I’m finding it a little hard to believe that 2008 has only a few days left in it. Where does the time go? 2007 feels like both yesterday and a million years ago.
Anyway, I’ve been reading a lot this week. I have reviews scheduled for the next two weeks, so regardless of where I am or what I’m doing, they’ll be posting. I will probably get even further ahead. I have 7 books, all ARCs, that I’d like to finish before I head back to the UK on January 9th, so I’ll be reading up a storm over here. The rest of my ARCs are spaced far apart enough in time that I should be able to get in a lot of my own reading in the next few months. My book goal for 2009 is not to buy and to read my many, many TBRs. So far, I have read 181 books this year. If I can do the same (or meet my goal of 200) in 2009 without buying (is that even possible?) I’ll more than halve my TBR pile and get it back into a manageable state. Here’s hoping!
Yesterday I finished off both American Buffalo by Steven Rinella and Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. Not surprisingly, I enjoyed the second one a lot more than the first. Reviews for them both will be coming in January. I also took a little trip back to the past last week by reading Into the Land of the Unicorns and the sequel Song of the Wanderer by Bruce Coville. I loved the first one when I was little – I think I was 8 when I got it – and I always wondered what happened next. Coville didn’t write Song of the Wanderer until I was 13 and needless to say, it flew over my radar until I got curious this year. Then I was lucky enough to find it in a used bookstore for 50 cents! I really enjoyed it but I’m a little dismayed to discover that it doesn’t finish the story, and neither does the 3rd volume published this year (9 years after Song!). By the time he writes number four, I might have children of my own! What a scary thought.
Today, I’m starting Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki. I think this book came out a while ago as I can’t actually remember reading any reviews on it, but I received a review copy while I was gone, so review it I will. I’m not sure what’s next up, but I hope I get to it today!
Thanks for stopping by and see you next week in 2009!
Have a Happy New Year, Meghan! Here’s to great reading in 2009!!
Lezlie
You did well, 181 books. I want to read Sarah’s Key myself and I won a copy of Bitter Sweets so I have that to
look forward to as well. I’ll be watching for your reviews. Happy reading in 2009.
I’m looking forward to reading your Bitter Sweets review – that’s one I want to read.
I should add in a reading goal to my resolutions for 2009. Hmm.
Happy new year and safe travels.
Newbie to Sunday Salon. 181 books is impressive. Good luck with just reading what you have next year. I don’t think I could go without buying any books and just read what we have. It would be terribly difficult and I’d missing browsing in the stores.
Happy new year.
Robin
I tell myself that I’m not going to buy any more books, and that I’m going to get my TBR pile under control… but then I tell myself that BookMooch doesn’t *really* count as buying, and that ARC looks really interesting, and if I get that one from the library, it’s not like I’m buying it… and the TBR pile just keeps going.
If you manage to get yours down, figure out a way to bottle your willpower, because I’d buy it.
Wow! 181 books. I’ll make 110 I think, a bit down on my usual count, but there were some big ones in there!
Do you read crime Fiction? If so, you might be interested in participating in an activity I am running:
http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com/2008/12/your-best-crime-fiction-reads-in-2008.html
All the best for 2009
Happy New Year, hope you are enjoying your last few days in York. 181 books is fantastic, congratulations!
I’ll be looking forward to your review of Sarah’s Key. I’ve been wanting to read that one!
Wow, quite a record for one year! I’d be satisfied with just half that number. I really wish I could make myself attack that TBR pile and stop buying new books, too, but I know that’s never likely to happen. Happy New Year and Happy Reading!
I’ve got to make time to read Sarah’s Key. Happy New Year!