I know it’s coming terribly late in the day (blame all of the upgrading I’ve been doing on my computer systems today), but I thought it would still be worthwhile just tying up a few loose ends with regards to my reading the end of last week. With … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 1st February 2010
February 2, 2010 By 2 Comments
The fact that I now set aside particular days for the reading of particular authors is really working out for me. Not only does it allow me to make slow and steady progress through the multitude of reading projects I set myself, but it also gives me … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Summary for remainder of Week 4 2010
February 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
And so a new month commences and it always feels like a fresh new beginning to me - a slate wiped clean, new reading prospects laying ahead. But before I move on to those new reading prospects myself, I need to finish talking about the old ones first … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Thursday 28th January 2010
January 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Wow, it's amazing what a difference a day makes when it comes to reading. If you caught up with my journal entry for yesterday then you will know that Wednesday didn't turn out to be one of my best days reading-wise, with the only saving grace being … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 27th January 2010
January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So another reading day dissolves into the foggy haze of history, and just like Tuesday it was another day of mixed reading success. Let's have a run through it. The first reading task of the day was to dig into the backlog of short stories I've … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 25th January 2010
January 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Well it was kind of a mixed day of reading yesterday. I began with a read through of the two Maupassant shorts that I’d scheduled for myself from the Oxford University Press collection, A Day in the Country and Other Stories. The first story was … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Summary for remainder of Week 3 2010
January 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Well I hadn’t planned on filing another multiple day summary for my reading journal to end the week as I did for the week before, but that’s what’s appeared to have happened. A combination of blogging and Real Life combined to keep my reading … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 19th January 2010
January 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
You know, I'm actually quite enjoying these author-themed days that I've introduced for myself. Not only are they ensuring that I'm making a bit of progress towards completing my myriad of reading challenges, but they're giving me at least a weekly … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 18th January 2010
January 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As I'm in a mad rush to get my dog out this morning I'm going to be brief for once with my reading journal entry for yesterday (Hooray says all of you :)) So, with Monday's for me now known as 'Maupassant Monday' one of the main aims of the day … [Read more...]