I have been feeling the need to be a more well-rounded reader. I am really good at reading “fun” books, or books about education when I need a boost, but everything else that I feel I should be reading, I have a hard time motivating myself to get to. I have been toying with the idea of making a list of different categories of books I would like to read from, and rotating through them to be sure I have a more balanced approach to reading, but I haven’t done that until now. I found this challenge here and here, and thought that it sounded like the perfect plan for me. Granted I am starting two months late, but better late than never, right? The idea is to pick 8 books in 8 different categories and read them in 2008. You can double up on 8 books for a total of 56 books. Here are the books I’ve chosen so far:
Government/History
Spirituality
Rough Stone Rolling (I started this last year, but never finished it...)
Each Ensign from cover to cover this year
Classics (Including Children’s)
Education
Help for the Harried Homeschooler
TBD
Harrison’s Readings (as Harrison is reading more books on his own, I have been feeling the need to read them also, so that we can discuss them.)
Book Club Books
Aunt Dimity’s Death
The Giver
Approaching Zion
Health/Fitness/Nutrition (I’m still looking for selections here. If anyone has any recommendations I would love to hear them.)
7. The 3-Season Diet: Eat the Way Nature Intended
8. Chris Carmichael's Food for Fitness
VIII. Motherhood
TBD
TBD
*Books that are repeated in another category.
Books I am currently reading.
Books I have completed.
When I finish each book I will try to leave a review about the book and link to it here. I am excited for this challenge and am hoping that this list and the accountability of posting here, will give me some additional motivation. Wish me luck!
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