According to Goodreads, I read 190 books in 2020. I also keep a list sorted by category in the Notes app on my iPhone from which this list is compiled. A couple notes: The format I read the book is indicated within square brackets. If no format is indicated, I read a hard copy. Whom… Continue reading Reading 2020: The Year in Review
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2021 Goals
I love goals. In fact, all the planning and goal-setting with the New Year makes it one of my favorite holidays. I start thinking about goals in December, making lists and giving various ideas trial runs. Then during the week after Christmas, I finalize my plans. This rendition is inspired by Cal Newport's Analog January… Continue reading 2021 Goals
November 2020 Reads
In November I began my year-end push to whittle down my Currently Reading list on Goodreads prior to the New Year. I finished several books I had started during the summer but hadn't touched for a while. I also finished some slow reads I'd been doing for school. I even found time to slip in… Continue reading November 2020 Reads
A Conspiracy Unmasked
'But it does not seem that I can trust anyone,' said Frodo. Sam looked at him unhappily. 'It all depends on what you want,' put in Merry. 'You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin—to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours—closer than you… Continue reading A Conspiracy Unmasked
September 2020 Reads
It was a short month for reading. In July I signed up for the Circe Apprenticeship and dove right in. It's done wonders for my ability to discuss books and spurred my writing on to new levels (which you'll be seeing here soon), but it slowed down my reading a bit. Here is my reading… Continue reading September 2020 Reads
February 2020 Reads
We finished Term 2 for school this month so that dominates my list of what I read in February. Dee Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee One of Ben's books for Ambleside Year 10. This book tells the story of how the Indians lost the American plains, tribe by tribe, ending with the battle… Continue reading February 2020 Reads
January 2020 Reads
Better late than never, here are the books I finished reading in January. John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Wife This was the Guardian selection for November. It was written with the morals of 1967 but set in the Victorian era, making for a very interesting love story. I didn't find the love story itself very… Continue reading January 2020 Reads
November 2019 Reads
November was a lean month for reading. The first half of the month was extra busy because we were getting ready to travel, and then the latter half of the month was spent on the road. Unfortunately, that didn't serve well for my reading habits. Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, How to Be Your Own Selfish Pig I… Continue reading November 2019 Reads
October 2019 Reads
C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength This is the third book in the Out of the Silent Planet series and the Center for Lit did all three for their Pelican Society Book Club. First, a disclaimer - science fiction is not my thing. The first book was a re-read. The second book was new to me but I… Continue reading October 2019 Reads
September 2019 Reads
September was a love-hate month for reading. I read some books I loved and I read some books I hated (finished only because I had high expectations going in and I kept hoping they'd redeem themselves somehow). Without further ado, here's the list: David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback Theodore Roosevelt is one of my favorite Presidents… Continue reading September 2019 Reads