The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 20 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
I listened to yet more of Tess of the d’Urbervilles during my commute to and from work. I also read more of The Forbidden Library. I think Friday will be my worst day for the week.
My FitBit band broke over the weekend. I was carrying it around in my pocket while I waited for a new band to come in the mail, so I’m sure this week’s stats are a little wonky. I know my active minutes should be considerably higher, but without the heart rate monitor, the FitBit wouldn’t know I was sweating my butt off.
The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 20 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
I listened to yet more of Tess of the d’Urbervilles during my commute to and from work. I also started reading The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler instead of continuing with my TBR. I didn’t get nearly as much reading done as I would have liked since I forgot my “work” book, Jack the Bodiless, at home. I also spent a bit of time buying supplies after work just in case the weather gets worse than expected in Austin, thanks to the hurricane.
The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 20 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
I listened to some more of Tess of the d’Urbervilles during my commute to work and read part of Jack the Bodiless by Julian May during my breaks. I also finished Fly By Night before I went to bed. It was so awesome that I’m considering saying the heck with my TBR and pulling another adventurous Middle-Grade Fantasy off my shelf.
The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 20 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
I listened to some more of Tess of the d’Urbervilles during my commute to and from work, and wow am I really disliking Tess’s parents and Alec d’Urberville! I also read some more of Fly By Night while I was at home. I was hoping I would finish it, but yesterday was exhausting and my eyes started to droop with only a little more than a hundred pages left.
The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 20 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
Updated TBR
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Jack the Bodiless by Julian May
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge
Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker
I listened to some of Tess of the d’Urbervilles during my commute to work, and read nearly half of Fly By Night while I was at home. Not bad for the first day.
“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted. Currently Reading:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – for #LengthyLit
Jack the Bodiless by Julian May
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge
Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker
Total pages read this week: 444 Total # of books for the year: 61 of 85. Today starts #BoutofBooks 20, so I’ll be concentrating on finishing up my current reads. However, I already have a stack of 15 books that I would like to read during September and October. With the exception of Christmas, the Fall is my favorite time of year. I used to think it was Winter, but I’ve realized that while I love (and miss) snow and all the cold weather clothing options, I feel more at home when the days are just beginning to shorten, the leaves start turning, and the stories I read, watch, and listen to get spookier.
What are you reading this week?
Image: hjl Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process every week until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR. I currently have 566 books on my to-read shelf. I culled several books towards the bottom of the list while I was looking through them for something to read after a somewhat bad day.
This week’s five books:
Foreign Correspondences by Lesley Krueger – KEEP. I love travel writing and I already own this in ebook format.
The Thickety: A Path Begins by J.A. White – KEEP. I already own this one too, and there’s no way I would get rid of what sounds like an awesome Middle-Grade Fantasy story.
How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks – KEEP. This is another Middle-Grade book I already own and don’t have plans of getting rid of anytime soon.
Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines – KEEP. I own this in paperback, and I’ve heard nothing but great things about it and the author. I might take it off the shelf to read next month.
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige – GO. This seemed so interesting before there was a ridiculous number of other stories which turn the supposedly “good guys” into bad. No thanks.
My to-read shelf is down to 565 books. I’ll start off next week with book #81.
I realized that I haven’t mentioned my progress on the virtual Appalachian Trail at Walking4Fun. I’m currently on my way through Stage 6 (of 89) and have walked over more than 120 miles of the Trail. I’m just over the Georgia – North Carolina border 🙂 Here is a picture from where I was at yesterday before I went to bed:
Original Image: Viktor Hertz “Thursday’s Things” is a roundup of book related links I’ve come across while wandering down the rabbit hole that is the internet.
Students are headed back to school for another year of learning, and I’m just a wee bit jealous! The #SciFiSummer reading challenge is still going strong with roughly a month left, so I mixed in a few Science Fiction related links with the more “scholarly” ones.
10 Fabulous Campus Novels To Cozy Up With This Fall – I haven’t read any of these so I have no idea if they’re any good. If you have, leave a comment and feel free to link to your reviews if you have them.
Five Fascinating Facts about Dystopian Fiction – I read A LOT of Dystopian Fiction for this year’s #SciFiSummer. I think I might be a bit burnt out on it, even if it is my fave Sci-Fi subgenre.
