January was a lovely start to 2016 reading. I read four books that count toward my Read My Own Damn Books (RMODB) challenge, and most importantly: kept my resolution to read “1 for 1” – for every 1 newly acquired, galley or library book I read, I want to read 1 book I’ve owned for… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – January 2016
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Polysyllabic Spree – November 2015
November was a whirlwind! I was traveling 2 of the 4 weeks, and wasn’t home for a single weekend. I’m happy that I managed to finish 8 books, and happier still that they were all great reads. Books read: 8 Already reviewed: Felicity by Mary Oliver The Penguin Lessons by Tom Mitchell NON-FICTION I listened… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – November 2015
Polysyllabic Spree – September 2015
September is my favorite month, and it always flies by so quickly. I didn’t finish a lot in September, mainly due to powering through the rest of Anna Karenina and starting several books towards the end of the month that failed to hold my attention and got DNF’ed. But I read some quality books, and… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – September 2015
Polysyllabic Spree – May 2015
May was an ok reading month. I was hoping to read more, but I did read some good stuff this month. Let’s take a look! Books Read: 9 Already reviewed: The House of Paper by Carlos María Domínguez A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson 10% Happier by Dan Harris FICTION I finished listening to the… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – May 2015
Polysyllabic Spree: April 2015
April ended up being a pretty great reading month, both in quality and quantity. Quantity was mostly thanks to the Readathon. I didn’t read a lot during the last two weeks in South America, and when we got back to Brooklyn in the middle of the month I’d only finished 2 books, and one of… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree: April 2015
Polysyllabic Spree – March 2015
My March reading recap is a bit delayed due to my travels, but betterlatethannever and all that! I was happy that I managed to finish 7 books in March – I barely read anything in the first two weeks of the month, I was so busy preparing for my trip to South America. I also don’t… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – March 2015
Polysyllabic Spree – February 2015
Despite being the shortest of all months, February was not too shabby! And I always consider it a personal victory when I manage to read more books than I buy. Here are the books I read and bought in February. Books Read: 11 Already reviewed: The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin A… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – February 2015
Polysyllabic Spree – January 2015
Back in the day I used to be very dedicated about posting my monthly reading recaps, which I call my “Polysyllabic Spree” in honor of Nick Hornby, who is the reigning champion of monthly reading recaps via his column in The Believer. I posted them religiously for years, but my last one was almost two… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – January 2015