This week, Miz B at Should Be Reading asks:
• Tell us what book(s) you bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s)
I recently bought my mom Quiet by Susan Cain for Christmas because she and I had had a good conversation in regards to the book back in October. She almost bought it a few times, but didn't. I also bought a book on knitting stitches for my sister because she likes to knit in addition to the book on Hockey Night in Canada that I got for my dad; these last two were also Christmas gifts. I also purchased the latest Flavia de Luce book (I'm afraid of shadows) because I like the series and have bought the other books in paperback; so I continued the trend. I also bought an e-copy of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones because they were inexpensive and I had gotten a gift card from my sister for Christmas.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan.7)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a fun weekly meme that is hosted by Shelia at Book Journey, in which we share what we've read and reviewed and what we plan on reading in the coming week.
What have I reviewed this week:
Nothing.
What I am planning on reading this week:
• Order of the Phoenix
• Persuasion
• Pride & Prejudice
• Anna Karenina
• The Whole Truth
Should be a decent week with Bout of Books coming up this week.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
The Classics Club Readathon Starting Post
To start off, I don't know how much reading I will get done today, as I will be fairly preoccupied for probably most of it, but I will join in for as much as I am able to do so, with most of it being probably in the evening and early morning hours.
1. Name and blog: Melissa W. @ Jayne's Books
2. Snacks and Beverages of choice: whatever I have on hand
3. Where are you reading from today? From BC, Canada
4. What your goals for today? To get my reading from Persuasion for a read-a-long for this week completed, to get a bit more of Anna Karenina completed and to get Pride & Prejudice started.
5. What book(s) are you planning on reading? Persuasion, Anna Karenina, and Pride & Prejudice
6. Are you excited? Right now, I am tired and a bit stiff from skiing yesterday....
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Booking Through Thursday - Resolved
Booking Through Thursday asks this week:
Any reading resolutions for the new year? Reading more? (Reading less?) Reading better books? Bigger books? More series? More relaxing books?
I have a couple of resolutions for this year: read 65 books this year (read this amount in 2012) and read War & Peace.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon is coming!
A Winter's Respite
Read-a-Thon
Mon. Jan 21 at 12 a.m.
to
Sun. Jan 27 at 11:59 pm
Central Standard Time
Ready? Here's the info. . .
Of course, like most read-a-thons, the books read must be novels or novellas, adult or young adult are fine, and you can read children's books too (as long as you do read some novels too). You DO NOT have to participate the entire week. Join in when you can, start in the middle, end early...whatever works best for your schedule. As long as you sign in at the sign-in post and do some kind of wrap up post, you're in for the big giveaway at the end. As with my previous read-a-thons, it will be a week of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away those ever looming TBR piles/shelves/libraries. I hope you will join me!
I will not be hosting any mini-challenges, as we learned from my last two read-a-thons, focusing on the reading rocks. However, if anyone else would like to host a mini-challenge, you are more than welcome. We will have a few scheduled Twitter chats again (and perhaps some more reading sprints).
Our twitter hashtag is #WintersRespite
Sign up in the linky at the sign up page. You do not have to do a post now, unless you want to help spread the word (hint, hint...) If you don't have a blog, use Facebook, Twitter or Goodreads. Having a blog is not required. Be sure to grab the button at the top of this post. (Don't forget that this is just the sign-up linky. There will be starting line sign-in and wrap-up linkies during the read-a-thon and doing both is required to be eligible for the giveaway).
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If you are wondering, I didn't type that; just copied it, but nonetheless, I am joining up and I hope that some of my followers will as well. I don't know how much I will be able to get done, as that coincides with my birthday weekend, but I will do what I can.
Fall into Reading 2012 - Wrap up post
I realize that this is late, but with the Christmas season, I got a bit lazy about a month prior to Christmas and with me traveling around the end of fall and the beginning of winter, it was just a little more hectic than usual.
As I look at the books I wanted to complete during this year's Fall into Reading, I realize that I completed every single one of them. Of course it helped that two of them were for my book club and one was for a readalong, but nonetheless, I was able to finish all of them this time around.
I even finished one of the books that was on my probable list as well, Taming of the Shrew, and read a number of books that weren't on the list of three and ended up finishing Les Miserables a few days after Fall into Reading 2012 finished (I went to the movie opening day). I am looking forward to Spring Reading Thing 2013.
As I look at the books I wanted to complete during this year's Fall into Reading, I realize that I completed every single one of them. Of course it helped that two of them were for my book club and one was for a readalong, but nonetheless, I was able to finish all of them this time around.
I even finished one of the books that was on my probable list as well, Taming of the Shrew, and read a number of books that weren't on the list of three and ended up finishing Les Miserables a few days after Fall into Reading 2012 finished (I went to the movie opening day). I am looking forward to Spring Reading Thing 2013.
The Classics Club - January Meme: Question #6
This month, The Classics Club asks:
What is the best book you’ve read so far for The Classics Club — and why?
The best book that I have read so far for The Classics Club would probably have to be Les Miserables. The reason being that its my favourite, so far, is because just the depth of the book and I honestly really enjoyed reading the story. There were so many elements of the book that I enjoyed, except when I thought that Hugo was going on a tangent, and the characters were for the most part enjoyable to read about and I just really liked the storyline.
You can find my review here: http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/les-miserables-victor-hugo.html
What is the best book you’ve read so far for The Classics Club — and why?
The best book that I have read so far for The Classics Club would probably have to be Les Miserables. The reason being that its my favourite, so far, is because just the depth of the book and I honestly really enjoyed reading the story. There were so many elements of the book that I enjoyed, except when I thought that Hugo was going on a tangent, and the characters were for the most part enjoyable to read about and I just really liked the storyline.
You can find my review here: http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/les-miserables-victor-hugo.html
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