Little Women: Check!

I finished Little Women last night. Overall, I enjoyed it, but I definitely liked the beginning of the book better. I think it's because they were more carefree and less concerned with finding husbands. My favorite part was when Jo met Laurie in the curtains. I feel like everything worked out as it should have. Amy definitely got less annoying as the book went on. When she turned down Fred I could tell she no longer wanted to marry only for money. I thought this was an enjoyable book and one that could be read over and over. I got this one from the library but may look into purchasing it at some point.

Next up: probably Lord of the Rings or Midnight's Children. LOTR to finish the series and Midnight's Children because I started it and never finished. That will give me 9 books for the year!

I'll also be rereading A Christmas Carol in preparation for Christmas...except I'll be doing that when it gets cold. One can hope.

Little Women: 60%

For a while I was glued to this book! Then Meg got married and nothing interesting has happened since. Jo wrote a book and is behaving like an idiot. Amy is being annoyingly vain. Beth is so freaking frail. And the dad is back from the war, which is good, but no longer suspenseful. So...we shall see.

I really enjoyed part 1 of this book, but since getting to part 2, the "action" (if you can even call it that) has kind of died down, and the most that has happened is that Jo has insulted Aunt March (big surprise there!)

So...the reading continues. I can't wait to finish so I can watch the movie(s)!

Little Women: 30%

In spite of all the books I own and have started, I decided to go with Little Women. So far I'm 30% through it, and it's pretty enjoyable so far. Sometimes I feel like it gets a bit preachy, especially when the overly righteous mother starts teaching the girls morals, but other than that it's going well. So far not much has happened in the way of plot, but I'm sure it's setting up for things to come. Every chapter is a new story about things that happen to the 4 March girls, but not a continuation of anything except their friendship with Laurie. We'll see how that goes.

Beth bothers me a little though. She is so meek and bashful that it's almost annoying to read. She also keeps saying how stupid she is, which I don't readily accept either. Additionally, she is too good for a normal person that she doesn't seem like a believable character. Maybe I'll feel some sympathy at some point, but if not it won't be the first time I don't sympathize with the right characters.

Sad and Pathetic

So, here it is, November 8th, and I've only checked 7 books off the list. My goal for the year was 12, but at this point if I can get to 9 it'll be a miracle. I definitely read more books than 7, but many of them didn't count because they were not on the list or because they were part of a series that needs to be checked off all at once.

I spent a lot of time over the past few months NOT reading because of other things going on. Last night, though, I started experiencing a little withdrawal, so I began reading Middlemarch. This is the fifth book (at least) that I have begun and not yet finished. I have such good intentions too!

Middlemarch is about 800 pages. I'm hoping that one is good and goes quickly. I'm also at the beginning of The Return of the King (to check off #2), Midnight's Children, Sherlock Holmes, and Little Women. I also started Oliver Twist about a year ago and have yet to pick it back up. I also owe myself the third Harry Potter book. I think I have so many unread books on the shelf that it makes me overwhelmed at the thought of finishing all of them. Maybe if I get desperate I'll go on a Narnia spree and finish that number instead, even if it means reading 4 books instead of 1)

So, I'll hopefully be finishing at least one of those books this year. I'll probably also read A Christmas Carol several times before Christmas (even though that one's already checked off) on account of my super awesome illustrated book that I found last year at Hallmark. It's probably one of the nicest books I own.

So, here's to Middlemarch, or whatever other book I attempt to finish by the end of the year. Good luck to me!