Every summer I decide to read a lot of different books. I usually start many of them and finish the easy ones. Here is a partial list for this summer:
1) David Copperfield (It's my summer classic...it was my summer classic from a few summers ago. I finally got past the first chapter)
2) The Percy Jackson series - it's a series of books that mixes a little bit of Harry Potter with Greek mythology.
3) Conspiracy in Kiev - a suspense novel
4) Something Borrowed - no comment
5) Miss Match - see above
6) Things Not Seen - a junior novel about a kid who just turns invisible one day.
7) Gone with the Wind - a perennial on my list because I once did a book report on it with out actually reading it and I've felt guilty ever since. One day I will finish it.
8) Midnight in Madrid - the sequel to Conspiracy in Kiev
9) Broken Angel - a loan from my dad
10) Turning the Paige - a sequel to another CCRN I read this year.
11) The Secret Life of Bees - on loan from Hannah
12) Breakfast at Tiffany's - ibid
13) Sovay - a robin hood story only with a girl
14) Life of Pi - on loan from Jane
15) The Abolition of Man by CS Lewis
16) Idols of the Heart - a great book so far about how we make other things gods in our lives
17) The Land - the is the sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry and the book that my students read for Academic Pentathlon.
18) Just Jane - a first-person telling of a Jane Austen pseudo-autobiography.
19) The Invisible Wall - Shannon Vincent loaned it to me and it will be depressing. I think I'll surround this one with very fluffy books.
20) Against All Odds - the heroes of Quantico series: FBI agents, romance, the ultimate in Cheesy Christian Romance Novels.
I've got a lot of reading to do. I bet that I'll not read half of them and then find some new series that I devour instead. I love summer reading!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Bibliophilia: the first step is admitting you have a problem.
I've come to the realization that I have an addiction. It's not to a controlled substance, but to books. I've always had a love for books, but it was only today, after reading led me to a trip to the doctor's, that I realized it is a problem. Here is a checklist to help screen other possible addicts. Let me know where you fall.
1) You have books in every room of the house including closets.
2) When you move, books take up the most space.
3) You sacrifice closet space, coveted under bed storage, and floor space to store your books and you still have piles.
4) The thought of a library causes you a special thrill.
5) You have read a book at stop lights while driving.
6) You have a special spot in the library or bookstore where you feel happiest.
7) You keep several books next to your bed of different types so you can read what best suits your mood at the time.
8) There are several books that you have favorite chapters and can turn to those favorite spots in a matter of moments if you just need a quick fix.
9) While watching a movie based on one of your favorite books, you like to keep a copy of the book nearby to check for correlative compatibility.
10) You have a credit card that allows you to get discounts on your books.
11) While at the bookstore, you make recommendations to strangers.
12) People have mistakenly assumed you worked at said bookstore and have asked you for help...and you didn't deny it and helped them anyway.
13) You like the smell of books and can tell the difference between an old book and a new one by smell alone.
14) You own multiple copies of the same book, just because you like it so much.
15) You feel compelled to buy a book every time you enter a bookstore.
16) You have the floor plan of a bookstore memorized and have route within it.
17) Despite warnings from your father's best friend all growing up, you read in the dark.
18) You often have fallen asleep with a book.
19) You have often had to look for a book lost in the covers the next morning.
20) Reading so much impaired your vision.
21) Reading with your contacts caused your eye to start twitching and forced you to see the eye doctor and have her tell you to read without your contacts.
22) You almost cried because you were afraid she was going to tell you to read less.
23) You bring a book with you wherever you go.
24) You feed your addiction while trying to get others to join in...first one's free, kid.
25) You've written a blog about your addiction to books.
So total your score and multiply by 4. Can you guess what mine was?
1) You have books in every room of the house including closets.
2) When you move, books take up the most space.
3) You sacrifice closet space, coveted under bed storage, and floor space to store your books and you still have piles.
4) The thought of a library causes you a special thrill.
5) You have read a book at stop lights while driving.
6) You have a special spot in the library or bookstore where you feel happiest.
7) You keep several books next to your bed of different types so you can read what best suits your mood at the time.
8) There are several books that you have favorite chapters and can turn to those favorite spots in a matter of moments if you just need a quick fix.
9) While watching a movie based on one of your favorite books, you like to keep a copy of the book nearby to check for correlative compatibility.
10) You have a credit card that allows you to get discounts on your books.
11) While at the bookstore, you make recommendations to strangers.
12) People have mistakenly assumed you worked at said bookstore and have asked you for help...and you didn't deny it and helped them anyway.
13) You like the smell of books and can tell the difference between an old book and a new one by smell alone.
14) You own multiple copies of the same book, just because you like it so much.
15) You feel compelled to buy a book every time you enter a bookstore.
16) You have the floor plan of a bookstore memorized and have route within it.
17) Despite warnings from your father's best friend all growing up, you read in the dark.
18) You often have fallen asleep with a book.
19) You have often had to look for a book lost in the covers the next morning.
20) Reading so much impaired your vision.
21) Reading with your contacts caused your eye to start twitching and forced you to see the eye doctor and have her tell you to read without your contacts.
22) You almost cried because you were afraid she was going to tell you to read less.
23) You bring a book with you wherever you go.
24) You feed your addiction while trying to get others to join in...first one's free, kid.
25) You've written a blog about your addiction to books.
So total your score and multiply by 4. Can you guess what mine was?
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