It is the first Wednesday of the New Year! A perfect time to participate in the WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Please add your links below or participate by just letting me know what you have been reading! Happy New Year!
What Did I Just Finish Reading?
Of all the challenges I made for myself for 2018, the goal of reading The Lord of the Rings Trilogy proved to be the most difficult and the most satisfying to finish. I finished the trilogy with the gripping final The Return of the King. I found it as thrilling and wonderful as the second instillation was annoying and boring. If you can make it through The Two Towers this book is the reward. My review of the trilogy is here.
What am I Currently Reading?
Last year one of my biggest mistakes was not reading several books at once, it was the erratic organization to my…um, system. I almost always read on my Kindle in night but if I don’t have something selected I read whatever I find on Kindle Unlimited. So, I am hoping a little better organization will help me not only read great books but also work through my TBR. So, at any time I will have a physical book, an electronic book, an audiobook and perhaps a nonfiction book working. All of this is in an effort to successfully complete my challenges. This week I loaded Bedlam Stacks onto my kindle (through my library app – double points!) and rented You are a Badass through the same library app (triple points!!!) as an audiobook. There is nothing like a New Year to make you feel hyper organized. Let us see how things continue around March.
What Do I Plan to Read Next?
I have a LOT on my physical TBR shelf to choose from. Oddly, I have more childrens book than anything else. So, I will probably start there! Or, I will leap right into my Harry Potter re-read and complete Potter consumption.
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Congrats on finishing LOTR trilogy! Loved the movies, but couldn’t get into the first book – too much description for me. Love that you’re doing a HP re-read. https://teripolen.com/2019/01/02/www-wednesday-what-am-i-reading-amreading-19/
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It is SO MUCH DESCRIPTION. Believe it or not, the second book is worse. The third book makes it all worthwhile with the action and satisfaction of seeing that damn ring go into the fire. Can’t wait to see what you are reading!
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I loved Bedlam Stacks and her first book The Watchmaker of Filigree Street – have you read that one? I’m very excited to see what she writes next!
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street was my favorite book of 2018! I am with you waiting in anticipation for her to write more. LOVE her books.
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Haha, I was the other way around. I much preferred The Two Towers to The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King! I love the fact that we clearly come at it from completely different angles. I thought The Return of the King was boring… 🤣😂 I do love a difference of opinion!
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I could not agree more with that sentiment! I feel like lasting books like these pull different opinions from everyone instead of appealing to all the same audience. I can see why people love the second book but I was so SO happy to see some resolution in the final book. And, truthfully, there were some sections of The Return of the King that just had to be gotten through. Hah!
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I would like to hear your thoughts on Your a Badass and Atomic Habits.
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Do you sense a New Years Theme with these two books? I will let you know if I enjoy them!
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Yes haha. I’m trying to read a self help/care book every two months. Any recommendations would be great.
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Oooh, I love “Messy” because it helped me let go of some of my uber type A personality issues. Also, I am reading Atomic Habits and so far it feels like the perfect way to help me achieve my new goals.
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Who wrote Messy?
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Sorry! Tim Harford. Its full title is Messy, The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Life. Loved it!
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LOTR is a classic. Glad you enjoyed it so much! Here’s my WWW this week: https://lifewithnoplot.wordpress.com/2019/01/02/www-wednesday-1-2-19/
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I’m curious about The Bedlam Stacks…and I do love borrowing from the library! Enjoy your reading, and thanks for visiting my blog.
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That’s interesting what you say about Return of the King, as I did not make it through the Two Towers… though I barely made it through Fellowship, too, so I feel like it’s more a case of Tolkien not being for me.
Here’s my WWW for this week.
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Toliken is such an original fantasy story teller but, goodness, he could have easily cut those books in half by editing out the descriptions of every single thing.
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Thanks for stopping by on my site!
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Well done on finishing the Lord of The Rings such huge books!
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Thank you! I have never read anything before that made me feel such a sense of accomplishment. It is silly but true!
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Some great reads on your list!
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Thank you!
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Awesome job finishing the LOTR series!!!
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Oh my, thank you! Whew, I am glad that is done.
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YES! Let’s experience Harry Potter again just for the fun of it. I think I will make notes and then use them to quiz my grandchildren. Happy New Year!
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I love that idea! Happy New Year!
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You’re reading A LOT!🤣 I wanted to read The Lord of the Rings as well. Maybe I should after my Harry Potter marathon.🙂
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I don’t have a moments regret in finishing the books but there were times during the reading that I regretted picking them up. You can do it!
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Apologies for the late response. I’ve never read any of the LOTR’s books. Your others looks great as well.
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Thanks! And, late is better than never when it means someone is reading your stuff right?
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Loving your reading incentive I’d like to do something similar this year.
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Join me! I’ve never done anything that makes me read my own books as well as the promise of more books.
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Okay will do!
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