So...As the title says...Long time, no post...
My last post on here was a little over a year and a half ago when I was in the midst of reading The Night Circus, which I am going to admit that I flat out did not finish because I could not get into it. That in itself is a very rare occurrence for me. But moving on.
In my absence, I have not stopped reading...I feel like I have been devouring books as of late. Of course it helps that my friend Katie and I started a book club...with just the two of us. It's official name is "The MBC," which stands for "The Movie Book Club." We have been reading books that are being adapted into film. So many good ones too! Off the top of my head, our list so far has included: The Fault in Our Stars (by John Green), If I Stay (by Gayle Forman), and most recently This is Where I Leave You (by Jonathan Tropper). TIWILY might be one of the funniest books I have read in a long time. I purchased several more J-Tropper novels, and I cannot wait to read them! PS: I may also be a little more than excited to see the movie next month since it has Tina Fey and Jason Bateman in it. :D
At the moment, I am taking a timeout to reread The Giver series. I read it so long ago that I feel like I need a refresher before I see the movie. Plus, I'm mainly just setting myself up to be annoyed about yet another movie adaptation is leaving out parts that I believe to be crucial to the plot! < insert sassy, tongue out emoji here >
Yes...
I just typed an emoji...
Deal with it.
And today, I joined a Reading Challenge that a friend of mine set-up...or maybe she just invited me to the FB page because she knows how much I like to read. Prolly should clarify that with her. Anyway, the challenge is to read 16 books in 4 months. It starts September 1st and goes until the end of the year. There's a list of challenges/criteria that the books must meet, and each has a certain point value attached to it. It looks like so:
5 points - Read a book you already have at home but haven’t gotten around to yet.
5 points - Read a book that will be adapted to film in 2015.
5 points - Read a book that takes place in the state/province where you were born. If you were born outside the U.S. and Canada, read a book that takes place in the country you were born.
10 points - Read a book you were supposed to read in school, but either bailed on or Cliff-Noted.
10 points - Read a book that takes place in the state where you currently live. If you do not live in the U.S., read a book that takes place in the country where you live.
10 points - Read a historical fiction book that does not take place in Europe.
15 points - Read an epistolary novel, which is a book written in letters, emails, diary entries or other documents.
15 points - Read a book written by an author who shares your initials.
15 points - Read a book that is set in a place you've never been but want to visit.
20 points - Read a book on which a television series has been based.
20 points - Read a fiction and nonfiction book about the same topic.
20 points - Read a biography, autobiography or memoir.
20 points - Find a book written the year you were born that was later made into a movie. Read the book and watch the movie; compare.
30 points - Read a trilogy (or any three consecutive books in a series). Total page count for all three books together must be at least 500 pages.
Initial thoughts, I am SUPER excited to do the challenge! I've already begun planning my reading list for the next four months! I know....NERDY! My hope is to blog as I go through the Reading Challenge, and perhaps even some of the books I'm reading for The MBC, but we'll see how that goes!
Until next time!
Jess
