Walter Isaacson
Fascinating look at an uncompromising asshole. I love the products that he brought us and am sorry for all the roadkill he created in doing it. Hope Mike doesn't take this as good business advice.
I liked Jobs a lot better before I knew anything. The author plays it fair and it's clear a lot of work and research went into the book.
Fascinating look at an uncompromising asshole. I love the products that he brought us and am sorry for all the roadkill he created in doing it. Hope Mike doesn't take this as good business advice.
I liked Jobs a lot better before I knew anything. The author plays it fair and it's clear a lot of work and research went into the book.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Such a Pretty Face
Short Stories about Beauty
Mixed bag from all points of view. Not a big short story fan and the one story that mystified my (by Tim Wynne-Jones of all writers) threw me off. Simply could not work out what was reality in that one. Which I remember in greater detail than any other story.
Mixed bag from all points of view. Not a big short story fan and the one story that mystified my (by Tim Wynne-Jones of all writers) threw me off. Simply could not work out what was reality in that one. Which I remember in greater detail than any other story.
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