Reading
So, yes, I will admit that the last Harry Potter film actually inspired something good in me: reading more books. Prior to last summer, I had probably read less than 10 books recreationally since graduating from high school. Pretty sad for someone who likes to pretend he is a geek.
But things are much better now. Since seeing the Harry Potter movie, here is what I have read:
- The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay)
- A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons)
- The City and The City
- Ready Player One
- Ender’s Game
- The Watchmen
- (Currently reading) Snow Crash
I’m pretty happy about going from reading 0 books to now 12 in a year. Maybe I will write some mini-reviews for the above over the next few days.
On a side not, I signed up for a GoodReads account thinking it would be a good way to track books that I’ve read, but I dunno if I will be able to use it… I found it much too fiddly. I felt like I could spend all day on there rating and tagging and it bothered me that I couldn’t remember the exact date that I finished certain books. I think a simple list with month/year would be plenty.