http://krissy.vox.com/library/posts/tags/bookamonth/page/1/ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn" - Charlie Parker en Vox Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:26:43 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bookamonth http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:26:43 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/link/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398a03bbc0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398a03bbc0002-50si" alt="Where you fall in poll of U.S. reading habits - CNN.com" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My goal of reading 25 books this year has fallen short as I've just gotten through ten so far. I had wanted to surpass my pace of reading a book a month in 2006 so at least I'm on track to do that. But still, I'm feeling guilty. I don't even ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398a0561e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books reading guilt 2007 books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-midway-through.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-midway-through.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-midway-through.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:47:24 -0700 What's one thing that you hope to do or accomplish before the end of this year? One thing I will definitely do is read at least one book each month in 2006. Considering how much I love to read, this goal kind of depresses me. Think about it: 12 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-midway-through.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c2251df51a8fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd bookamonth 2006 goal http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:34:53 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc06819d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc06819d-50si" alt="The May Queen : Women on Life, Love, Work, and Pulling It All Together in Your 30s" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc08819d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc08819d-50si" alt="How to Be Lost : A Novel" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c114131bfa22bd.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c114131bfa22bd-50si" alt="Prep : A Novel" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> These are the books I read in May. I have to say my one-book-a-month goal has been one of the best New Year's resolutions I've ever made (and kept, of course). <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c114131bfc22bd?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-march-and-april-06.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-march-and-april-06.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-march-and-april-06.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:16:15 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea07a3271bc0.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea07a3271bc0-50si" alt="The Year of Magical Thinking" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000bc07d15604de94.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000bc07d15604de94-50si" alt="Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My April selection was Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking about the year following her husband's death. I read it because it's Didion, and it came highly recommended from my friend Laurie. I haven't read any books on grief, but I thou... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-march-and-april-06.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea07027edece?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:28:50 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0-50si" alt="The Shadow of the Wind" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This past Thursday, March 23rd, I finished my book-a-month for February! Yayyyy! OK I realize I'm over three weeks behind, but The Shadow of the Wind was 486 pages long so I don't feel too bad. About 300 pages in, I was wondering if I'd chosen... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea06c1a8dece?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:34:43 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717351bc0.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717351bc0-50si" alt="Miss Misery : A Novel" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0-50si" alt="The Shadow of the Wind" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I made a really sad goal for this year -- to read one book a month. This depresses me, that I will only potentially read 12 books this year, considering there are hundreds I would like to get through before I croak. But, I'm busy, and if I didn... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea067715dece?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books