Well, this is off to a reasonable start. I finished The Spy Who Came In from the Coldlast night. It was GREAT; review tomorrow. I’m glad I’m finally managing to read Le Carré, because he’s one of my father’s favorite authors, and I’ve been meaning to read him for years and years. And I’m extra glad that I’m really liking the books on their own merits, aside from the warm associations I have with them.
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I’m not actually starting this project until January 1, but the fact that my 100 books will only count things I both start and finish in 2012 means that this month I need to finish as many books as possible that I’ve abandoned somewhere in the middle. Now, I’m not going to let myself not read these books in 2012 if necessary, but they won’t count toward the 100, and I’d like to start with as clean a slate as possible. Here’s what I have, roughly in the order I plan to concentrate on them, based on how many pages I have left, how quick a read each is, and, in one case, library deadlines. I want to get the quick ones done first so the total number is cut down. And hey, I’m starting with 10! That’s a nice even number. …
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The past few years, I’ve often felt like I need to make a point of spending more time reading. I always mean to, but I have several jobs and family commitments and apparently need some external accountability. And I have a related problem of starting lots of books and never getting around to finishing them. So here we are! In 2012, I resolve to read at least 100 books from start to finish. And blog about it. …
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