Read Les Misérables in French Like many others, I wanted to read Victor Hugo’s classic work as soon as I saw Les Misérables in theatres. I’m giving myself an extra challenge though. I want to read the tome in the original French. In a previous post I wrote about my desire to read in my… Read Post
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2012 Book Challenge Recap
Among other things, this year brought me various book challenges! I participated in the 50 book pledge and completed the challenge in August. By the end of the year I read 77 books! Maybe in 2013 I’ll aim for 80 books. I also participated in the POC ReadingChallenge. I read 34 POC books this year;… Read Post
My Top 12 Books of 2012
Some of these books have been featured on my previous best of lists but I have no qualms mentioning them again. That’s how much I loved them! The Headmaster’s Wager by Vincent Lam I think it’s the beautiful prose of this book that has stayed with me. I look forward to reading more of Lam’s… Read Post
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I do. I have read other “literary” books about the personal journey of older white men and I always find them incredibly dull. So I was pleasantly surprised when Harold’s story gripped my heart. It is the simplicity of the text that’s moving. Like the… Read Post