An Update from the Airport

I have been on vacation for the past 5 weeks, and I thought that I would get so much reading done. I was just in Florida for a week, and I had hoped to at least read three books.

Well guess what, readership of one?

I did not finish one book. In fact, I hardly read at all.

I read a couple of chapters of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which I am rereading for the bazillionth time, and I also started Sense and Sensibility. I had brought three other books with me. Three! And I didn't read anything! And college is starting next week!

In summation, this challenge is super hard. I didn't realize how many books I would have to read to complete it. Its about a book and two-thirds a week, and thats an intense reading regimen. I mean I knew one hundred books is a lot of books, but I didn't realize just how long it takes to read a book. I also naturally chose one hundred cause it sounds the best. How wimpy does "52 Books in a Year" sound? That's a horrible name for a blog.

But, dear readership of one, I have found a solution, in the shape of children's literature. Nancy Drew novels, here I come!

Until next time.... 2/100.

Book #2

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

I'm a nerdfighter. If you don't know what that is, it's basically someone who loves John Green and Hank Green (his brother) and everything that they stand for, which includes all manner of interesting, obscure, nerdy things. 

Being that I am a nerdfighter, I dont really understand why it took me so long to read John's latest book, "The Fault in Our Stars." But I finally did, and about 20 minutes ago I finished it, and am now an emotional wreck because of it.

Never has a book made me cry so hard, and for such a long time. I cry a lot and often when reading books and watching movies. Even when rereading a book that made me cry the first time, I will cry again the second, and third and fourth time around. I am very aware of my book induced crying patterns and this bout was unprecedented. Usually, I'll cry for a page or two. Maybe, if the book is a real tear jerker, a page hear and there, interspersed throughout the book. In "The Fault in Our Stars", I cried for a good four chapters. And not little tears. Really big, fat tears. I was sobbing. But in a very good way.

The book was awesome. Go out and buy it. I am planning on rereading it in the near future, armed with a tissue box and a highlighter to mark the profound thoughts and quotes that are everywhere in the book.

"The Fault in Our Stars" is my second book of 2013. I have a feeling it may make a second appearence later on.

Book #1

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

I did not put much thought into my first book of 2013. I read books so often that the choosing of a book is not really auspicious. Rarely do I specifically choose to read a certain book at a certain time. I like to just read, so I just grab whatever I can. I needed a book for my trip to Ohio, and "The Night Circus" came highly recommended, so I went for it.

I did not love it. I think it tried to hard to be good. The words, the style and the details were vibrant and colorful, but it seemed too much. There were too many specifics and not much of a big picture. Was it a good read? Yes. I enjoyed the process of reading it. It was suspenseful and had a decent plot line and a bunch of characters who were intriguing. But it wasn't amazing.

This is not such a terrible crime, but I happen to purchase many of the books that I read, so when I dont like a book that I have purchased, its a loss. I think I'm going to return it, but I am not sure if ethically I can. It's just that "The Night Circus" is not a book that I want to pick up and reread anytime soon.

And so begins the "100 Books in a Year" challenge. Yay New Year's Resolutions!