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52 books… Want to join me?

January 18, 2011 by amanda 6 Comments

52 books… Want to join me?

This year I’m trying to read 52 books. I’m currently right on track, woohoo! My handy Kindle has been a great help, because I can read behind my nursling’s head without distracting her. Turning pages on a real book inevitably makes her reach and grab. Hooray for e-ink!

So, here are my first three books of the year:

#1 – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre

I really have no idea how I made it this far in my life without reading Jane Eyre. It was such a great book. I have every intention of re-reading it, because I loved it so much. I was excited to find out that a new movie version is going to be released soon. I definitely want to see it!

#2 – Listening to Your Hormones by Gillian Ford
This really wasn’t a bad book, but it wasn’t my absolute favorite. She has a lot of great information about hormones and the female reproductive system, but I didn’t like how much she focused on taking hormones as a remedy. I think her approach is valuable for women with serious problems, but that most women could benefit from more natural remedies.

#3 – Lives in the Balance: Nurses’ Stories from the ICU
Lives in the Balance

Admittedly, I decided to read this book when I saw that it was offered for free on the Kindle. I was nursing a sleepy baby and wanted something new to read while she dozed off…

Although this book was clearly not penned by professional authors, it is still quite good. I enjoyed it, and I appreciated the glimpse into the lives of nurses in the ICU. It was far less gory than I expected, and instead focused almost exclusively on the emotional and relational aspects of the job. I’m really glad that I gave it a try.

….And, I have one more book that I want to mention, even though I technically read it last year (I finished on December 28th.)


Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken

I am a make-love-not-war kind of girl, so I wasn’t sure how interested I’d be in a story that revolves around war and the cruelties that take place therein. I am SO glad that I decided to read it. The story is very well-told, and it was difficult to put down even during the parts of the book that dealt with sensitive subject matters. You really couldn’t ask for a better message, and I found this story to be really inspiring.

In reading Unbroken, I was reminded of how lacking my modern history exposure was in high school. Inevitably, we’d run out of time before the end of the year, so we’d learn something like “…then there was the great depression, two world wars, Kennedy, Vietnam, Reagan, and then today!” We never went into any detail. Reading more details about the second World War was fascinating. I can imagine reading portions of this book with my children when they’re older (maybe the whole thing… when they’re MUCH older), because she does such a great job of making the topic engaging. It is truly a Living Book, as Charlotte Mason would say.

Well, I’m off to read some more. I hope everyone is having a great new year!

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  1. Rebekah says

    January 19, 2011 at 10:54 pm

    Haha, are you doing the goodreads challenge? Me too ; )

  2. amanda says

    January 19, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    Ooh… I didn’t see that they had a challenge on goodreads too. I’m doing it with a mommy group that I’m in, but I’ve done it in previous years with other groups. I like doing challenges. They encourage me to use my free time in a productive way, hehe. I’m also doing a challenge to knit 52 projects and another one to use up 100 skeins of yarn this year. =D

  3. Rebekah says

    January 19, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    I totally agree about challenges. Me too.

  4. Buffy Garber says

    January 19, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    I’m in.

    Mine so far:

    January:
    1. Secrets of the Black Box (#1 in the Beneath the Silver Lining trilogy) by Amanda Wolfe
    2. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
    3.The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie
    4. Death in the Air by Agatha Christie
    5. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
    6.The Stormchasers by Jenna Blum
    7. Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
    8. A Woman’s Worth by Marianne Williamson

  5. Buffy Garber says

    January 19, 2011 at 11:52 pm

    P.S. a link to some of my reviews:

    http://situationswhereyoumayneedit.blogspot.com/p/books-read-in-2011.html

    and I don’t know to subscribe to comments on wordpress, so just know I’m not ignoring you! 🙂

  6. Helen says

    January 20, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    I read at least nine books yesterday but I’m guessing this challenge doesn’t include children’s books

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