30 Days in Books

I initially envisioned my blog as being insightful, witty, maybe even philosophical. So far, it has been none of these. Today I stumbled upon Beverly Penn’s Blog, in which she challenges herself to remember her reactions to books she’s read. Since reading is probably the one thing I can definitely say that I love doing, and in fact, could not live without doing (besides breathing, eating, blah, blah) I think that this is an appropriate activity. I cannot conceive of completing the list within the given time allocation, but I look forward to really considering each book I’ve read and truly remembering what I learned from it. And, to be honest, after almost every book I read, I swear that I will reread it because it has, in some way, made such an impact on me. The rereading does not happen as often as I would like, so hopefully, I can recap the highlights here. Happy Reading!

Day 1: Favorite book
Day 2: Least favorite book
Day 3: Book that makes you laugh out loud
Day 4: Book that makes you cry
Day 5: Book you wish you could live in
Day 6: Favorite young adult book
Day 7: Book that you can quote/recite
Day 8: Book that scares you
Day 9: Book that makes you sick
Day 10: Book that changed your life
Day 11: Book from your favorite author
Day 12: Book that is most like your life
Day 13: Book whose main character is most like you
Day 14: Book whose main character you want to marry
Day 15: First “chapter book” you can remember reading as a child
Day 16: Longest book you’ve read
Day 17: Shortest book you’ve read
Day 18: Book you’re most embarrassed to say you like
Day 19: Book that turned you on
Day 20: Book you’ve read the most number of times
Day 21: Favorite picture book from childhood
Day 22: Book you plan to read next
Day 23: Book you tell people you’ve read, but haven’t (or haven’t actually finished)
Day 24: Book that contains your favorite scene
Day 25: Favorite book you read in school
Day 26: Favorite nonfiction book
Day 27: Favorite fiction book
Day 28: Last book you read
Day 29: Book you’re currently reading
Day 30: Favorite coffee table book