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heavy reading ahead

Dec 30, 2007
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Lots and lots of books to read in the new year.

To start me out, I'm going to be tackling:

Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor

I also have the collected works of James Merrill sitting here waiting for me to crack open:

Trying to knock a few more off my massive lifelong booklist...I managed to check off about 50 this year, which is good considering that I only started it midyear. There are about 4k books on that list overall. I read about 21 or so books that are not on the main list, not counting all the many nonfiction Rome books I have been reading for research on my book. If I was only tackling books on my big list I probably would have plowed through a lot more. Goal this upcoming year is 100 books off the main booklist. Shouldn't be too hard...I read about 800 words a minute.

This week I read:

Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome (Novels of Ancient Rome)

Confessor: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 3 (Sword Of Truth, Book 11)

I also have been reading through You on a Diet which is pretty good, actually. Figured I could use some motivation in 2008. :)

I'll probably also snag a book on CD at the library, actually. I find that I really like listening on my drive to work. Right before Christmas I finished Pompeii, which I highly recommend.

Oh, and I zoomed through The Glass Castle right before Christmas. VERY VERY good--a book that will sit with me for years to come.

I think that's enough bookish things for now, don't you think?