Addendum

As always, there will be addendum to a list, or a resolution. This time, it is expanding on the plans for 2014.

I am planning to read a bit of non-fiction as well. I am generally not a fan of no-fiction and there is hardly anytime to cover what has already been written in fiction, but, with the higher aim of expanding my horizons and thoughts I have decided I will read a minimum of FIVE non-fiction books.

I have found a nice online library - basically a library that allows me to queue up my books online, pay online and wait patiently for them to come home and deliver the books. I checked quite many of them and I was not too happy with the books listed. Too generic - the popular and the cliched. Or, to be politically neutral, let me say, not my type. But this seemed pretty decent ( I wont yet say good). I have registered myself there, it will probably take a few days to activate and then I will be back in the world of library books.

There is something wonderful about reading library books. Quite different from the pleasure of owning books. The choices, the easy access, the ability to discard (i.e. stop reading) if one does not really like the book etc etc.

I am really looking forward to getting a lot books from there. Hopefully, I will not be disappointed.

Meanwhile, here is my planned list of reading for January - considering we are already half way:
1. We Have Always Lived in a Castle - Shirley Jackson (fiction) --- COMPLETED
2. White Teeth - Zadie Smith (fiction) --- IN PROGRESS
3. Selected Short Stories - H.G.Wells (fiction) --- IN PROGRESS
4. Freddy Mercury: A Definitive Biography - Lesley-Ann Jones (non-fiction: biography)
5. In Cold Blood - Truman Capote (non-fiction novel)

There we go! 2014, I am well equipped to tackle you this time :)

2014

The year 2014 is going to be the harbinger of change, so to speak. Personally, professionally and emotionally.
While all that need not and will not be of any interest to anyone save a couple of friends and self, let me focus on what I want to do in this blog this year.
I have never been able to stick to resolutions - ever. However, life is lived on hope and I am a human too, so I will try it once again. After all, the adage/proverb (don't exactly know, which)  says - try, try till you... (shut the blog down?)

First off, I have a couple of resolutions:
1. Read one book per week - minimum. That makes it 52 books for this year.
2. Write about every book I read in this year. They will not be reviews, definitely not  - I don't think I have the ability to write a review (I admit, I do admit things I cannot do, growing old helps in that way). However, I will jot down whatever I feel after I read about the book.

Secondly, I plan to take up reading motivators (also known as reading challenges/memes/whatnots in the blogosphere) that are posted in many a book blog. This will open up many possibilities and the window to read new books.

Happy New Year!