AKA The Book Challenge.
Oh my goodness gracious! I know the past few posts I've said the same thing... I'm not reading as much as usual! Maybe this is the new usual. Or maybe I read more in the winter! Speaking of, I think I read more before I got married. For example, instead of reading on Wednesday nights I now spend them watching Wednesday Night on the Range because hubby likes the company (and hey, I like his company!).
So, let's get down to it - June through August:
The Host by Stephenie Meyer. I stayed away from this novel for the longest time because I loved the Twilight series and for whatever reason (fear, crippling fear) I didn't want to take the chance on her next non-Twilight book. It might be horrible. It wasn't just that, I read the description and I wasn't interested. THEN I go to Britain for a quick visit and when I come back my Mom has bought it, read it and passed it to me. I LOVED IT! Really did. She weaves a great story.
Remember, Remember (the Fifth of November) - The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks by Judy Parkinson. This was one of many book purchases we made on our trip. I really enjoyed her style and loved how quickly she summed up historic events. Obviously not a great book for any in depth info, but a really fun, fast history read.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith. "The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!" Like many , I ADORE Pride and Prejudice. I own more than one copy of the book AND both the television miniseries (hello Colin Firth) and the new film (hello Keira Knightley, ha). I purchased it because I thought combining Austen with Zombies was a clever idea. The book itself dragged on. And on. And on. Premise would be an excellent SNL skit, a book is way too much.
That's it. Just the three.
Total for June/July/ 1/2 August: 3
Total this year: 17
Now the fun part! For whatever reason I got the urge this morning to take some photos of the books we have stacked various places - waiting, just waiting to be read! We really need more space...
This stack contains several that we purchased in WHSmith on a whim. This is why I'm not allowed to enter bookstores... The top five (underneath Warlord) were all $3.99 at the local bookstore - to be honest I barely even read the backs! No clue what they are about or if they are supposed to be interesting or not. Guess we'll see!
I apologize for the blurry photograph. I've actually read a couple from this stack already but the rest are ripe for the pickin'.
As you can see, I'm all about the used books. I think it gives them character!
I've got my work cut out for me. Love it.
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