The Time Has Come…
Most of you would probably notice that I have been less diligent with my book blog recently than I have been in the past. I always post reviews for books I have been asked to read and review on time, whether for virtual book tours or when I have been specifically asked by a book publicist. But with my other reading (of which I have been doing a lot) I seem to have let my writing slip. I have mentioned this before, but I thought I would make a public pledge which might get me moving. I keep this blog as a record of what I have read and to share my thoughts and recommendations about everything I read. If I don’t post my thoughts or record what I have read then I am sort of missing my whole point.
So…
I am setting myself a schedule to review all of the books that I have finished but not yet written. And, I am making that schedule very public (so you can all hold me to account). I find it tough to write more than one review a day, so I will try and be reasonably kind on myself, but here is the list with the date I am going to post the review after each book:
The Hidden by Tobias Hill – 27 May 2009
La Symphonie Pastorale by Andre Gide – 28 May 2009
The Death Maze by Ariana Franklin – 29 May 2009
Fear of Flying by Erica Jong – 2 June 2009
Best Intentions by Emily Listfield – 3 June 2009 (a requested review. I haven’t quite finished the book yet, so if I finish it sooner, I will post this sooner)
The Outcast by Sadie Jones – 5 June 2009
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson – 6 June 2009
A Certain Justice by PD James – 7 June 2009
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor – 9 June 2009
The Black Tower by PD James – 10 June 2009
The Murder Room by PD James – 10 June 2009
That’s quite a list! And, of course, I am still reading. But I’ll link to the review as I go.
Watch this blog space…
What a brilliant idea! I promised myself 2 YEARS AGO to devote more time to reading and have failed miserably. Even personal hobbies and passions need to undergo fulfilment planning as any piece of client work – otherwise it just does not get done. So well done, you.
I’d never thought of timetabling ‘reads’. Inspired. It’s a tough schedule. But, more than anything, I might see if I can follow your reading list as half the battle is often knowing where to start! And it’ll take me out of my own rut one so often follows in literature (commercial and biographical books in my case).
Will follow your reviews with interest in the hope I execute on my reading discipline!
I am cheating a bit though – this list is of books I have ALREADY read, I just haven’t written up yet! The schedule was to try and force myself to get this blog up to date. Sadly (or happily) I am still reading and not writing as quickly as I should be