I
sit here at the end of January 1st wondering how in the world the last
month, let alone the last year, could have gone so quickly. I am anxious
at the thought of a new year being here and the possibilities that are
to come. I am anxious because I don't want to miss a single moment and I
don't want to waste another year full of empty promises, goals and
resolutions. I want this year to be a year of moments. A year of taking
every moment and cherishing it and using it to it's fullest potential. I
have a few goals that I have come up with for this year. Two specific
dreams that I want one or the other to come true by next January 1st. I
am keeping them a secret so that my heart is protected in case they
don't come true. Call me silly. But I hate getting my hopes up and then
having them dashed. I always have and I always will. That's just me. And
maybe this year will be different. Who knows?
As far as reading goes, I have no set goals or plans for this coming year. Last year my only goal was to beat 2012 in how much I read, even if just by one book or one page. And let me tell you, that I more than doubled my reading this year! The only real plan for this year is to continue working through my Classics Club list and I will probably join in with Austen in August again. Those are two that I am comfortable with and know I won't feel obligated to complete. I just want to enjoy another year of reading. Another year of having good enough eyes to see the words on the pages. Another year of having memories relived with old favorites and new memories made with new favorites. Another year of resting and escaping into the words and stories of adventurers and missionaries and families and God-followers. Another year of breathing in the lovely smell of paper and ink before picking a title off of the shelf. I want to enjoy another year of reading simply because I can. Simply because I love to read.
With it being the beginning of a new year, I suppose it's time to wrap up 2013. As usual, I read more than I thought I did in December. No surprise there. And I loved all that I read. I read a great deal of Tolkien and some lovey-dovey/make-you-cry books. I read three of my Classics titles. And I enjoyed every minute I had for reading (mostly while in the car driving for the holidays or staying up for the New Years Eve all-nighter last night).
Books read in December:
Least favorite book read in December:
As far as reading goes, I have no set goals or plans for this coming year. Last year my only goal was to beat 2012 in how much I read, even if just by one book or one page. And let me tell you, that I more than doubled my reading this year! The only real plan for this year is to continue working through my Classics Club list and I will probably join in with Austen in August again. Those are two that I am comfortable with and know I won't feel obligated to complete. I just want to enjoy another year of reading. Another year of having good enough eyes to see the words on the pages. Another year of having memories relived with old favorites and new memories made with new favorites. Another year of resting and escaping into the words and stories of adventurers and missionaries and families and God-followers. Another year of breathing in the lovely smell of paper and ink before picking a title off of the shelf. I want to enjoy another year of reading simply because I can. Simply because I love to read.
With it being the beginning of a new year, I suppose it's time to wrap up 2013. As usual, I read more than I thought I did in December. No surprise there. And I loved all that I read. I read a great deal of Tolkien and some lovey-dovey/make-you-cry books. I read three of my Classics titles. And I enjoyed every minute I had for reading (mostly while in the car driving for the holidays or staying up for the New Years Eve all-nighter last night).
Books read in December:
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
The House that Love Built by Beth Wiseman
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite book read in December:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens...
I loved reading his short story. It was my first time reading
it and it made me love Dickens even more.
I loved reading his short story. It was my first time reading
it and it made me love Dickens even more.
Least favorite book read in December:
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien...
While I didn't hate it, it was just a little harder for me to get through
and in light of the other titles I read, it just wasn't my favorite.
Number of pages read in December:
2,570 pages
Number of pages read in 2013:
32,558 pages
(17,289 pages in 2012)
(17,289 pages in 2012)
Number of books read in 2013:
111 books
(55 books in 2012)
(55 books in 2012)
Number of Classics read so far:
21 of 76
Fiction/Non-fiction read in 2013:
46 = non-fiction
65 = fiction
Re-reads in 2013:
21 out of 111 (not bad!)
Best book(s) of 2013:
Walking His Trail by Steve Saint
Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
Most disappointing book of 2013:
The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen
Most beautifully written book(s) of 2013:
Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
Most surprising book (but in a good way) of 2013:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Most thrilling or un-put-down-able book of 2013:
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Book that had the greatest impact on me personally in 2013:
Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples by Francis Chan
Best series discovered in 2013:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
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