Category: The Book Fort

“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:

• The Once and Future King by T.H. White
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

  
Finished:

• Death Masks by Jim Butcher
• The Falconer by Elizabeth May

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 12 of 51

Total pages read this week: 1234

Total # of books for the year: 28 of 85.  I messed up my back again and was out of work for 2 days.  I mostly read because both of the books I finished and my current reads have been really good.  I will probably finish at least two of them before Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon this Saturday.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• The Once and Future King by T.H. White

Finished:

• Silas Marner by Geroge Eliot – The #Ravelong is still going, but I couldn’t stop myself from reading ahead.
• The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
• Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 11 of 51

Total pages read this week: 818

Total # of books for the year: 26 of 85.  I managed to read for 22 hours and 19 minutes this week for the week-long mini-readathon.  I would have hit the goal of 24 hours if I hadn’t fallen asleep on the couch on Sunday.  However, now that I know it’s possible, 24 hours of reading time will be my new goal for the next Bout of Books.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• Silas Marner by Geroge Eliot – for the #Ravelong
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
• The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer

  
Finished:

• Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
• Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada
• Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay

  
DNF:

• Paradise Lost by John Milton – for the Classics Club Spin.  I tried.  I made it through 14 pages.

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 10 of 51

Total pages read this week: 864

Total # of books for the year: 22 of 85.  My back pain is gone and I’m up and about again, though taking it easy just to be safe.  I participated in a 2-hour mini-readathon while also joining in the #LitsyPartyOfOne.  This week, I’ll be doing the week-long mini-readathon and attempting to read for a total of 24 hours by the time I go to bed on Sunday.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay
• Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
• Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada – for Pack a Book’s One Country One Book book club
• Silas Marner by Geroge Eliot

  

Finished:

• Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 9 of 51

Total pages read this week: 744

Total # of books for the year: 19 of 85.  I had planned on “Dresden Files” #4 being my “work” book, but I found myself reaching for it as soon as I got home, and I couldn’t put it down this weekend.  I HAD to finish it.  Now I’m itching to read the next one, but I really need to finish up the other books I’m reading first.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay
• Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
• Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada – for Pack a Book’s One Country One Book book club

  
Finished:

• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 9 of 51

Total pages read this week: 572

Total # of books for the year: 18 of 85.  The Boyfriend’s Mom visited this weekend to celebrate his Birthday.  We ate a lot of food and had a good time talking and catching up.  By Sunday, I was wiped out.  So, I didn’t get a whole lot of reading done over the weekend, but I made up for it during the week.  I removed Facebook and Twitter from the home screen of my phone, and I’ve been reading more during my breaks at work as a result.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay
• Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
• Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada – for Pack a Book’s One Country One Book book club

  

Finished:

• Discovering Kwan Yin by Sandy Boucher
• The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
• The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Riot Grrrl Collection edited by Lisa Darms

  

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 8 of 51

Total pages read this week: 713

Total # of books for the year: 17 of 85.  I think I’m making up for lost time with my reading.  After having a mild, and luckily short lived, reading slump, and then being too sick to read much, I’m now flying through the pages.  It feels wonderful! 🙂

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• The Riot Grrrl Collection edited by Lisa Darms
• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

  

Finished:

• You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 6 of 51

Total pages read this week: 841

Total # of books for the year: 13 of 85.  I was sick most of the week.  I managed to make it back to work on Thursday, even though I didn’t really start to feel like myself again until Friday.  I didn’t do much of anything over the weekend except read to my heart’s content since I was too sick to read during the week.  I am determined to finish The Return of the King by the 19th.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• The Riot Grrrl Collection edited by Lisa Darms
• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

  
Finished:

• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
• Real Happiness by Sharon Salzberg

 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 6 of 51

Total pages read this week: 314

Total # of books for the year: 12 of 85.  COYER is now over, so I’ll be returning to mostly reading my physical books.  I’m hoping to finish The Return of the King before The Lord of the Rings read-along ends on March 19th.  There are several other books I have stacked up on my desk that I want to read this month and in April, but I’m going to concentrate on finishing The Lord of the Rings.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• The Riot Grrrl Collection edited by Lisa Darms
• Real Happiness by Sharon Salzberg – for the #Commit2Sit meditation challenge
• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

  
 
Finished:

• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 5 of 51
• COYER: 5

Total pages read this week: 375

Total # of books for the year: 10 of 85.  I’m hoping to finish A Curious Beginning as soon as possible this week so that I can concentrate on The Return of the King.  The Lord of the Rings read-along ends on March 19th, and I’ve barely cracked open the final book.  I’m also planning on finishing Real Happiness this week since the Commit to Sit challenge ends tomorrow.

What are you reading this week?

“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:

• The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë – for the #Eyrealong
• The Riot Grrrl Collection edited by Lisa Darms
• Real Happiness by Sharon Salzberg – for the #Commit2Sit meditation challenge
• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

  
  
 

Challenges:

• Show Your Shelves Some Love: 5 of 51
• COYER: 5

Total pages read this week: 121

Total # of books for the year: 9 of 85.  I don’t know what’s going on with me, but I think Anna Karenina pushed me into a reading slump.  I’ve been spending most of my time meditating, trying to catch up on chores around the apartment, watching “The Crown” when the Boyfriend isn’t home, and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” with him when he is, and spending time playing Dresden’s favorite game, “mousey” (he loves stalking and pouncing on a toy mouse attached to an elastic string that I use to drag it around like it’s trying to escape from getting eaten).  I’ve also been catching up on my favorite podcasts or listening to music instead of an audiobook.

What are you reading this week?