Remember how I said I was overwhelmed with exams/essays/wrapping up my foreseeable academic career, aside from my dissertation, this month? It certainly felt that way, but you’d never know from my reading! Numbers correspond to total books read in 2009.
65. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
66. The Sugar Queen – Sarah Addison Allen
67. Thirteen Reasons Why – Jay Asher
68. The Red Siren – M.L. Tyndall
69. The Love We Share Without Knowing – Christopher Barzak
70. Palace Circle – Rebecca Dean
71. Briar Rose – Jane Yolen
72. Wicked Lovely – Melissa Marr
73. The Traitor’s Wife – Susan Higginbotham
74. Queen’s Cross – Lawrence Schoonover
75. Simply Perfect – Mary Balogh
76. What Would Jane Austen Do? – Laurie Brown
77. Frenchman’s Creek – Daphne du Maurier
78. Old Man’s War – John Scalzi
79. Dead Until Dark – Charlaine Harris
80. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever – Julia Quinn
81. Living Dead in Dallas – Charlaine Harris
82. Oakleaf Bearers – John Flanagan
83. And Only to Deceive – Tasha Alexander
84. Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales – Eleanor Bluestein
85. Hotel du Lac – Anita Brookner
86. The Wonder Singer – George Rabasa
87. Follow Me – Joanna Scott
88. How to Marry a Marquis – Julia Quinn
89. The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet – Reif Larsen
90. The Host – Stephenie Meyer
91. The Last Queen – C.W. Gortner
I completely outdid myself this month. I read 27 books, which is the most ever. You’d think I’d stop reading when I had stressful things to get done. Nope, I just read more. Although I had reason, considering I had a flight on which I read maybe four books and during the 24 hour read-a-thon I finished 5 and later completed a 6th. The funniest part is that I was truly shocked. For most of this month, I felt I had no time to read, and while I do keep a list, I didn’t look at it much until composing this post today. It’s very strange how my perception of reality did not tally at all with actual reality.
I’m also absurdly pleased with myself because in the month of April, I added just 8 books to my TBR pile and managed to clear a massive 22 from it. That’s a net loss of 14, which for someone like me is awesome! I guess I had time to read but not any time to visit the bookstore.
It’s also virtually impossible to pick a favorite. I’d probably recommend anything on that list up there, with perhaps the exception of The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever, Breaking Dawn, or Palace Circle. I enjoyed everything else. I’ve gotten really good at picking out what I like and sticking to it.
Today, I’m going to start The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire by C.M. Mayo. I’m also really looking forward to discussing The English Patient with my online book club later on. Keith and I are also going to watch more of LOST. We’re 6 episodes away from the end of season 1 and avoiding spoilers has gotten much more difficult now that I know who many of the characters are and actually have an interest!
First, though, time to get some work done.
How was your reading month?
Wow, congratulations on an excellent reading month! It’s funny, my perception of April was off too. I thought it’d been a slow month, but I actually read 19 months, the exact same as in March.
You had a an amazing month! I think I did my usual 10-11.
Nicole’s last blog post..The Little Book on Meaning, by Laura Berman Fortgang
I’m super impressed that you cleared that many books from your TBR pile! I had a good reading month too, 23 books I believe, although a much larger number of my books were Young Adult than normal, which probably inflated my numbers somewhat.
Jen – Devourer of Books’s last blog post..TSS: April 2009 Reading Wrap-Up
Wow, I just have to comment. 91 books for this year already! That is amazing.
claire’s last blog post..Emily Dickinson and Poetry Month Winners
The readathon helped many readers’ monthly book numbers! I finished 17 books during the readathon…good because I finished nothing last week!
debnance’s last blog post..Sunday Salon: Keep Your Hand Moving
Congrats on a great reading month! I’m really impressed with the number of books you managed to eliminate from your TBR, too.
Memory’s last blog post..66. Seven For A Secret by Elizabeth Bear
Totally impressive! And the best is that you cleared more than you brought in. I need to start doing that. March and April are my busy months with work, so my eyes and brain should soon be ready to read more at night and on weekends. And I must spend less time on Titter!
Beth F’s last blog post..Review: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Wow, that’s basically a book a day. I don’t know how you do it with school too!
Kathy’s last blog post..Review: The English Patient
Mine was low, number-wise, but I loved every book that I read so I’m very happy with April. I, too, find myself retreating in to books during busy or stressful times. I think that’s my mind’s way of sorting itself out and keeping its (relative) sanity.
That is absolutely amazing! I am struggling to manage 8-10 in a month. I need more time to read, or to read faster. Actually, both would be best. Good job paring down Mt. TBR!
Carey’s last blog post..Review: The Foreign Field by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Holy cow! That’s an incredible number of books – way more than I can read in a good month, let alone when I was working on my dissertation proposal! No wonder your TBR pile went down (which is equally impressive!)
Fyrefly’s last blog post..Elizabeth Kelly – Apologize, Apologize!
Clearly you reach for the books when you’re stressed, the way some of us (raising my hand …) reach for the cookies! Congrats on a full month of reading AND reviewing!
Dawn (sheIsTooFondOfBooks)’s last blog post..Spotlight on Bookstores: *Kepler’s Books* in Menlo Park, California
27 books is awesome! Congrats on setting a new record. I read 16, which is a personal best.
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