Melissa's comments (member since Jan 04, 2009)

Melissa's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.

Jan-April

Devil's Arithmetic, Point of Origin, Friend story of George Fox/Quakers, While they slept,Where memories lie, When the wind blows, The chocolate war, STolen lives, tangled web, brides of eden, killing season, lovely bones, last hero, the chinook, where rolls the oregon

I don't think I will live long enough to read everything I want to read! So, what I do is listen to the "fun" ones, on audiobooks! Then, I can read the more serious/meaty ones.

I have favorite authors that I read everything by. I have favorite subjects, like Oregon history that I will read anything that adds to my knowledge.

I'm one of those people who has to "make" myself do things just for fun, for no good reason. So after studying/reading indepth 2 books on Oregon history, I grabbed a fiction mystery.

I miss being intelligent, lol, so I am purposing more. I think to stretch my brain, I need to read a variety, that includes FUN.

Also, I like Goodreads friends for this, as i choose ones that I dont' have anything in common with.

the 1001 list is great too, because it helps me read what I wouldn't choose on my own.

re Balzac and the little chinese seamstress, you might enjoy a couple of the books I have on my list about this subject. When Broken Glass floats and the 3 swans. Sorry if have already read them, i didn't check your "read" list. I am putting Balzac and the little chinese seamstress on my to read.
cheers , mel

the Bible.
the Hobbit.
i like the blank book idea, at least i would have someone to talk to. (myself) ha ha
can you imagine a life without being able to write stuff down? agh!!

While Six Million Died: A Chronicle of American ApathyA Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror

I have been using Goodreads incoordination with my online library requests/searches to figure out what I am reading.
This is a much better way as otherwise I get excited and check out too many & lost track and have overdue fines, lol.
Outside of goodreads, this year I chose some books from "Oregon reads" promotional.
I also do searches at the library site, online.
I have certain authors I will always read for fun.
The other books are specialty areas I am interested in/studying on my own.
Finally, I try to find a new book or author regularly to "stretch myself" and not get into a "reading rut."