Let's do this:
- I have read 262 of the 1001 books so far. (Actually, it is 1300+ books since I combined 2008, 2010, and 2012 lists.)
- Of the original 96 books to be read, 16 remains unread. I have swapped out most of those for other books in the list.
- Also read a number of "pop" books. Just wanted to mix it up.
- Yes, I read the "Fifty Shades" trilogy. I am a firm believer that you can only hate on something if you've actually experienced it. The whole series feels like 2 1/2 books too long and made me seriously re-consider my commitment on finishing books I start
- Read (more on, plowed through) the 1st book of Mortal Instruments. Life is too short to bother reading the rest.
- Dan Brown's Inferno is a disservice to Alighieri
- Last year, I was able to fulfill my challenge of reading 140 books. This year, I decreased it to 120 books in anticipation of my MBA classes. 1st week of classes made me realize I need to scale it down even further.
- Goodreads is the BOMB!
- Thank you Amazon for creating the Kindle. The Paperwhite is definitely one of my essentials in life.
- Special mentions: 1Q84, The Luminaries, The Sense of an Ending, A Visit from the Goon Squad, Fahrenheit 451, Sputnik Sweetheart, The Satanic Verses, The Savage Detectives, All Quiet on the Western Front, For Whom the Bell Tolls,The Plague, Hell by Henri Barbusse
- To call James Joyce's Ulysses as "challenging" doesn't begin to cut it. Took me almost 2 months to finish.
- Currently reading: The Bonfire of the Vanities
- Book Challenge for this year: Moby-Dick
Sidebar:
- Transferred work this year (lot of big changes this year).
- Was able to travel to Budapest, Singapore, and Guangzhou for work.
- Not really into Big Bang Theory anymore. Still love Sheldon Cooper, though.
- The engagement did not work out. Shit happens.
- In a relationship for almost 2 years. Just goes to show that shit happens for a reason.
