Monday, January 31, 2005

an accounting.....

ok, so as per nick hornby's book....the polysyllabic spree i have undertaken the task of a dual-listing.......one column for books obtained....and the other for books read......and so for january...the tally is as follows:

Books Obtained (begged, borrowed, bought):
The Polysyllabic Spree- Nick Hornby
Faithful- Steven King/Stewart O'Nan
Lamb- Chris Wood
Bound to Please- Michael Durda
Chronicles Volume 1- Bob Dylan
Gilead- Marilynn Robinson
The Bookshop- Penelope Fitzgerald
Human Voices- Penelope Fitzgerald


Books read:
The Polysyllabic Spree- Nick Hornby
Faithful- Steven King/Stewart O'Nan
Lamb- Chris Wood
Bound to Please- 50%, random chapters
The Bookshop- Penelope Fitzgerald
Human Voices- Penelope Fitzgerald
Guide to Hemingway's Paris- John Leland
A Moveable Feast- E.Hemingway (reread)
Pride and Prejudice- 33% (reread)


Not a bad start for the year.....of course, i must admit that i spent far too much money on books.......money spent on books cannot be spent on plane tickets....

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