Now is probably as good a time as any to take a look at how I did on my 2012 reading challenges. I’m probably not going to make too much more headway with them considering the Christmas reading, magician books, and ARCs I have on my immediate TBR pile. 😉
I did okay with this one. I intended to read more poetry this year and did so, but I only managed one poetry collection (of 2) and 39+ other poems, mostly from here and there around the web. I also commented on a few Virtual Poetry Circles, which were a great way to expose myself to at least a poem a week. My one poetry collection, and book #35 for the year, is Minorities, a collection edited by J.M. Wilson from T. E. Lawrence’s notebook of transcribed poems. It’s an interesting selection of poems about war, love, death, and nature. Most of the time all at once. I first read this collection in college and was pleased to be able to purchase it online. I am pretty terrible at putting into words my thoughts about poetry. Like allegory and satire, I always feel like I’m missing something or that I don’t have the necessary vocabulary to talk intelligently about poems. I know what I like, I enjoy what I like, and that’s enough for me. I’ll be continuing my poem-a-week habit in 2013. |
I did not end up rereading much this year. In addition to the four books finished below, I also reread 9 short stories (mostly Arthur Conan Doyle and Ray Bradbury) and am a couple hundred pages into A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. This one’s a “win,” but not by much. “Reliving the Past: 4-8 re-reads”.
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My own challenges:
Heaven, Hell & 2 Ducks – FAIL!I know four jokes well enough that I can tell them without much thought. One involves Heaven, one involves Hell, and the other two include ducks. Yep. That’s it. I created a graphic for a challenge that involves four books.
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SpecFic Challenge – Success!“Content” level of participation: 12 books
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Mixing It Up Challenge – Success!“Mixing Bowl” level of participation: read from 9-12 of the following 16 categories: |