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!
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