Overdue Books
November 13, 2006
If you are anything like me your stack of purchased to-be-read books is teetering over. So for this challenge we would be reading 5 books that we have already purchased, have been meaning to get to, have been sitting on the nightstand and haven't read before. No going out and buying new books. No getting sidetracked by the lure of the holiday bookstore displays.The bonus would be that we would finally get to some of those titles (you know you picked them for a reason!) and we wouldn't be spending any extra money over the holidays.
I just read about this over at Bona Vita Rusticanda Est this weekend. Tim's Mom, in turn, had read about it over at Krakovianki. Thus I have decided to post about the From The Stacks Winter Reading Challenge myself. Here are the books I have chosen:
1. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
2. My Antonia by Willa Cather
3. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
4. The Beauty of Modesty: Cultivating Virtue in the Face of a Vulgar Culture by David J. Vaughan
5. Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America by Jeff Pollard
If anyone else decides to join in the fun, let me know. I'd love to see what others are reading!
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Comments:
You have made me feel guilty. Now I have to go and pay attention to all those books that I purchased and then forgot about!
Posted by: Alice at November 13, 2006 11:35 AM
I'm in too.
Posted by: mamasquirrel at November 14, 2006 11:40 AM
Wow, you know me so well. It is a sad state of affairs when the folks at our local book store know me by name and even leave the store open past closing time so I can just pop in to pick something up....
I love your blog BTW, it makes me smile.
Posted by: Sarah Hodsdon at November 14, 2006 6:10 PM
Well, I had to laugh at your title since I just got a call from the library today, telling me of an overdue book we're paying for! LOL
Posted by: beth at November 14, 2006 8:11 PM
I must join this challenge! ;)
I'll have to look around. I have a lot of "comfort" and just in time books. Today returned a bunch to the library.
Great post. Thanks for stopping by my TT.
Posted by: Norma at November 16, 2006 10:42 AM
I am in. I made the mistake of choosing my books before I realized the deadline! Not sure if I will finish in time, but I have something to shoot for.
Posted by: Julie at November 17, 2006 9:02 AM
I'm way behind, but am going to see what I can do! I just posted a blog about this - hopefully others will be inspired to read!
Posted by: Becca at November 17, 2006 2:29 PM
17 days late, but am joining you in reading some good books!
Posted by: Becca at November 17, 2006 2:33 PM
I'm in, too.
Posted by: Anne at November 22, 2006 3:09 AM
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