Comments on: Reading Journal (18 Nov): Planning for a Quiet December

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:13 +0000

Bella, that sounds like fun! I started a Harry Potter reread in the summer but I got bored (I know, blasphemy!) Eva, December just seems like it's going to busy so I'm hoping reading doesn't seem overwhelming. I liked Cry, the Beloved Country better than this other one, but I'll make sure to talk about Paton. claire, finishing Proust and KL sounds like a big project, but I'm with you on wanting to get things done in November! Looking forward to your thoughts if you get a chance to write them up. Emily, those sound like good books to read! I'll look forward to your thoughts! Vasilly, It's hard to just get in to some books, I've had the same problem! I'll make sure to talk about the Harlem Renaissance here! Haiku Amy, I think everyone is slowing down! It's just life.

By: Haiku Amy

Haiku Amy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:14:55 +0000

I have noticed my reading has slowed down the past few months. Last month I only read 3 books. I am hoping to get to Persuasion by Austen, Moonstone by Collins, and if time 84 Charing Cross Road by Hanff this month. It might not happen though. I’m feeling overwhelmed. My blogging has dropped off considerably.

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:10:37 +0000

My reading is going so slow right now. I was in the middle of a few books but I just gave up and set a few of them aside for now. I hope you let us know more about your Harlem Renaissance project.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:50 +0000

Devoting oneself to a big, meaty book that's been sitting on the shelf for a while is so satisfying! I hope you enjoy your blog-quiet December. The only books I definitely want to finish before the end of the year are Kristin Lavransdatter, Sula, and Of Human Bondage, and that seems very manageable.

By: claire

claire — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:46:49 +0000

I also plan on a quiet December. Will just be finishing Proust’s third volume and also Kristin Lavransdatter, the third volume. Maybe try to finish two challenges (one of which is Spice of Life!), but ultimately trying to squeeze in everything this month so December becomes more loose.

By: Eva

Eva — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:27:42 +0000

I adore Gaskell’s descriptions of English countryside-her love for it really shines through.

I expect I’ll scale back in December, because my niece is coming for a visit!

I’ve never heard of that Paton book you just finished-I hope you talk about it at least a bit.

By: Bella

Bella — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:25:31 +0000

Your December sounds nice and quiet. I’m determined to finish the Harry Potter novels in December. I’m rereading 1-6 then finally reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:35 +0000

Ugh, how did I miss your review?! Off to check it out now …

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:33:46 +0000

Amanda, I'm in a classics mood too -- and I hope it stays around for a while! Steph, I've enjoyed every Gaskell I've read, although Cranford wasn't a favorite. I understand how reading takes a back seat. I'm still reading, but I'm craving a slower pace. Heather, I reviewed it last Friday! Nicole, I was pretty mad that they hadn't marked it Very Clearly on the cover! It was a great book, even abbreviated!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:26 +0000

I like the unabridged versions in audio so I would have been quite disappointed to discover that too. Especially with Musicophilia it seems that there could have been a lot that you wanted to hear, but missed. Too bad.

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:01:13 +0000

I’m looking forward to a quieter December too – good plan there.

But what I really want to know is shat did you think of the Austen/Dickens book?!

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:22 +0000

That passage from Mary Barton is indeed very lovely… I really need to read some Gaskell!

As for my reading… sigh. Ever since I got sick a few weeks ago, I’ve been having a hard time getting myself back on track. It seems like the days are ridiculously short and there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to get in my reading. I can’t remember the last time I finished a book, and I’m lucky to get 20 pages completed per day for my current read. I want to be reading, but there’s so much to do that at the moment, it’s currently taking a backseat to other things.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:44:21 +0000

I’ve gone quieter in my reading even though I’ve finished NaNo. I’m just in that sort of mood. After I finish Ada – and I WILL finish it! – I plan to read Jude the Obscure by Hardy, The Painted Veil by Maugham, and maybe even Great Expectations by Dickens. I’m just in a classics mood lately. That of course will not help with the one challenge I still have going until the end of December (the Dystopian one), but I’m just not in the mood for that type of book lately…sigh.