Around the World in 180 Books
I have to make a confession!
For a few years I have been a writer who read very little. I think films, TV shows (thank you very much, Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, The Tudors, Mr Selfridge, London 1907, Vikings, The Nick and others:) and the fact that I read more and more electronic books instead of paperbacks sucked all the joy out of reading for me.
Now I want to revive my old page turning tradition by launching my own experiment. I'm going to try and read a new book every two days which will make approximately 180 books a year. Let's call this experiment "Around the World in 180 Books".
The conditions are simple. All books must be paperback, they can't be too big, I suppose just around 200-400 pages, and they mustn't be expensive, so I'm going to buy them on sales. That's it, no preferences in genre. I will embrace everything I can get my hands on. At the end of every book I will share my review.
For me this project is valuable due to one more reason. Since I'm not an English native speaker, I need to read tons of literature to get a better and more profound understanding of the language, so I will also keep a vocabulary while reading, filling it out with the words and phrases I find interesting. Although it may slow me down a little, I believe it will be an invaluable experience.
The project starts May 11 with a very intriguing bestselling novel "Foe" by Iain Reid. It is 260 pages long and, as planned, must take me two days to finish. I bought it in Dollarama, so it cost me only 3 Canadian dollars, which is peanuts.
So, wish me luck with this ambitious plan! Let me know if you want to join in or follow my project!
For a few years I have been a writer who read very little. I think films, TV shows (thank you very much, Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, The Tudors, Mr Selfridge, London 1907, Vikings, The Nick and others:) and the fact that I read more and more electronic books instead of paperbacks sucked all the joy out of reading for me.
Now I want to revive my old page turning tradition by launching my own experiment. I'm going to try and read a new book every two days which will make approximately 180 books a year. Let's call this experiment "Around the World in 180 Books".
The conditions are simple. All books must be paperback, they can't be too big, I suppose just around 200-400 pages, and they mustn't be expensive, so I'm going to buy them on sales. That's it, no preferences in genre. I will embrace everything I can get my hands on. At the end of every book I will share my review.
For me this project is valuable due to one more reason. Since I'm not an English native speaker, I need to read tons of literature to get a better and more profound understanding of the language, so I will also keep a vocabulary while reading, filling it out with the words and phrases I find interesting. Although it may slow me down a little, I believe it will be an invaluable experience.
The project starts May 11 with a very intriguing bestselling novel "Foe" by Iain Reid. It is 260 pages long and, as planned, must take me two days to finish. I bought it in Dollarama, so it cost me only 3 Canadian dollars, which is peanuts.
So, wish me luck with this ambitious plan! Let me know if you want to join in or follow my project!
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