I thought I was really going to do it this time. I thought I would complete all the books on my Fall Into Reading 2010 list.
But alas, I fell a bit short.
The last few days have been plagued by a stomach bug attacking my four-year-old and a mysterious fever attacking me. Though I did still do some reading, I couldn’t bring myself to pick up nonfiction while feeling so very yucky.
So as things stand, I still have a few chapters left to read in Think by John Piper.
But I did finish the rest of the books on my list, plus one additional novel, plus two audiobooks. So all in all, I think it was still a very productive fall, reading-wise.
It’s always hard for me to pick favorites and least-favorites, but I’ll mention a few things about my fall reading.
I thoroughly enjoyed both The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and His Majesty’s Dragon, and I know I’ll be reading more books by these authors in the future.
I appreciated and/or enjoyed all my nonfiction picks as well. One of the books — Discipline by Elisabeth Elliot — I read through with my friend Jennifer. I always feel I get so much more out of a book when a friend and I discuss and ponder it together.
One of the audiobooks I listened to was also really good: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. I enjoyed it so much that I plan to either read or listen to her other novels very soon.
Some other things I learned or re-learned during Fall Into Reading 2010:
- I’m unlikely to do much reading at all on a whirlwind trip to Disney World.
- The holidays and the illnesses that seem to come with them can make reading a challenge.
- Reading with a group of people (that’s you, Fall Into Reading participants!) is fun. I loved getting to know everyone and their reading habits better.
- I may never finish my list 100% during a challenge, but I’m okay with that. It’s good to set the goals and work toward them.
- I always read and finish far more nonfiction during a challenge.
Well, that’s it for me. Be sure to check out the official Fall Into Reading 2010 Wrap It Up post to see how everyone else did this fall.
I never finish them all either ~ but generally that’s because I have lofty dreams of finishing non-fiction books.
I’ll have to check out some of the books you mentioned ~ never heard of them.
Hope you all are feeling MUCH better soon!!!!!
Jolanthe
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oo you did pretty good with your list!! I failed miserably this challenge! So bad I almost didn’t even post a wrap up.. but I did
I read that book by Elisabeth Elliot some years ago and need to peruse it again. It would be both fun and edifying to go through a book like that with someone.
I came close to finish my list! I agree, just setting the goals has an impact on our reading and I work things in I wouldn’t get to otherwise.
It is hard to concentrate on nonfiction when sick. Hope everyone’s feeling better soon!
Thanks for hosting this, Katrina — i always enjoy it.
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I had Kate Morton’s newest book on my list this year. She is one of my favorite new authors along with Francine Rivers! Feel better!
You came SUPER close to finishing your goal, you should definitely be proud!
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Sorry you got a stomach bug. Major yuck! You did have a productive reading fall though. Good for you. I always get more out of a book when I’m reading with others too. I haven’t finished my list yet either, but I’m still working on it. Thanks for hosting us again! Always beneficial for me to do your challenges.
Don’t forget – you learned you’re not the only one to skip to the end of the book sometimes!
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Thank you so much for Katrina for hosting this! I had a lot of fun and am sad to see it end!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
It’s also rare for me to completely finish any challenge – I think the best thing is that it pushes me to pick up some of the books that have been languishing on my piles, and, usually, I”m happy to have done so! Thanks so much for hosting! The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is on my wishlist, but I”m going to have to wait to get through at least 1/3 of the books I already have here before buying new ones!
I’m looking forward to getting my hands on Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. It sounds like such a FUN read!
I’ve had Think on my shelf for longer than I intended but Jonathan snagged it first. I plan on getting to that one shortly after the first of the year!
Yeah, I don’t know if I’d accomplish everything on my list but this is a good motivator to accomplish SOMETHING that I’ve been putting off! So, again, thanks for hosting!
You did great, especially considering the sickness! Hope everyone is feeling better soon. I just finished reading “Think” myself. I enjoyed it! Thanks so much for hosting…it’s so fun to read along with so many others!
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I read Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie earlier this year… it was ok, but I didn’t like it as much as to read the sequel… Maybe one day!
I also read The Forgotten Garden through this challenge… I had picked it up on a whim at Costco because the cover looked nice, the title looked interesting, and the synopsis seemed to point to some sort of mix between historical fiction and mystery. I do not regret it either! Boy, was that book good!! I think it’s the 2nd book I read after my daughter was born on Sept. 21st, so I finished it quite quickly during all those nursing sessions…
It will always remind me of those first few days <3
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So glad you are still doing the Reading Challenges. So fun to peruse them:)