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January 2011 Summation

January 31, 2011

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in January. Books Read – January 2011 The Stone Diaries, by Carol Shields – 1/2/2011 Mockingbird, by Kathryn Erskine – 1/2/2011 Getting Things Done, by David Allen – 1/6/2011 Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger – 1/24/2011 Bright Blue Miracle, by Becca Wilhite – 1/29/2011 A [...]

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2010 Top 10 List

December 31, 2010

MY TOP 10 PICKS OF 2010 In no particular order . . . Books Published before 2010 The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas Delicate Edible Birds, by Lauren Groff Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead Books Published [...]

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2010 Summation

December 31, 2010

BOOKS READ Total Books Read = 40 Average Books Read Per Month = 3.3 Best Reading Month = September (9 books) Worst Reading Month = February & July (1 book each) Total Pages Read = 13,206 Average Pages Per Book = 330 Average Pages Read Per Day = 36 Average Pages Read Per Month = [...]

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December 2010 Summation

December 31, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in December. Books Read – December 2010 How To Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster – 12/7/2010 Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery – 12/30/2010 December Total = 2 Year-to-Date Total = 40 Sigh. Ended the year with a whimper. But at least [...]

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November 2010 Summation

November 30, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in November. Books Read – November 2010 The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas – 11/7/2010 Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro – 11/14/2010 Sweethearts, by Sara Zarr – 11/15/2010 Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld – 11/18/2010 Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld – 11/21/2010 Specials, by Scott [...]

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October 2010 Summation

October 31, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in October. Books Read – October 2010 The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman – 10/7/2010 Room, by Emma Donoghue – 10/10/2010 Delicate Edible Birds, by Lauren Groff – 10/21/2010 October Total = 3 Year-to-Date Total = 32 Not my most stellar reading month, especially after September. But Delicate [...]

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New Releases – October 2010

October 5, 2010

Here’s a glimpse of what is coming out in October: Hardbacks At Home, by Bill Bryson (October 5, 2010) Washington: A Life, by Ron Chernow (October 5, 2010) Nemesis, by Philip Roth (October 5, 2010) The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan (October 12, 2010) Our Kind of Traitor, by John le Carre (October 12, 2010) [...]

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September 2010 Summation

September 30, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in September. Books Read – September 2010 City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare – 9/3/2010 The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner – 9/5/2010 The Queen of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner – 9/11/2010 The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner – 9/13/2010 A Conspiracy of Kings, [...]

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