It's a very nice thing to achieve something you set out to do, and I managed to do that yesterday. I finished The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan. It wasn't that particular book that was the thing I set out to do, though. I wanted to read at least 100 books by the end of this year (I've never actually counted how many I read in a year before, so I had no idea if I'd make it or not), and with that book, I've done it already!
What a great book to hit that milestone with. I've had a few Amy Tan books in my collection and just never given myself a chance to really get into them. They're a little slow to get going and I'm more of an instant gratification kind of girl. This year I've deliberately read more literary fiction, and I'm so glad I did. I'm especially pleased I finally pushed myself into continuing with Amy Tan. I loved this book. I'm going to go back and keep trying with her other books now that I know what I've been missing.
Anyway, that's one goal for the year completed! That, and going on a plane--which it looks like I'll be doing another two times this year. Still don't have the agent or the book deal, but, hey, you can't win 'em all! (Plus, there's still some 2011 left, you never know!)
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14 comments:
wtg
its a surprise when you count how many books can read isnt it
and to know theres thousands more we havent read yet
I know what you mean :) I follow dozens of book blogs and see so many new books being released every week that I'd love to read. It's so hard to keep up with!
i haven't met my goal of 50 books read this year :( need to hurry up
congrats on reading so much! and flying!!
I honestly thought I'd struggle to make it to 50, I'm still rather surprised!
Oh, my stomach did such a lurch just then, when I thought of flying. LOL.
do what most people do when flying...get drunk and pass out:p
Rofl! Now there's a plan, hehe :D Maybe that's why celebrities are always getting into trouble on planes. Not because they're badly behaved in general, but because they hate flying and are trying to get through having to do so much of it, hehe :D It's as close to making sense as you can get when you consider Gerard Depardieu peeing in a plane :D
well, when you have to go, you have to go :p
Hehehehe! Probably best if it doesn't include peeing in parts of the plane other than the bathroom, teehee :)
usually :p but really when you only have 3 bathrooms and 200 plus people, its sometimes not an option :p
What I'm hearing is "pee before you leave home, Wen. Pee before you leave home."
yeah that would probably be a good idea :p
Congrats on your reading accomplishment!
Thank you, Melissa! :)
I love Amy Tan's books. She's one of the contemporary writers I admire the most. An wow, 100 books! That is something. You must be a fast reader. I haven't read as much this year. Too much TV, I guess. Now I have another reason to feel bad about myself.
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