First Theme: Historical Girls
I like to read. I like to talk about books.
I read so much that if I don't write down what I think about a book, I'll probably forget. Hence, my presence on goodreads.com (see link to right.)
One of the reasons I want to try talking about books in a blog setting, is that I like to talk about books in the context of other books. I like to read big chunks of related content, and then switch gears drastically. I usually read whatever's on the sci-fi shelf that catches my eye, but this month I'm playing in a different genre.
So, look for posts over the next few weeks regarding my current literary cycle: Historical Girls.
Planned subjects:
I decided to read (in some cases re-read) these books now for a couple reasons.
1) My local library is being remodeled and is closed. Instead, a book bus is coming a couple times a week. The book bus has far fewer books, but quite a bit of "classic" children's literature. These books are in the normal branch, but in a section which, on a normal day, I might not go through. (It feels slightly sketchy to wander the children's section as an adult sans child.)
2) I saw a bunch of coverage online preparing for the release of this book:
Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
So it's time to catch up, and subject my grown-up brain to some 'girls' books. Stay tuned.
I read so much that if I don't write down what I think about a book, I'll probably forget. Hence, my presence on goodreads.com (see link to right.)
One of the reasons I want to try talking about books in a blog setting, is that I like to talk about books in the context of other books. I like to read big chunks of related content, and then switch gears drastically. I usually read whatever's on the sci-fi shelf that catches my eye, but this month I'm playing in a different genre.
So, look for posts over the next few weeks regarding my current literary cycle: Historical Girls.
Planned subjects:
- Little Women
- Little House on the Prairie (and others in the series)
- Anne of Green Gables
- Caddie Woodlawn
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Island of the Blue Dolphins
I decided to read (in some cases re-read) these books now for a couple reasons.
1) My local library is being remodeled and is closed. Instead, a book bus is coming a couple times a week. The book bus has far fewer books, but quite a bit of "classic" children's literature. These books are in the normal branch, but in a section which, on a normal day, I might not go through. (It feels slightly sketchy to wander the children's section as an adult sans child.)
2) I saw a bunch of coverage online preparing for the release of this book:
Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
So it's time to catch up, and subject my grown-up brain to some 'girls' books. Stay tuned.
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