Must read all the books ever
It's the time of year between the selection of the top 10 for 2011 for the provincial reading committee, and the start of the epic reading for the list for 2012 (late October/ early November). Thus, from September the first to the end of October, I have this ridiculous pressure to read all the books ever.
Actually, I mean read all the books I want to read. Thus far, I've managed to get through Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy and am now halfway through AJ Jacobs's The Know-It-All (it's his only work I haven't read). I'm hoping to make it through at least 8 other books before the committee starts up again. I was going to toss on books three and four from the Sookie Stackhouse series but, and I know there are a lot of people on my f-list who are fans, I cannot stand the books. I am not going to waste my time reading books that irritate me half the time.
I've got several other books to delve into next, but really, it's insane that I only get about two months of personal reading time.
Last year, for the reading committee, I read 59 books. That's insane. It's not that I couldn't do it. I did, and threw in books for myself along the way, though not as many as I would've liked, but the numbers are creeping up every year. I'm betting we'll break the 65 mark this year.
Actually, I mean read all the books I want to read. Thus far, I've managed to get through Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy and am now halfway through AJ Jacobs's The Know-It-All (it's his only work I haven't read). I'm hoping to make it through at least 8 other books before the committee starts up again. I was going to toss on books three and four from the Sookie Stackhouse series but, and I know there are a lot of people on my f-list who are fans, I cannot stand the books. I am not going to waste my time reading books that irritate me half the time.
I've got several other books to delve into next, but really, it's insane that I only get about two months of personal reading time.
Last year, for the reading committee, I read 59 books. That's insane. It's not that I couldn't do it. I did, and threw in books for myself along the way, though not as many as I would've liked, but the numbers are creeping up every year. I'm betting we'll break the 65 mark this year.