TSS: February Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Happy Sunday, all! I’m going to try to do a Sunday Salon, Monthly Wrap-Up, and Pick of the Month all in one post, so it’s going to get a little crowded around here. Sorry about that.
February’s been kind of crazy busy and hectic, and if I start thinking about it as “one month less to get my dissertation finished” I start panicking, so let’s think about it in terms of books instead! It’s felt like I haven’t had a lot of mental energy to read, but I’ve actually finished a fair number of books, so… go me!
As a whole, they’ve ranged from pretty good to really good, but it was still easy to select my Pick of the Month: Jo Walton’s Tooth and Claw. It thoroughly charmed me, and I think it’s a bit of a travesty that this book (and this author) aren’t more widely read.
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started February with 252 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* … 255! Not great, but still not too shabby, plus I was really good about reading my own TBR books instead of library books (except graphic novels, but I’ve already decided those don’t count.) Anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Audiobooks |
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Read but not owned |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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Cleared from my TBR pile (huzzah!) |   |
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| Added to my TBR pile (shame!) | |
  - Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death by Richard Peck |
 - The King’s Peace by Jo Walton |
 - The Origins of Life and the Universe by Paul F. Lurquin (my dad’s fault) |
 - The Chalk-Circle Man by Fred Vargas (Unshelved comics’ fault) |
 - Heresy by S. J. Parris |
 - The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber |
 - The Book of Fires by Jane Borodale (Stephanie’s fault) |
 - Year of the Horse by Justin Allen (I was contacted by the author, but this is indirectly Lorin’s fault) |
 - Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier (Nymeth’s fault) |
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| Other non-TBR Additions | |
 - The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne Duprau |
 - Paper Towns by John Green |
  - Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes |
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Looks like you got some great books this month! I am looking forward to reading your review of The Creation of Eve. That book has been on my radar for awhile now.
reviewsbylola – My review will be up in two weeks, but the short version: Good, solid historical fiction about a time and place and people I didn’t know much about. Not exactly mold-breaking, but definitely a good read.
I love your decision that graphic novels won’t count! I actually feel the same way! :–)
rhapsody – There are times when my brain is just not interested in handling anything more than a graphic novel, and if I bought them all, I’d be broke, so those *have* to come from the library. :)
Okay, okay, I have got to read Jo Walton. I keep seeing her name all over the place!
Gavin – Well, it’s in this post three times, at least (seven if you count the pictures!) :)
I’m glad that even though you’re stressed, you’re still reading! I hope your dissertation is going well.
Meghan – My dissertation requires a fair bit of journal reading, but that’s very different from novel reading. I’ve always wondered how people in fields that require mountains of book-reading do it, and still have the motivation to read with their free time.
Wow, your TBR pile is growing by leaps and bounds! :)
I didn’t remember to write a monthly wrap-up until last night, otherwise I would have included it in my Sunday Salon too. Now I just have to set aside some time to write it.
Alyce – Only a net increase of 3! That sounds much better than saying an addition of 9.
I write my monthly wrap-up post in bits and pieces throughout the month as I finish/acquire stuff, so that all I have to do at the end of the month is take the picture of the stack of books.