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so i guess there's a challenge to read 50 NEW books in one year.
i'm gonna go for it. on average it means i need to read at least 5.5 books a month. i've read three so far, so i've got some catching up to do. i won't count graphic novels unless the exceed a certain number of pages. i think the most books i've ever read in one year was probably when i was writing my thesis...so maybe around 20 or so? i guess that's a little sad. im more of a movie person i suppose, but this will be good for me. i can do this. i already have books piling up from the year and a half that i've lived here! such a bad habit; i love going to the library too and i often get over zealous and check out too many books at once and don't get around to reading them all before i have to return them.
The List:
1. The Temple of the Golden Pavillion - Yukio Mishima
2. Solaris - Stanislaw Lem
3. A Drifting Life - Yoshiro Tatsumi
4. Reflections In A Golden Eye - Carson McCullers
5. MW - Osamu Tezuka
6. Paying For It - Chester Brown
7. Big Questions - Anders Nilsen
so far all three of these books have impacted me in some way. when i think about it, all the books that i've recently have left a mark on me in some way...that's good right? thus far my choices have not wasted my time. i really want to do a graphic novelization of Solaris. it's so quiet.
also, i am never going to get through LotR. not even listening to the audio book helped me pay attention!! bah! maybe i'll at least try the hobbit sometime.
i'm gonna go for it. on average it means i need to read at least 5.5 books a month. i've read three so far, so i've got some catching up to do. i won't count graphic novels unless the exceed a certain number of pages. i think the most books i've ever read in one year was probably when i was writing my thesis...so maybe around 20 or so? i guess that's a little sad. im more of a movie person i suppose, but this will be good for me. i can do this. i already have books piling up from the year and a half that i've lived here! such a bad habit; i love going to the library too and i often get over zealous and check out too many books at once and don't get around to reading them all before i have to return them.
The List:
1. The Temple of the Golden Pavillion - Yukio Mishima
2. Solaris - Stanislaw Lem
3. A Drifting Life - Yoshiro Tatsumi
4. Reflections In A Golden Eye - Carson McCullers
5. MW - Osamu Tezuka
6. Paying For It - Chester Brown
7. Big Questions - Anders Nilsen
so far all three of these books have impacted me in some way. when i think about it, all the books that i've recently have left a mark on me in some way...that's good right? thus far my choices have not wasted my time. i really want to do a graphic novelization of Solaris. it's so quiet.
also, i am never going to get through LotR. not even listening to the audio book helped me pay attention!! bah! maybe i'll at least try the hobbit sometime.