A New Kind of Test

so, i just got a droid this week a i wanted to know if i could actually write a post on it. guess what...i can.

Tired

Of everything. I need a break.

Out of Practice

About an hour ago I posted my latest Facebook status which reads:

Hannah: Read The Education of Bet this morning and am working my way through Persuasion. After so much fluff (aka current YA fiction), Persuasion takes so much more brain power to read. I'm SO out of practice!

Then, I read and agreed with Tahereh's latest post.

Now, I'm wondering where I stand exactly on this. I adore YA fiction. Always have and probably always will. However, I find myself wanting to read more of the classics again. I'm only on chapter 9 of Persuasion right now. Why? Because each chapter is taking 10-15 minutes to read and comprehend. (That's 4-6 pages in each chapter) Terrible timing! I should be better than this. I USED to be better than this. I blame it on YA fiction. BUT, I don't regret my YA, so, what to do? I've got an idea and I would like to know if it sounds too crazy.

Since I've well passed my goal of 200 books read this year, I've got time to "waste" reading. Here's my idea:

I've got ALOT of classics on my new bookshelves that I've still not read even though I've had many for well over ten years. I think I should probably tackle reading them now that they're out in the open. How about for every non-classic that I read for the remainder of the year, I tackle a classic just so that I can actually say that I've read all the classics that I own? Sound like a good plan? This would allow for my YA addiction to be satisfied, while reviving the practice of reading and comprehension of all the OLD books.

Tell me...what do you think? "Good idea" or just "plain ludicrous...you'll never make it!"

August Tally 2010

August is almost over and September begins the busiest month of the year for me. (Work and all that) It's funny, though, cause one would think that I would be trying to cram as much reading as possible into August since time will be tight in September, but I didn't really read alot this month. Here's the list:

Half Moon Investigations ~ Eoin Colfer 8/2

Gwyneth and the Thief ~ Margaret Moore 8/2

Puppy Love ~ Nancy Krulik 8/3

Material Evidence ~ Bill Kirton 8/5

Boys that Bite ~ Mari Mancusi 8/6

Stake That! ~ Mari Mancusi 8/9

The Grimm Legacy ~ Polly Shulman 8/29

The Hunger Games ~ Suzanne Collins 8/30

Catching Fire ~ Suzanne Collins 8/30

Mockingjay ~ Suzanne Collins 8/31

Wow! Did you see that gap of twenty days where I didn't finish one. single. book? I blame it on the bookshelves. and the visitor. and work. and piano lessons. and TV DVR. There's just too much entertainment and not enough hours in a day! Obviously, my blog hasn't exactly been one of my priorities again, but hopefully the bouts of silence won't last too much longer. We'll see.

In the meantime, Read as much as you can and let me know what you favorite book in August was.

July Tally 2010

Yes, I realize we are almost through August and I am just now getting around to posting my tally for July. I have plenty of excuses for this, but I'm not going to give any. I don't want to say them and I'm sure you don't want to read them. Moving on.

July was a rather good month due to a few short books and a new manga series. And I mustn't forget my Barbara Cartlands.

Deathnote Vol. 1 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/1

Deathnote Vol. 2 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/1

Deathnote Vol. 3 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/2

Deathnote Vol. 4 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/3

Nightlight: A Twilight Parody ~ The Harvard Lampoon 7/4

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner ~ Stephenie Meyer 7/5

Deathnote Vol. 5 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/7

Deathnote Vol. 6 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/8

Deathnote Vol. 7 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/8

Deathnote Vol. 8 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/9

Deathnote Vol. 9 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/9

Deathnote Vol. 10 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/9

The Red Pyramid ~ Rick Riordan 7/11

Deathnote Vol. 11 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/11

Deathnote Vol. 12 ~ Tsugumi Ohba 7/11

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ~ J.K. Rowling 7/12

Never Laugh at Love ~ Barbara Cartland 7/19

The Unwanted Wedding ~ Barbara Cartland 7/20

The Incredible Honeymoon ~ Barbara Cartland 7/21

Moments of Love ~ Barbara Cartland 7/21

Wild Irish Roses ~ Una McManus 7/22

Can You Keep a Secret ~ Sophie Kinsella 7/23

Who Needs Boys ~ Stephie Davis 7/24

When It Happens ~ Susanne Colasante 7/25

Good Girls ~ Laura Ruby 7/26

Story of a Girl ~ Sara Zarr 7/26

How I Live Now ~ Meg Rosoff 7/27

Companions of the Night ~ Vivian Vande Velde 7/28

Model Spy ~ Shannon Greenland 7/29

Down to the Wire ~ Shannon Greenland 7/30

The Winning Element ~ Shannon Greenland 7/30

With a total of 32 books read, I definitely feel like July was a good month for reading. I can only hope that August goes a little bit better this last week cause right now...it's pitiful!