Almost there

To think that we will do a lot by the end of an year, is a general and often a common method of fooling ourselves.
Most of us do not really care enough to do it.
I wanted to finish 8 books, no less!
I managed two though - which is a good thing.

1. The Reading Group
2. The Devotion of Suspect X

So much is pending, just as my other resolutions for the year 2015. 

December is here

And so is my deadline. But what can I say? I have not even finished fifty percent of the planned books.

This December I ought to finish at least 8 books! Whew, just writing down that number makes me feel dizzy. I want to touch the not-so-magical number 30, but it is better than my impossible goal of 50.

I am planning to start the 3 books in series (not sure they are connected, so cannot really say if it is a trilogy) from Keigo Higashino

1. The Devotion of Suspect X
2. The Salvation of a Saint
3. Malice: A Mystery

The reason for me to pick this up is that I have not read any book from a Japanese author and more importantly, I was told these are quick reads. The biggest reason - mystery genre.

I also plan to finish the pending ones from November:

4. The Elephant's Journey - Jose Saramago
5. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka
6. Deaf Sentence - David Lodge
7. Harvest - Jim Crace
8. Yet to decide (one of the library books that will soon arrive) - Decided - The Reading Group