I decided I better commit to list of books and get a few people to hold me somewhat accountable, otherwise I will never read any of them.
1. Finish New Moon. I must come to terms with the fact that I will not realistically read anything else until I've finished giving this masterpiece (snort, chortle) a second read.
2. Beowulf on the Beach. About 3/4 of the way done, and in my opinion I've read all the interesting parts, but I hate leaving books unfinished.
3. The Road. Must finish before I can see the movie. This desire = great incentive.
4. Of Human Bondage. I need to read a real book.
5. Some other classics and recent purchases that I cannot recall at the moment because I'm away from my book shelf. Will update later.
Long term aspiration:
The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Re-watched ROTK recently, and a bunch of the extras, and my interest was reinvigorated.
If you guys have any suggestions (NOVELS! NOVELS!), please let me know.
I will say this about LOTR: Don't watch the movies again before you read the trilogy. With the intense detail in the novel it is easy to either become bored with what you already know or way too tempting to skip chunks (at least it was for me). I am 200ish pages away from completing the trilogy and then I'm rewarding myself with the movies!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good tip! Thanks Amy.
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