Reading Wrap Up: January 2019

“What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind beating on the windows and the lamp burning bright.” – Gustave Flaubert I've figured out my problem. I can't finish books because I keep trying to invest my time in long, deeply plotted novels that I don't …

Reading Wrap Up: December 2018

“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” – Ray Bradbury And here is my December wrap up. I only read one book. Yes, I have my tail between my legs, BUT it was December. It's a busy month for most people, I'm not going to …

Reading Wrap Up: November 2018

“What kind of life can you have in a house without books?” – Sherman Alexie Well, here I am. Late, again. But Happy New Year! At least November wasn't a full reading month and I don't have a lot to write about. I only read three books. The end of last year was a struggle, …

Reading Wrap Up: October 2018

“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” – Fernando Pessoa October. With its rust-colored leaves and chill breezes, pumpkin patches and Halloween movies, I always fall into a reading mood full of fantasy and mystery. I like to think October was a successful reading month for me, since I loved two of the …

Reading Wrap Up: September 2018

“I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.” – Robert Louis Stevenson I've made it to my September wrap up! I only read four books this month, and I listened to three of them on audiobook. It was definitely an average month. I started a new job,  was …

Reading Wrap Up: August 2018

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” – Fran Lebowitz Here are my August reading achievements. I suppose I did better than July, but I was definitely still in a reading slump. I had a decent reading month in August, but only one book drew me in completely. I even read it almost all …

Reading Wrap Up: July 2018

"Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. " - John Rohn Um, hi. I clearly have dropped the ball on blog posts. Life seems to get in the way of all my productiveness. Enough excuses! Here's what I read in July. It wasn't much. And by that, I mean I …

Reading Wrap Up: June 2018

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss Is it just me or is this year flying by? I swear it was just New Year's like a month ago. I actually read six books in June. Yeah, I'm just …

Reading Wrap Up: May 2018

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." - Victor Hugo Once again, I am very late in wrapping up the books I read in a month. It seemed like I read a lot in May, yet four of those books were graphic novels and …

Reading Wrap Up: April 2018

"That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet." - Jhumpa Lahiri April went by so fast, I don't know where the time is going lately. I failed at reading again this month, because, you guessed it, I was busy. I read a graphic novel, DNF'd a short story collection, and finished …