March 8, 2014

March Madness Check-in (Week 1)


The first week of this month-long read-a-thon is gone, and Juliana is encouraging all the participants to share their progress HERE. As for me, I'm doing fairly well. Remember I had several thematic to-read lists at the beginning of March? I think I'll continue with this format for the rest of the read-a-thon, because pictures are cute, right?

1) My to-finish list is nearly complete! Three out of four books finished, and some progress is made with Paradise Lost. But it takes time...


2) I haven't started with my read-a-long books list yet, so no cheerful yellow stars here! :) But both books are short, so I think I still have enough time to read them yet.


3) I've read half of Wolf Hall from my historical fiction and fantasy list, and I really like it so far!


4) My Arthurian list is also not forgotten, as I've just finished Cligès by Chrétien de Troyes, which I totally loved!


Overall, I'm quite satisfied with how my March reading is going, and I hope to keep the pace! Wich me good luck! :)

6 comments:

  1. How satisfactory must it feel to tick books off your list like that. :D

    I feel like giving Wolf Hall another go, last time when I tried it I couldn't get into Mantel's writing at all (and ended up in major self-esteem situation, thinking I'm too stupid for her books).

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    1. Oh, yes, I love this way of "crossing out" so much! Picmonkey.com rules!

      Sometimes it's hard for me to get into her writing too, so my advise is to read it only when you have a couple of quiet hours in front of you so that you can really immerse in the book. When I read it in the transport or during lunch I don't understand what I read at all, because I'm too distracted.

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  2. Amazing! You are going to have so many books read by the end of the month. I wish I could do this marathon, but it's not realistic for me. I did finish Paradise Lost (finally!) and Wolf Hall. Both were so difficult for me to get into at first, but I really enjoyed them both once I got the hand of things.

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    1. You know, finishing Paradise Lost is an accomplishment worth reading ten books! :) Wolf Hall is not easy, but very gripping once you get in, here I fully agree!

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  3. I'm jealous of your ambitious book list. I love the Outlander series. Good luck with those chunksters.

    What is picmonkey?

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    1. Thanks, Bree!

      http://www.picmonkey.com/ is a website for making collages and editing photos. I've been discoveing its possibilities recently, and those yellow "read" star markings are created there!

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