The reason that I have not completed this goal is that I bought the book. I chose the paperback from Amazon.com. When I received the book, the cover was a texture that made me shudder every time I touched it. If this had not happened, I would have finished the book in a week or less. Unless I can adjust to the texture, I might have to check the hardcover out of the library in order to read it.

This is not a good excuse, but it is true.