Nine weeks in and 36 books read. YES!! That's just over 1 book every two days. Dare I say it? Yes, I dare. F-U-N is spelled R-E-A-D. And thanks to the Victorville City Library it is a fun that I can afford!! Thank you Victorville City Library. Speaking of the Library, welcome to my "Venture", it has been a pleasure doing business with you.
On to wrapping the week. My ninth week saw a renewed interest in the gym (6 straight days!), my little one cheering at the fair (she is loud, LOud, LOUD!!) and life changing events for my extended family (faith means hopeful sorrow). I also returned some and borrowed some. I really thought it would be enough to take all my books back at once, but I can't keep waiting three weeks to see what my new picks will be.
I was going to say "Speaking of" picks, but it seems I've already used the phrase. Hmmm...what to say instead? pondering...pondering...pondering...Ah hah! While I am on the subject of picks, it seems that, once again, my book of the week is one that challenged my thinking. I like that. This is the reward for my epiphany. To date two of the three books I have been most challenged by were books that I would never have read had I continued to use the library as a source for books that I already knew I was looking for.
As a child the library was a place of great wonder and excitement. It was thrilling to walk in the doors and see the veritable smorgasbord before me; I never knew what I was going to find. There would surely be times that I was looking for something in particular, but for the most part every spine was new. Every title was a treasure just waiting to be taken. As an adult with my grown up senses and sensibilities the library changed. It became a place to search for specific titles, certain authors. When I walked into the library I was no longer on an expedition; I had already made up my mind. It is no wonder that my library excursions were no longer pleasurable.
Yet...the discovery is renewed. This venture has renewed my zest for the library. Shaking off the shackles of my grownup determinations and returning to the thrill of my youth has reinvigorated my love of reading and made it new again. Now, when I enter my library the only decision that is already made is that I will be taking the next books on the shelf, but what's inside them is anybody's guess. I am discovering new authors, new characters to befriend and scold, encourage and dislike. I'm learning new facts and figures. I'm cementing ideas and stretching ideology. I am having F-U-N spelled R-E-A-D.
Book of the Week:
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Here are the newest books as of Saturday:
Youth Fiction
The $66 Summer by John Armistead
Going Through the Gate by Janet S. Anderson
Teen Fiction
Jailbait Zombie by Mario Acevedo
General Fiction
The Rainaldi Quartet by Paul Adam
The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
Nonfiction
How to Lose Your Ass and Regain Your Life by Kirstie Alley
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| Some of my personal flair. Yes, that is an authentic Archie Fan Club Button. My membership card is pictured in one of the other wraps. Yup, that's why I am sort of a big deal. :) |
On to wrapping the week. My ninth week saw a renewed interest in the gym (6 straight days!), my little one cheering at the fair (she is loud, LOud, LOUD!!) and life changing events for my extended family (faith means hopeful sorrow). I also returned some and borrowed some. I really thought it would be enough to take all my books back at once, but I can't keep waiting three weeks to see what my new picks will be.
I was going to say "Speaking of" picks, but it seems I've already used the phrase. Hmmm...what to say instead? pondering...pondering...pondering...Ah hah! While I am on the subject of picks, it seems that, once again, my book of the week is one that challenged my thinking. I like that. This is the reward for my epiphany. To date two of the three books I have been most challenged by were books that I would never have read had I continued to use the library as a source for books that I already knew I was looking for.
As a child the library was a place of great wonder and excitement. It was thrilling to walk in the doors and see the veritable smorgasbord before me; I never knew what I was going to find. There would surely be times that I was looking for something in particular, but for the most part every spine was new. Every title was a treasure just waiting to be taken. As an adult with my grown up senses and sensibilities the library changed. It became a place to search for specific titles, certain authors. When I walked into the library I was no longer on an expedition; I had already made up my mind. It is no wonder that my library excursions were no longer pleasurable.
Yet...the discovery is renewed. This venture has renewed my zest for the library. Shaking off the shackles of my grownup determinations and returning to the thrill of my youth has reinvigorated my love of reading and made it new again. Now, when I enter my library the only decision that is already made is that I will be taking the next books on the shelf, but what's inside them is anybody's guess. I am discovering new authors, new characters to befriend and scold, encourage and dislike. I'm learning new facts and figures. I'm cementing ideas and stretching ideology. I am having F-U-N spelled R-E-A-D.
Book of the Week:
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Here are the newest books as of Saturday:
Youth Fiction
The $66 Summer by John Armistead
Going Through the Gate by Janet S. Anderson
Teen Fiction
Jailbait Zombie by Mario Acevedo
General Fiction
The Rainaldi Quartet by Paul Adam
The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
Nonfiction
How to Lose Your Ass and Regain Your Life by Kirstie Alley
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Thanks for the welcome! We're so glad you're enjoying our books. Your book reviews are very well done, by the way. :-)
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