Living in El Salvador provides me with more time and freedom to do things I
want to do, instead of only doing things I
have to do. I am more involved in self-care activities - exercise, reflection, prayer, writing (blogging and journaling), reading - than I have in the past few years.
Growing up, reading was one of my greatest passions; I think I read a book a week (or maybe two or three) without trying. Unfortunately, after high school this rate greatly slowed down, and at times came to a grinding halt. Now that I have more time, I have been reading, but not as often as I'd like because I am too easily sucked into the virtual world (e-mail, blogging and Facebook). So, in order to be less attached to my computer and to re-ignite my passion for reading, my new goal is to read one book a week for the next year.
52 books in 52 weeks. To be fair, I stole this idea from another blog, but it's a good idea and should be shared
.
I have twelve books with me and have already read two (
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle and
The Power of Half, Kevin & Hannah Salwen), which I won't count as part of the 52 books in 52 weeks. That leaves me with 10 books (that I don't have to beg, borrow or buy). I will be here for approximately 21 more weeks, so I will have to find 11 more books to read.
Here's my list for the first month:
I would
LOVE suggestions for future reads! And I wouldn't object if you wanted to mail me a book or two. ;)
UPDATE: Now that I have figured out how to make multiple pages on the blog, you can follow my progress on the page
52 Books in 52 Weeks.
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
ReplyDelete"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
I'll send them (and others) to you if you want. :)
I absolutely love this idea! I would most definitely be willing to trade books with you at some point this fall if you'd like - I can't carry many with me either :/. Here's a few of my suggestions:
ReplyDelete-"Water for Elephants" - an intriguing story, though not too incredibly deep. A very fun read.
-"Little Bee" - I wouldn't suggest this book to just anyone, but it was an absolutely incredible read. Very intense, flawed but beloved characters in the most beautiful, hope-filled tragedy I've read in a long time.
-"Persuasion" (Jane Austen) - One of my all-time favorite books. I think you'd really appreciate it, too!
Let me know how your 52 in 52 project goes! I'd love to hear what you think about all these books :)
Abby - Thanks for the suggestions. I have heard of these and want to read them!
ReplyDeleteAlexa - I have read Water for Elephants. Good book. Better than the movie. I would love to read Little Bee and Persuasion and exchange books with you here is C.A. :)