Hour 14 and 15: Refreshments and Bonsoir
Alright my dear friends, I must call it a night. I have much to do tomorrow. I read two books, one play, but I really…
In their Shoes challenge
A memoirs / biography reading challenge running through the whole of 2008. As with most of my lists, this is tentative and subject to change.…
Hour 13: Mid-Event Survey
From our lovely organiser Dewey: 1. What are you reading right now? Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 2. How many books have you read…
Hour 11 and 12: Break and Decision
Dear Edmond Rostand, Please write in English -- I kid. I kid. You 19th century French writers slay me good. I have enjoyed your Cyrano…
Seafaring Reading Challenge
Death by reading challenges, eh? The Seafaring challenge features books of nautical nature. It runs from November 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008. I really…
Hour 10: Cyrano de Bergerac
Sarah had a challenge for us to read in a language that was not our native languages. English is not my first language, but it…
Hour 8 and 9: One book down, Featured Readers
I finished Jasper Fforde's First Among Sequels. I'm a bit tired, so I don't think I want to read One Day in th Life of…
Hour 6 and 7: More about the current book
Page count: 299p Kristin's challenge for the hour is to write a bit about the book I'm reading. First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde is…
Russian Reading Challenge 2008
When I was 13 going on 14, I read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I loved it. It made me appreciate not only Russian literature,…
Hour 5: Slow and steady does it?
I've reached page 167 of my book. Slow progress. I am going to participate in Sarah's mini challenge of reading an hour in another language…
Hour 4: While my guitar gently weeps
Nearing 1PM now, I haven't had much read this hour because I was out for that errand. But I am ready to get back into…
Hour 3: Lunch Break and Reading
Becky and I have been named Readers of the Hour at Dewey's blog. I am about 120 pages into First Among Sequels, and I just…