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Awhile back I gamely joined the blog challenge to read 100 books in 2009. It is October 14th (already?) and I have only read 40. Books 41 and 42 are not finished yet. Alas, has anyone ever read 60 books in 2 1/2 months? Probably not. Well, at least I've read 40 books that might not have gotten read without the little push of a challenge like this one. It was a good justification for the $120 something fee we had to pay to join the nearest library for the year.
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Particular stand outs were the biographies of Amelia Earhart, Martha Stewart, and Queen Elizabeth. Cherie Blair's was really interesting too, very down to Earth sort of person but highly intelligent. Elizabeth was chosen on a whim, it was on the shelf end as I was passing by. It did turn out to be fascinating and well worth the late fees for keeping it an extra week so it could be finished. I read Martha & Elizabeth back-to-back and I was amazed at the personality differences in the two. Both women of power, one rules with an iron fist and makes grown men cry and the other is extremely well thought of and known by everyone to be pleasant on every occasion for the last 60 years. Guess which was which? Now, I do love me some Martha but if Queen Elizabeth has the time and the discipline to be nice...tsk tsk
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The Lost Men by Kelly Tyler Lewis was another fascinating book, and again well worth the extra late fees for keeping it a week past it's due date. The story of the two- year deprivation of the men chosen to lay the food depots for Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Endurance trip to the South Pole.
There is another book I'm hankering to read called My French Life by Vicki Archer that's supposed to be very good. I keep just missing it on eBay. Maybe this is the week. I'm feeling lucky...
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Oh, to read! I used to before the children became the ages they are now, quilting took a front seat as my part-time job and life in general. The best I do now is perusing everyone's blogs when I can!
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If you do find it I hope you like My French Life but in the meantime come and visit French Essence when you can. Good luck with the book challenge, xv.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, Jody! Kids and reading don't exactly mix well. Most of the time I read just before bed and don't get very far in before it's bedtime. Hence, the book challenge. To force myself to get back into reading. It worked pretty well. Blogs work too, I do believe that counts as reading :O)
ReplyDeleteHi Vicki, I'm sure that I will. Your book comes very highly recommended. Will definitely check out your lovely blog. Thanks for the encouragement.