Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Hello!

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is very little that I enjoy more than reading. I spend more money on books than on anything else. A few months ago, I started keeping track of what I was reading, and why, as well as what I'd recently finished reading, through a box on my Facebook profile. However, I only keep my last two reads and my current read on there, and there is no way to save my previous "entries" there, so I decided to start blogging it. My opinions might not be worth anything to anybody else (I'm too prone to liking everything I pick up...) but I wanted a registry for myself that was more lasting than that little box on Facebook. This will provide a place to copy out passages that I like, without marking up my precious books, and allow me to look back later to remind myself of particular favorites that perhaps I'd like to pick up again sometime. Also, if you happen to read this and pick up on what I seem to like, I'm always open to suggestions, so feel free to make recommendations!

2 comments:

  1. I think I remember somewhere that you like Frank Lloyd Wright. I love his work and read Loving Frank based only on liking his work. The book is interesting and reveals a very complex person. Give it a read!

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  2. Have you read the secret lives of bees? I saw this on your facebook and i love to read too. I just finished that book and i really enjoyed it.

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