read a book a week for a year

The last 3 weeks I have managed to read more than one book a week. :)

1st Week: The Stranger by Camus and Beowulf retold by Penelope Hicks

2nd Week: Biblical Leadership by Collier/Williams and Outliers: the Story of Success by Gladwell

3rd Week: Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Capote and The Opal Deception by Colfer

I tried to make it a variety and while 2 books were adolescent literature, and one was a novella – I believe I have meet my criteria so far.

I decided to read Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse this week. This was the only Monk book that I had yet to read. I love Monk, and I am glad that I finally got to read them all. This one had a few discrepancies from the show, as the author hadn’t yet come to grip with the characters, but it was nothing major. I still enjoyed it a lot. :)

I want to read all of Shakespeare’s plays, so I decided to read Julius Caesar. This is my favorite so far. :)

I’m glad that I’m taking the time to read them and understand them, which is something I didn’t take the time to do when they were assigned in high school. The two that I have read so far are definitely as good as people say that they are.

Beginning with week two, I have decided to read the original books for the Harry Potter series, which are some of my favorite films.

It is great to see some of the differences between the book and the movie. I’m glad that I watched the films first, as I can hear the characters voices in my head as I read the books. Sometimes, it is better to read with a fresh perspective, but the movies are translated so well from the books it feels like I’m experiencing a longer cut of the movie.

I’ll wait until the movies come out before I read “The Half Blood Prince” and “The Deathly Hallows” but I can’t wait to read the other books. I might actually end up reading more than one book this week. :)

This seems like a great goal. I’ve wanted to read more, so setting a goal of one book a week for myself sounds pretty reasonable. I read pretty quickly, so I can read a book in a day. All I have to do is set some time aside so I can go to Barnes and Noble. Or, as I would really like to be able to do some day: find a book left by someone from bookcrossing.com and read it. :)

I was rummaging through the books my grandmother had at her house and ran across “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare. I hadn’t read anything by Shakespeare since high school, and I didn’t appreciate his work then, so I was glad that I finally had the chance to read it with an open perspective.

So far this week I’ve read 3 and a half books and half a play.
I should really pace myself…

I need to finish Atlas Shrugged first! Let’s get this done now!

I have a two month old daughter and I’ve been neglecting myself quite a bit since she’s been born. Now that she’s on some semblance of a schedule I want to start getting back into a few of the things I love.

I’ve always enjoyed reading and want to spend more time doing it. Does anyone have any tips for finding worthwhile things to read and finding extra time in their day to do so? Thanks!

I started this right after I graduated from college. By May 12th 2008 I want to have read 52 books since May 12th 2007.

So far I’ve read:
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Dry by Augusten Burroughs
Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs
Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield
Peel My Love Like An Onion by Ana Castillo
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Happy Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison

and I am reading:
Sellevision by Augusten Burroughs
Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison

never did finish reading animal farm so im starting a fresh from today