Aaaand it's Which Books Did You Read Last Month? time again <3

[sweet_sparrow]

I made a conscious decision to read my own things this month (as compared to March's "read nothing but course books and small extras if you have the time"). It's almost doubled the amount of books I read this month, with as bonus that I finished most of them.

Sadly, my brain is a sieve and the best I've got for you are the ones I talked about:

Spellwright by Blake Charlton
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
Howards End by E.M. Forster
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
Ann Veronica by H.G. Wells

It doesn't look like much until you remember I read about twice that and just can't recall titles. (Oh! No, I can! The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald, which I didn't actually finish, but I think that's the only one.)

It wasn't a terrific reading month for me with not loving anything I read, but I did enjoy most of it in some manner. May will be All About The Course Books. I suspect I'll be dipping in and out of shorter things here and there just to retain my sanity, though.

What about you? Did you have any favourites this months? Something you couldn't finish? Did you make any reading plans and did they work out if you did? Why (not)? Any plans for May?

Also, lastly, has anyone made any bookish posts for the 3 weeks fest that they'd like to share links for?

Comments

[birgitriddle]

I too read some of Diana Wynne Jones's books last month, namely the Dalemark Quartet. I couldn't get into those books when I was younger, so I was delighted to find that I now could get into them. I had the first book out of the library when she passed away and really, it was her passing that finally got me to get over my fear of "what if I won't enjoy it like before" because I wanted to read some of her work in honor of her memory. I'm sorta half afraid I sound silly because of that, but she is one of my favorite YA authors.

I need to post my list of books I read in the last month, but if you want a suggestion on how to keep track of books as you read them, can I suggest that you keep a notebook to keep track of what you read as you finish them? That way you can write it down without having to go to the computer. I use a hardcover spiral bound note book that I got from B&N for this purpose.

(I know it's easier for some people to use the computer, but I am trying to cut down on being on the computer as much as I am on it so I can focus on other things.)

I do think the book I read this month that I liked the most was Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

[sweet_sparrow]

You don't sound silly at all! I think there's quite a few people who decided to read some or all of her works as a tribute. I can't think of a better tribute for a writer as (re)reading their works.

Thank you for the suggestion. ^-^ I already keep track of my books as I read them, but I can't remember them all at the end of the month and that irks me. It'd be one thing if I read sixty books a month, but I only read about eleven or twelve on average. Surely I can remember that many titles for a little while...

[birgitriddle]

I haven't even read all of her books yet. o.o Plus the library doesn't have them all and I don't have the funds to buy new books. XD I had to ask the library to get Fire and Hemlock so I could read it. Children's librarians = awesome btw.

I couldn't remember even a few books that I read in a month or rather, I have just fallen into the habit of recording them as I go especially as when I return them to the library, I can't go back and double check. I have little under 30 books out of the library and it has been worse at times. ^^; Sometimes I think I'm never going to get around to reading the books I actually own.

[sweet_sparrow]

Neither have I! ^-^ (I'm actually in a similar situation except that in my case it's fairer to say that my library has none of her books. Our library sucks. And it's the biggest one around so ILL sucks just as much. Oh, to live in an English-speaking country with libraries I could/would actually use...)

O_O I really have to move to wherever it is these awesome libraries are someday. It sounds divine.
Deliberately make time to read books you own, maybe?

[birgitriddle]

Well, I'm lucky enough to live in an English speaking country (America). I just happen to live in a fairly rural area where the main industries are tourism and orchards (along with other forms of farming, but we have a lot of apple orchards). I kinda miss where I went to college, but there are some things I prefer about the public library here than the one there, mostly in regards to DVD lending.

I feel weird making time to read books that I own because I'm like "must read books from library so others can read them!" But I can't let a book back to the library un-read unless I have no choice. ^^;