Blythe: I got the idea to start this blog after seeing The Fifty Book Project (also on blogspot--check it out). It’s not that I feel the need to add one more thing to do to my life, but I find myself really wanting to be part of a reading community, and I haven’t written for fun in ages. I started my master’s two years ago in an attempt to stretch myself and get back in thinking mode—while I’m sure I have grown, I also feel like the experience has been more draining than enlightening. Or maybe I just discovered that I don’t like thinking and writing papers quite as much as I thought I did!
So here are my intentions: to read, and discuss, and grow. When I read about Fifty Books, it got the wheels churning. Reading on my own? Then writing about the experience? Getting to find out about new books that my friends have read? Actually maintaining (better) contact with some of my long-lost fellow nerds? Doing all of this from the comfort of my own home, where I can stay near my husband, Nate, 2 dogs, couch, and wine supply? (yes, those are ranked in order of importance). The thought was so appealing... plus, like any admitted bookworm, “forcing” myself to read fifty books is like forcing a fat kid to eat another corndog. Damn, that sounds good too, actually.
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