Not a lofty, ambitious to-be-read list consisting of 100+ book titles. Just a simple plan for the upcoming week — what I’m reading now, what I plan to read next, and what I’m hoping to squeeze in among the nooks and crannies.
True fact: I’m away and not actively blogging this week. Oh, the power and beauty of scheduling! Just because I’m off to parts known and unknown, it doesn’t mean I can’t post a Monday Agenda for this week.
How did I do with last week’s agenda?
Sea Change by S. M. Wheeler: DNF. I read about 30 pages or so, but it just never really clicked for me.
Fathomless by Jackson Pearce: Done! My review is here. Warning: Contains rants and spoilers.
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis: Done! My son and I have now read four Narnia books together, and plan to continue as soon as we’re back home. We loved The Horse and His Boy. We managed to squeeze in a quick Q&A With The Kiddo post on our Narnian adventures — you can see it here.
That’s it! It was a low-volume reading week, thanks to the typical pre-trip frenzy of packing, laundry, and last-minute dashes to the store for insect repellant and other such nonsense.
Fresh Catch:
Neil Gaiman! Plus, two paperbacks — bought cheap! — arrived from the UK this week. I’m so looking forward to reading all of these!
Yes, I’ve already read (and loved!) The 5th Wave… and now I have my own copy!
What’s on my reading agenda for the coming week?
Instead of choosing my own vacation reading, I asked my blog visitors to do it for me! Based on my poll results, here’s what I’ll be reading in the next week and a half:
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
A Small Death in the Great Glen by A. D. Scott
… and possibly Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, although I doubt I’ll fit all this into my not-as-long-as-I’d-like vacation.
Thank you to everyone who voted and offered an opinion (or two)! I’ll report back — when I get back!
So many book, so little time…
That’s my agenda. What’s yours? Add your comments to share your bookish agenda for the week.
Looking forward to seeing what you think of Wolf Hall! I attempted that on audio once and hated the narrator but I really want to try it in print one of these days. 🙂
Ooh, I ended up loving Wolf Hall! I’ll write up my review soon (I hope). Maybe not the best choice for a vacation read (took more concentration that I usually want to devote while sitting in the sun 🙂 ), but I really enjoyed it.