Spring Reading Thing 2008

It's Here! Spring Reading Thing 2008 sponsored by Katrina at Callapidder Days.
For more details and sign up visit her blog:
http://www.callapidderdays.blogspot.com/

My goals include reading more nonfiction this Spring.

Nonfiction List:
*The Handbook for Discovering God's Will by Gordon Jackson
*Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex and Brett Harris
*Exposing Darwinism's Weakest Link: Why Evolution Can't Explain Human Existence by Kenneth Poppe

Fiction List:

*Danny Gospel by David Atheny
*Ryan Walters and the King's Sword by Eric Reinhold

*In the Company of Secrets by Judith Miller
*Finding Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson
*House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparo
*Betrayed by Jeanette Windle
*Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
*Legacy of Secrets by Sara Mitchell
*MIA: Missing in Atlanta by Debby Guisti
*Witness by Susan Page Davis
*Finding Marie by Susan Page Davis
*When Zeffie Got a Clue by Peggy Darty
*Amber Morn by Brandilyn Collins
*Trouble the Water by Nicole Seitz
*Winter Haven by Athol Dickson
*The Big Picture by Jenny B. Jones
*Embrace Me by Lisa Samson
*From a Distance by Tamera Alexander
*Defiance by Don Brown
*Black Sea Affair by Don Brown
*Skid by Renee Guttridge
*She Always Wore Red by Angela Hunt
*Par for the Course by Ray Blackston
*Bella by Lisa Samson

* Whispers Along the Rails by Judith Miller

*The Bounty Hunter's Bride by Victoria Bylin
***I still might add to it***
Green means I have finished it.

Spring Reading Thing 2008

Spring Reading Thing 2008 is simply an opportunity for you to set some reading goals, share them with the blogosphere, and work toward them this spring. Perhaps you want to add some variety to your fiction reading. Or maybe you've had very good intentions as far as reading that book on budgeting or marriage or starting a home business, but...you haven't even cracked the cover yet. Some might want to read more with their children; others might feel guilty for never having read Wuthering Heights.Or maybe you just love to read and want to share your reading list and check out everyone else's.If any of those situations resonate with you, then the Spring Reading Thing is for you!

A few more details:

Who: Anyone! Everyone! If you read, you can join Spring Reading Thing 2008.What: Spring Reading Thing 2008 is a casual, low-pressure challenge. The point is simply to provide motivation to read, and to provide an opportunity to set some goals or structure for your personal (or family) reading. As a participant, all you'll have to do is make a list of books you'd like to read (or books you'd like to finish!) this spring. We'll share our goals with each other, and then share our experience and results when the challenge is over.

When: I bet you can guess: Spring 2008. The official dates are March 20th through June 19th.

Where: Here at Callapidder Days http://www.callapidderdays.blogspot.com/

and on blogs all over the blogosphere. I'll put up a Mr. Linky on March 20th where everyone can submit a link to their own Spring Reading Thing 2008 blog post. All I ask is that you share your goals and list of books in your post, and that you include a link back to the post here that contains the Mr. Linky.

Why: Because I love reading, and I know many of you do, too. Because I enjoyed meandering from book to book all winter, but am ready to set some goals and work through those "I've been meaning to read that" books on my shelf. Because I love to see what everyone else is reading. Because it's fun to read together. Because we can all use a little encouragement, motivation, and camaraderie in our reading adventures.

How: Spring Reading Thing 2008 starts in only two weeks, so start thinking about your goals now. Keep a list. Make a pile. Dig out the books that are under your bed. Visit the library. Pick up a coffee and browse the aisles at Barnes & Noble. Before long, you'll have an idea of what you want to read this spring. Work on your post and then come back here on March 20th, ready to submit your link!

Visit Katrina at Callapidder Days to sign up: www.callapidderdays.blogspot.com

Post Good Book Let Down from Katrina at Callapidder Days

Katrina at Callpidder Days posted this today and I found it very interesting:

Fiction books are part of my everyday routine. There is always -- always -- a novel on my nightstand. I plan my evenings to accommodate some reading before I go to sleep. I love discovering wonderful new authors, or catching the latest work from one of my old favorites. When we go on vacation, I agonize over how many novels to pack, and which ones. After all, with all that free time, I'm likely to zip through my fiction and want to make sure I have a sufficient stash.In summary: I read fiction constantly.But there are times when I can't read fiction. I look at the novels on my bookshelf or I browse the bookstore and library, but nothing appeals to me. Nothing at all.This usually happens immediately after I read a terrific book. Not just a "that was a good book" kind of book, but the kind that I can't put down, the kind that keeps me up reading until the wee hours of the morning. When I turn the last page and put the completed book aside, it's impossible for me to pick my next novel. Nothing could possibly live up to what I just read.Yes, I occasionally suffer from Post-Good-Book Letdown.I've found that there are two kinds of "terrific books" that affect me this way:

1) The ultimate page-turner -- Any book that pulls me in so completely that I don't ever want to put it down. These are the books that sit open on the kitchen counter while I'm cooking, so I can squeeze in a paragraph here and there. The ultimate page-turners don't live on my nightstand; they travel around the house with me. Bathrooms go uncleaned and laundry goes unfolded while I'm reading an ultimate page-turner. No time for that mundane stuff; I must keep reading. And when I finally finish the engaging book, every other novel available to me looks tame, or even boring, by comparison. I love to read thrillers, so I read plenty of plain ol' page-turners, but I only come across an occasional "ultimate page-turner." Dean Koontz and Jeffery Deaver have written some of my favorites.

For more of Katrina's Post click here: http://callapidderdays.blogspot.com/2008/02/post-good-book-letdown.html

Have any of you ever gotten to the point where you have no desire to pick up the "next book," because no novel could ever live up to the one you just finished? Or am I just weird? (Okay, don't answer that last one.)

I know that I have (Brittanie). I can think of a series right now that I am prolonging reading the third book because I just want to make it last longer. ;)