As you may have noticed, I've recently started reading a lot of Young Adult fiction. Some of it bores me too, but not nearly as much as Anne did, or as much as Little Women did. What makes a book turn into a classic? Which of the books I'm reading now will be a classic? Will any of them? If I reread Pippi Longstocking and Harriet the Spy am I doomed to be disappointed?
One of my personal goals for the year was to read 52 books this year. Last year I read 47 (or was it 48?) This is my 52nd book, so I am 3.5 months ahead of schedule. The full list can be found here.
Last weekend the Monkey and I did a lot of fun stuff together. One of our stops was at the library where I checked out WAY TOO MANY books. I checked out half a dozen YA novels for myself. His Monkiness and I discovered the kid's dinosaur books and he Very Carefully selected 10 or so of them. I am not sure what his criteria are, but there was definate choosing going on. I love that he loves stuff so passionately. We also hit a small Fall Festival, where he had his first encounter with a bouncy house.
What else? I made a new bag, it's so darling that I want to use it myself, but it's too small for all my mommy crap. There are pictures of it over here. I made a slipcover for the ottoman that turned out really well, despite the fact that I was making it up as I went.
All in all, a very successful weekend!
You must be so proud that your little one likes books! :)
ReplyDeleteOk, what I suggest is skipping the rest of the books (of course, I haven't read them either!!) and just watch the movies. I grew up on the movies, fell in love with Anne (and Gilbert). When I was maybe 20 or so I tried to read this book and HATED it. OK, maybe not hate, but disliked it strongly.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, congrats on finishing your 52nd book! Doesn't that feel great!
I remember that in the fifth grade I came in all the time with these adult horror and thrillers lol. One day I brought this one in and my teacher stopped, saying Erin, you never read books like that!, and seemed very pleased and impressed. I guess she didn't like the other stuff i read at that age LOL. Good memories, she was a great teacher.
ReplyDeleteI've been in the mood to read the classics lately too, there's so many I missed out on.
Lisa - I've been looking for your Eat Pray Love review, but I can't find it... I just finished the book yesterday and was curious what you thought of it.
ReplyDeleteYou can't find it because I read the book before I started the blog, so I didn't review it! It was my favorite book of 2007, esp the Italy part.
ReplyDeleteYou can't find it because I read the book before I started the blog, so I didn't review it! It was my favorite book of 2007, esp the Italy part.
ReplyDeleteHa! I thought the same thing about Anne of Green Gables! I was sooooo relieved when she finally stopped talking. I read it earlier this year as part of my YA reading.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making it past your goal.
ReplyDeleteI've tagged you for a book meme here.
I reread "Harriet The Spy" as an adult, and I liked it just as much as ever. Furthermore, I got out of it a bunch of subtext that I didn't catch in middle school.
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