Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Library Books
I went through all my library books to see where I was in each of them. Several of the books are due on Friday and I decided I would try and get some of them done.
Watership Down p. 20, not really getting into this though I have been waiting a long time to read it. Giving it a little more time. Now may just not be the right time to read it.
Master and Margarita p. 52, I really have enjoyed the book but have not read it recently. Getting easily distracted with other books. I want to put more effort into this one.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon p. 82, I decided I am going to try and finish this today. It is only 219 pages and it is a fairly fast read.
Pay It Forward p. 22 will likely be returned without being read. It isn't that I dislike it exactly. But I don't particularly like it either. I am going to try and read it all in one go when I finish Tome Gordon
Made a little progress in The Stand. P. 60.
I LOVE YOU 11:22 AM
Monday, September 29, 2008
Stalling on The Stand
I finished The Green Book this evening. It was only 69 pages long.
I have read The Last Question which is a short story by Isaac Asimov and half a short story called Swaddling Clothes.
Even though I am committed to two books for book clubs I still feel like I have nothing to read. The current Owen Meany discussion is ongoing still and I don't like to move onto the next section before the previous discussion is done. It is still to early in the week for me anyway.
I have little to no interest in reading The Stand but I am determined to get to page 100.
Books being considered for future picks of the plurk book club:
Beloved
Jitterbug Perfume
Midnight Children
What to read next?
I LOVE YOU 11:08 PM
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Progress and Blocks
Finished The Tiger Rising. It was AMAZING.
For book club I am reading Prayer for Owen Meany; it is okay. p. 92
For other book club I am reading The Stand, not getting into it. p. 30ish
I am reading a short story called "The Machine Stops" and I am about halfway through it. It is a science fiction short story written in 1909 and I find it amazing. I am about halfway through it.
I asked people to recommend young adult science fiction to me and so I took The Green Book out of the library and am enjoying it as well. p. 14
Other books out from the library:
Pay It Forward
Master and Margarita
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Watership Down
100 Greatest Science Fiction Short Short Stories
Rash
I have my next two short stories picked out.
The Last Question
Paladin of the Lost Hour
I also started the audio of Ender's Game. I like it so far, but will not likely return to it just yet.
I have listened to the audio of On Writing. I need more time with it.
I have looked at two ebook on writing by Orson Scott Card.
I read the introduction to the Short Short Stories book and the first story.
I LOVE YOU 9:57 AM
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Finished
I finished The Princess Bride. Yay.
I LOVE YOU 12:17 AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
More Progress
230+ on The Princess Bride.
Found and hope to read The Time Machine.
I LOVE YOU 1:15 PM
Friday, September 19, 2008
The Princess Bride p. 52
I started Master and Margarita but I am only a few pages in. The book is in the bed so I can't check.
Did I say I finished City of Embers yet? It was pretty good. I liked a lot of what was going on in the book.
I got The Stand out of the library. I started it just to see if it grabbed me. It hasn't so far.
I started listening to the audio of On Writing.
I also got Watership Down.
Still out from library:
The Lady and The Unicorn, done, needs to be returned
Pay It Forward, forgot I even had it, may be returned unfinished
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, I am a bit of the way into this and should be reading more of it
Intending to read:
The Tiger Rising
Mansfield Park
I would also like to revisit "An Essay in Aesthetics" by Roger Fry.
First reading of Prayer for Owen Meany is due in a week.
I LOVE YOU 10:46 PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Getting Things Done
The Handmaid's Tale DONE
Snow Crash DONE
The Lady and The Unicorn Done
City of Ember DONE
Book Clubs:
Prayer for Owen Meany
The Stand
Anathem
Want to Read Soon:
Watership Down
The Master and Margarita
The Princess Bride
Bell Jar
Cat's Eye
I LOVE YOU 11:43 AM
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
ProgressSbiw Crash p. 341
Snow Crash p. 341/468 finally making some progress in the book.
The Handmaid's Tale needs to be finished by Saturday.
The Lady and The Unicorn is due next week sometime.
I LOVE YOU 6:54 AM
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Tired
Well finally some progress to report.
Watchmen DONE
I Love You, Beth Cooper DONE
Snow Crash p. 280/468
The Handmaid's Tale p. 151/295
The Lady and the Unicorn
Next bookclub pick:
Prayer for Owen Meanie
Next personal read:
Watership Down
Also:
The Princess Bride
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Master and Margarita
I LOVE YOU 1:33 PM
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Progress? (maybe)
I have over 200 pages read in Snow Crash and I really like where it is going.
103 pages read in The Handmaid's Tale. I have liked it from the beginning.
Watchmen should be finished tomorrow.
I Love Beth Cooper, due September 7th. Will I get it read by then? I have yet to read more than the first sentence.
The Lady and the Unicorn due mid-September. Still time. Easy read. Getting more interesting. About page 40?
I LOVE YOU 10:15 PM