Bout of Books 11 Day 1

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Today, I finished The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin, which I was already close to being done with, and continued with The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Micheal Chabon.  The Killing Moon had me going back and forth between interested and slightly uninterested, just as the other Jemisin book I’ve read, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms.  I’m really enjoying The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, though.  I really didn’t think I would be, but the story is pulling me along.  So far, it’s a book I can put down for awhile when I need to, for instance, when I need to return to work, but when I’m reading it, I’m fully engrossed.

Since I had to work today, I didn’t do either of the challenges.  I have to work tomorrow as well, but I’ll be leaving early, which means I’ll not only have more reading time, but I’ll hopefully be able to do at least one of the challenges.

Books finished: 1

Total  pages: 153

Bout of Books 11 Goals

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Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading every day of the week whenever I’m not at work instead of watching TV or gaming.  I will also read during my lunch breaks at work instead of playing Doctor Who Legacy on my phone (that game is so addictive!).

My Goals

  • finish off the books I’ve been “currently” reading.
  • Read at least one new book off of my TBR shelf.
  • I typically read about 1 book a week, so the important thing for me is to read more than that.  I want to be able to finish at least 2 books, but I’m really hoping I’ll be able to finish 3.

Books to Read

  • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
  • The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
  • One book off of my TBR shelf – The Stranger’s Woes: The Labyrinths of Echo, Book Two by Max Frei.

Updates

I will be updating with one post each day with the number of books I’ve read that day, the titles of the books read, and the total number of books read.  If I wasn’t able to finish a book that day, I’ll put the number of pages read instead.  I will also post whatever challenges, if any, I’ve participated in.

Hogwarts Lit Week!

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Online is having a Literature Week starting Aug. 8th!  All students can enroll, so I’ll definitely be participating in this.  Now I just have to start prepping, since that’s less than a week away, and the first day is about classic novels!  I’ll be postponing all of my current reading until the end of Lit Week so that I can really immerse myself into the novels, plays, poetry, and other works of literature that will be discussed throughout the week.  There will be optional assignments for those students who want to earn extra points for their House.  I’m really interested in seeing what those assignments will be, and I hope that I will have time to complete at least a couple of them!