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I read a whopping TWENTY BOOKS THIS YEAR.

1. The Great Controversy - Ellen White. I think this is a book that should be read at least once a year. By everybody.
2. Taking Charge of Your Fertility - Toni Weschler
3. Run - Ann Patchett
4. Calico Captive
5. Sign of the Beaver
6. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
7. The Bronze Bow - all by Elizabeth George Speare
8. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
9. Prince Caspian
10. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
11. The Silver Chair
12. The Horse and His Boy
13. The Magician's Nephew
14. The Last Battle - all by CS Lewis
15. Men Are from Mars, Women Are From Venus - John Gray
16. The Borrowers
17. The Borrowers Afield
18. The Borrowers Afloat
19. The Borrowers Aloft
20. The Borrowers Avenged - all by Mary Norton

Just a few words on "Avenged" - I think I understand now why this one always seemed a little darker to me as a child. It's something that I'm positive I never noticed in those days, and that would be the not-really-subtle allusion to Lady Mullings' psychic abilities. Add three ghosts that dwell in the building where the Clocks live, and you have a duly creepy spiritualistic angle that could just as well have been left out, it seems. At least the ghost part would have had no direct effect on the plot were it missing. Anyway.

I've always thought the ending was a bit abrupt, but how do you really end a series like this? You can go interminably on and on in the same vein about escapes and being seen, or you can let it go just like that. The Platters were taken care of and there's somebody for Arrietty to marry and keep the line going on for at least one more generation. There are still possibilities of what could happen, but the author seemed to know when enough was enough, and I'm glad she stopped where she did.

Comments

[polargriff.livejournal.com]

I think you beat me. I doubt I read even twenty books this year, which is tragic considering I used to read 100+ books per year. O.o

[butterbobbin.livejournal.com]

I remember reading 75 books one year... I'm not sure if I've beat that because I haven't always kept track. I should look in my one notebook I kept one year.

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

I'm way behind the curve this year... I'd like to hit 200 one year, but I have no idea how I'd reach such a goal with my current schedule.

[butterbobbin.livejournal.com]

That would be intense.

If you counted kids' books, it would be fairly easy, though.

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

Word.

My final count for the year = 114.

[butterbobbin.livejournal.com]

Not bad at all!

That means you read 2.19230769 books per week. On average.

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

Amazing!

[butterbobbin.livejournal.com]

I, on the other hand, read an average of 0.38461538 bpw.

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

That's easy to change!

[butterbobbin.livejournal.com]

I intend it will!

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

And most of those you read fairly recently, too! Imagine what would happen this next year if you keep up the pace!

Good job and here's to another year of reading!

[butterbobbin.livejournal.com]

I know! It feels so good to read, and I rally hope I can keep it up.

Here's to books!