Do the 2007 TBR Challenge

I’ve always enjoyed Geoff Nunberg’s commentaries on language. And “Going Nuclear” certainly provides interesting reading given it gathers his commentaries and essays from about 2001 through 2004, which are then placed into neat sections on business, media, politics, war, etc.

As I dropped Portnoy’s Complaint, this was waiting in the wings. I could have plowed through it quickly, but then would’ve lost the some of the reflection on the ideas presented.

November: Louis L’Amour. The Haunted Mesa – mix of western and sf
December: Roger Zelazny. The Courts of Chaos – fantasy (substitute for Knight of the Black Rose)
December: Ken Follett. The Man from St. Petersburg – historical fiction/thriller set in London just before World War I.

I finished book 8 …

Paul Tillich’s The Courage to Be. This was one of the most incredible books I’ve read since Carl Jung’s Answer to Job. I’m definitely going to have to read it again in the future, just to really let it sink in and take root.

I only read 8 of the 12 (or extended to 16) books I set out to read nearly a year ago. Five of those books were finished this month.

Let that be a lesson to me. OTOH, my reading has cut into my sleeping time many nights. Time to let the schedule slack a bit and enjoy my reading (although reading this intensely has been remarkably enjoyable and I feel more alive than I’ve felt in years) and some life-balance. I do have a goal about getting to sleep at a reasonable hour!

I ended up having to swap out 5 of my original books with others on my TBR shelf, but it did help make a small dent in my huge tbr pile. I look forward to conquering this again in 2008.

Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo

This was originally for April

Mema AWS by Daniel Mengara

This is a substitution TBR

Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean P. Sasson

This is a substitution TBR

Pyro by Earl Emerson

This is a substitution TBR

Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky

This is a substitution TBR

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

This is a substitution TBR