Well, here we are, at the conclusion of Fall Into Reading 2011. From the very beginning, I knew this fall would be crazy. In addition to the usual holiday and school busyness, we moved to a new house and got our old house empty, clean, and ready to be put on the market. Which I knew would leave less time for reading, and would leave me feeling rather frazzled, which could also interfere with my reading plans.
Not surprisingly, I didn’t finish all the books on my list. Here are the books I had hoped to read:
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The Next Story by Tim Challies
Lit by Tony Reinke
Give Them Grace by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Microstyle by Christopher Johnson
Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
The Dragon’s Tooth by N.D. Wilson
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
The Bone House by Stephen R. Lawhead
In the end, I finished all five of the fiction books, but only three of the nonfiction. I still need to read The Next Story and Microstyle. Clearly, I found myself unable to focus on much nonfiction this year, even though the fiction was often a welcome respite from the craziness all around me.
Still, I’m going to consider reading eight books in the last three months a decent accomplishment for me.
My favorite books from this fall were, by far, The Bone House and The Dragon’s Tooth. Both were page-turners and kept me reading late into the night. I passed The Bone House on to my husband and The Dragon’s Tooth on to my teen, and they would both concur with my opinions. The only problem with those books is that they are part of two different series, so now I am left waiting and waiting until the next installments come out. Oh well…it’ll be worth the wait, I’m sure.
My favorite nonfiction read was Lit — a great book about the whys and hows of reading. I intend to write a review of Lit at some point, and I also want to re-visit it and re-read parts once things calm down a little. It gave me lots to think about, but was also enjoyable to read a book by someone who has such an appreciation for reading. Good stuff.
I’m looking forward to some more spontaneous and unstructured reading this winter — but rest assured, I will keep reading, and I hope you will too!
Don’t forget to visit the official wrap-up post to read other Fall Into Reading participants’ wrap-ups.
I used to read Agatha Christie, like in middle school; and now, as an adult I’m reading youth fiction. Go figure. Lit sounds interesting, I will need to look it up. Thank you again for another fun challenge. The challenge always encourages me to read, and learn about new books through other participants. Merry Christmas!
I’ve heard a lot about Unbroken, Lit, and Give Them Grace. I need to check them out. I just got to Peace Like a River earlier this year and really enjoyed it.
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I think you did great this fall. You had a lot on your plate! I didn’t get my list done either.. I think the fall is a hard time for me to focus on reading since I am trying to finish up Christmas presents!
I am seeing Lit a lot around the blogiverse lately, intriguing… Thanks for hosting this challenge again, it’s one of my favorites!
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I didn’t get all my books read on my list either. But that’s okay. As long as I was reading, right? Thanks again for the challenge! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I just finished Lit as well and, like you, I’m kinda brooding over it a bit and plan to share my more complete thoughts later on. I’m ruminating. That was an awesome book!
I’m seriously impressed you read eight books AND moved. That’s quite the accomplishment! =) Go you!
And thanks again for hosting this!
Looks like you finished some great books.I just started Lit and am excited about it and I am reading The Next Story as well! I enjoyed your post and thanks for hosting!
Amy
Can’t wait to read Lit!. Maybe by spring I’ll buy it and get it read.
I listened to “The Next Story” when it was a free audio book, and bought it this week while it was on sale so that my teenage daughter can read it. I think it’ll be good for her.
I loved “Unbroken”. Really kept me wanting to read more.
My daughter loves series so I’ll have to pass on The Bone House and The Dragon’s Tooth titles to her.
Merry Christmas and thanks for hosting us again! I always love this challenge.
I might look into Lit. Did you enjoy Sleeping Murder? Agatha is a fave author of mine.
I figured someone must like the Bone House. I am slowly trudging through it, and I will be glad when it is over! I don’t know what possessed me to ever agree to review it!
Great! More books to add to my 2012 list!
When you call it a page-turner, how can I resist?!
Going to have to check those two page turners out!! I read the first book in the Michael Vey series before our oldest read it and really enjoyed it as well ~ thinking it may be one that your son would like too.
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Ack! I missed the wrap up deadline! Ah, well. I had fun reading which is the whole point, right?
I still have The Bone House on my wish list; maybe you’ve convinced me to give it a try. Just how impatient will I be for the next installment?
I will definitely tell my number three son (and new Kindle owner) about The Dragon’s Tooth!
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