Since I’m not going to finish another book between now and midnight tomorrow, I can report my book count for 2009: 51. That includes both text and audio. The first book I recorded in LibraryThing was A Secret Rage by Charlaine Harris. And the last was Why We Believe What We Believe by Andrew Newberg. My favorite audio books were The Bartimaeus Trilogy, written by Jonathan Stroud and read by Simon Jones. Just wonderful! You can view the whole list here.
The last book I read was actually My Life in France by Julia Child. Excellent…you can hear her exuberant voice although it sounded like she was sometimes tough on her collaborators.
And the book that will take me into the new year is Scandalmonger by William Safire who died in September. It is set in late 18th century America, which so far seems much like early 21st century America at least in terms of political practice. I’ll use it as a lead in to McCullough’s biography of John Adams, which has been laying around for awhile. It’s dauntingly long and I have watched the series so I haven’t been in a hurry. But I have some time before the semester starts and thought I would tackle it. Then, for fun, I’ll follow up with the mystery I found that features Abigail Adams called The Night Daughter. I found it at a Barnes and Noble in Annapolis, Maryland, during a day-after-Christmas shopping spree with my family. I have a basic understanding of this time period but am looking forward to learning more.
A Christmas gift from a friend may lead to more reading…The Bibliophile’s Devotional has an entry about a book for each day of the year. What a lovely gift!
Happy Reading in 2010!
