At the end of July, I talked about wiping the slate clean again, in terms of the books on my Nook. In all, I had 12 e-books and added one to my Nook as one came in from the Free Library of Philadelphia that following week: The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block. Today, I thought I’d give an update on that project.
So far, I’ve read three e-books off the Nook: Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami, Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie and The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block. Last night I began Caveat Emptor, also by Downie, which, after I’m finished with that, will then leave me with eight (either to read or to ditch, to “wipe the slate clean”:
- 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
- Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America by Eliot Pattison
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II by Arthur Conan Doyle (partially finished)
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Living with the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama
- Magyk by Angie Sage
- My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth That Led To An American Tragedy by Nora Titone
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (a reread)
- Tales of Wonders by Huston Smith
In that original post back at the end of July, I said I wouldn’t cry wolf again and would complete this project before moving on to read anything else…or would I? I questioned. The answer is yes, I’m crying wolf again as I’m not going to complete this project before moving on to read anything else, although I will complete this project by the end of the year hopefully. So what is that anything else? Only these:
They are the first five of the Walt Longmire mystery series by Craig Johnson that our library just got in paperback. We already have the last three in hardcover, but didn’t have the first five of the series so our director ordered them to complete the set (so far). Instead of taking one at a time of the paperbacks and depriving patrons of reading the series in order, I decided to take all five at once and then return them one by one as I finish them. I’ll be honest that I don’t know much about the series, other than it’s been made into an A & E series and that Johnson’s book covers have caught my eye for a while, but I am looking forward to see what all the hoopla is about.
Do you ever take detours in your reading plans? If so, where have you ended up? And most importantly, do you get back on track?
To follow what else I’m reading (not just books, but articles from magazines, newspapers, etc.), see my What I’m reading shelf on my supplemental blog, Still Unfinished. And to see what I’d like to read in the future, check out my
“Books ‘found’ while shelf-reading” board on Pinterest.
We try, we fail, we try again, we fail. Such is life. Yes, detours. Sometimes we must take detours. It’s the scenic route that counts, after all.
Here’s my Sunday Salon: In Which I, Once Again, Rant About the World and, Then, Find Hope in a Small Bookstore post.I hope you will stop by!
I guess so…but I like to stick to plans too.
Makes me think of the saying “We plan, God laughs” all the best plans go awry.
I have to say my Kindle is overloaded. When it was new I signed up for all those free book emails and quickly became addicted. I have slowed down a lot but it is still too darn easy to grab them and say I will get to them later.
I wish you much luck in your project but one of the best things about books is that they don’t mind waiting for us to get to them
Happy Reading!
Oh, those free books are so tempting and at least one on my list was a free offer.
Good luck on your journey! I still have many unread books on my Kindle…and forget about them unless something reminds me. I have a tendency to read the newer ones first.
Then I might read one of the older ones and realize after I’m into it that I can’t stand it! (Last week’s post).
Today I’m reading a new one that just came in today…I hardly ever do that!
Here’s MY SUNDAY SALON POST
My reading always take detours! It’s gotten to the point where I think I shouldn’t announce my reading plans anymore. I try to stick to my plans but I get distracted pretty easily.
Hey, that will be new plan next week: No announced plans!
Bwahahaha. Do we take detours? But of course! Whoever coined the phrase/cliche that life is a journey is spot on. What would be the fun if we didn’t veer off the beaten path every once in a while? I say enjoy your new series. Those books on your Nook will be waiting for you until you are finished!
I’m still finishing the one book on my Nook…so not a complete FAIL.
I like to follow a “no guilt” policy when it comes to reading. Read whatever’s grabbing your fancy. (Just don’t ditch the Holmes.) ~wink~
Don’t worry. The Holmes is definitely not being ditched.
My entire reading plan is basically just one big detour. I’ve noticed my pattern seems to be to read a ton of advance copies and new books from the library in the summer, taper off in the fall, read my own books and library books in the winter, and then slowly ramp up reading new books and advance copies until I’ve come full circle. Now that I know that about myself I try not to stress when I look at my unread books on the shelf – I know I’ll probably get around to chipping away at them this winter.
I own one of the Craig Johnson books (because I saw him speak once and he was entertaining) but I haven’t read it yet.
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