46, 47, and counting!

Book number 47 done!

The Eyre Affair is 48th

Ahead of Schedule -- Yippee for me!

My life for the most part is boring. I don't keep a journal or a diary; that would just remind me about how boring my life is. What I do keep, however, is a book journal. I don't know why I started keeping one; it's like I woke up one day in 1994 and said, "I think I'll keep a log of all the books I read." Two years ago I lost the book journals. Well, at least I thought I did. Yesterday I found them tucked behind the photo albums on the bottom cabinet shelf. It has been fun to look at the list of books and reread some of the things I wrote about them. I can tell when I really liked a book because I would write, write, and write. The books that were so-so, sometimes just received a "meh."

My reading goal has always been at least one book a week. When the children were young that was achieved through our homeschool reading and educational materials. Okay, I know that is cheating, but at least I was reading something. Now that the children are out of the house during the day and I have lots of free time, I get to read more interesting material. This year most of my reading has been contemporary novels. That is something I thought I would never enjoy. I've tried to stay close to the classics, but recently have discovered I like a few of the newer authors too! Because of a very busy winter/spring I was unable to read my first book until April. Not a good start to my reading year! I am pleased to report, though, that I just finished my 45th book and it is the 43rd week of the year!

As always, all recommendations welcome.

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