As of February 14th 2009, I have decided to read a book a day, for a year: my year of reading dangerously! Click below for updates. (UPDATE: I am dangerously behind AND WILL RETURN TO CATCH UP IN SEPTEMBER...gulp).
February 14th. Happy Valentines Day! The perfect day to embrace, proclaim and commit, to passionately, recklessly, openly and shamelessly shout those words 'I luv you, words! Be mine! '
So, today is the day, I have decided to take the plunge. I am going to tackle a book a day, for a whole year.
This insane idea comes from Fifecat: you can find her inspiring blog here, if you want to join us or laugh at us. She came up with this idea 128 days and 126 books ago, and has this to say about the experience so far:
Is it possible to read a book a day, every day? I'm three months into my challenge now and I would say that for me, no, it isn't possible to read a whole book EVERY single day. Real life does get in the way, or the book is just too long to complete in the evening after work. However, it looks like it is possible to read an AVERAGE of one book a day for a year, because you can catch up on your reading on weekends and holidays. So in those terms, I'm on track - and my reading choices are still eclectic!
I came across 'A book a day...' one week ago, and decided I wanted to join Fifecat on her year of reading dangerously. This is why the Internet is so cool, you encounter the best people and become inspired. It has taken me a week wussing out dangerously to get going, but I have been spurred on by fervent wise words:
A BOOK A DAY: THE RULES.
What counts as a book?
- A Book: paper or virtual. Poetry, Prose, Fiction, drama, autobiography, anything at all.
- An Audio Book - mp3 recordings (might need to save up for an ipod first, though)
- Film adaptations - short, long, animated, etc.. I would also say TV adaptations, but I don't have a TV. Or an ipod (it's sad, I know).
- Any type of literary performance or adaptation, in medium. Theatre would be nice, if someone wants to take me out and buy me a liqueur at half time (that's what they call the break bit, right?). The Wasteland in Tap dance, Waiting for Godot in mime, and so on and so forth.
You can find my Reading List (and read list!) HERE.
OK. eek.
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Welcome Lis! I am so excited to hear of someone enthusiastic or mad enough to join me in this nutty plan ... Short books work, but unfortunately you will find that a lot of the books you want to read are LONG! You can catch up on quieter days though, unless you make your rules really strict and you always have to finish a book each day ... Keep us posted with a link here if you start blogging about your book a day! *rubs hands gleefully*