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A Weekly Reading Journal 1.7.24

Once upon a time this book blogger did in fact attempt to post a weekly update about their reading. I think I managed 3 months of irregular posts. Yikes. Here's to 2024 being the year of regular scheduling for my nonsense!

Currently Reading:

Poetry:

The Iliad translated by Emily Wilson

Winter Hours by Mary Oliver

The Madness Vase by Andrea Gibson [reread]

The Book of Songs translated by Arthur Waley

Nonfiction:

Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose

Fiction:

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

The Annotated Persuasion by Jane Austen [reread except the annotations]

Graphic Novels:

Wolf Children Ame & Yuki by Mamoru Hosoda

Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

Just Finished:

A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Other:

I won a copy of Godkiller by Hannah Kaner through Goodreads and I'd like to start it soon. Maybe after I finish Crown-Shy.

General Reading Thoughts:

I'm quite pleased with how this selection of books is playing off one another. The mix of genre and new read/reread is fun. I'm jumping from book to book at whim taking my time rather than speed reading anything.

I do miss reading outside (the winter weather finally arrived) but books and blankets are a grand combination. I'm sadly lacking in tea at the moment. My electric kettle died and the new one is slow to come. I'm snobby enough to say microwaved water tastes off😖 so it'll be a few more days till TEA🍵 !!!

My fanfiction reading is also ongoing and delightful. I also re-found booktube which is a bit of a fun distraction. My poor ever growing wishlist!

My bookish goals are currently on track, I have a lovely tbr for the month and lovely books to continue enjoying!

Current Reading Tag || General Original Content

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || December 31 || Favorite Books of the Year:

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || December 30 || Read In December: 96. After Alice by Gregory Maguire ★★★☆☆ 97. And Only To Deceive by Tasha Alexander ★★★☆☆ 98. Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up by Mariko Tamaki ★★★☆☆ 99. Collected Poems by Philip Larkin ★★★☆☆ 100. The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee ★★★★☆

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So Many Books! 100 Books!!!

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || June 30 || Read in June:

41. The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase by Greg Cox ★★★★☆ 42. The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch ★★★★☆ 43. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ [RR] 44. Sabine’s Notebook by Nick Bantock ★★★★☆ 45. The Golden Mean by Nick Bantock ★★★☆☆ 46. The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 47. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 48. The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 49. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 50. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 51. Crush by Richard Siken  ★★★★★   52. A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett ★★★★☆ 53. The Quite Nice & Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book by Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ 54. The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide by Rick Riordan ★★☆☆☆

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || September 30 || Read In September:

78. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆ 79. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear ★★★★☆ 80. The Season: A History of the Debutante by Kristen Richardson ★★★☆☆ 81. The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel ★★★★☆ 82. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell ★★★★☆ 83. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood ★★★☆☆

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || August 31 || Read In August: 61. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 62. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 63. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 64. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 65. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ 66. Saga Vol.Two by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★☆ 67. Grendel by John Gardner ★★★☆☆ 68. Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke ★★★☆☆ 69. Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick ★★★★☆ 70. Circe by Madeline Miller ★★★★☆ 71. Selected Poems: 1965-1975 by Margaret Atwood ★★★★★ 72. Rivers of London: Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch ★★★☆☆ 73. Rivers of London: Night Witch by Ben Aaronovitch ★★★☆☆ 74. Rivers of London: Black Mould by Ben Aaronovitch ★★★☆☆ 75. Rivers of London: Detective Stories by Ben Aaronovitch ★★★★☆ 76. The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen ★★★☆☆ 77. Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett ★★★★☆ 

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || January 31 || Read In January:

1. How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ 2. Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink ★★★★☆ 3. Blue Iris: Poems and Essays by Mary Oliver ★★★★★ 4. A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth Wein ★★★★☆ 5. A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ 6. Batman: Li'l Gotham Vol. 1 by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs ★★★★☆ 7. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee ★★★★☆

Also pictured, if backwards, are the books I’ve not quite finished yet.