I typically set a small goal to read a few books a year. Honestly, I generally set it pretty low - like 6 books a year...that is one book every 2 months. I always feel pretty accomplished if I meet that goal and I find myself quite surprised with several ladies on the 2Peas Refugees board state they read like 120, 180 or over 200 books. I honestly don't know how people have time to read that many books...do they read super fast? Do they have a job? I don't see how anyone that works full-time, outside of the home, would have time to read 200 books unless they just work and read. Maybe their books are very small - like 50 or 100 page books? I don't know. I can't even fathom reading that many books, when I am lucky to read 6.
Well, in 2021, I completed 11 books so I thought...why not make a goal of 12 books for 2022 - one book a month on average. I surprised myself though and actually completed 23 books.
Now to many people, 23 books may sound pathetic but to me - WOWZER!! I can't believe I finished 23 books, almost twice my goal. I'm still keeping my goal at 12 for 2023.
Fave book of the year...this was tough because I really liked several. I guess my top 3 books were (in no particular order)
Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli
Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney
A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil
Probably my least favorite book was Broken Horses by Brandi Carlisle. While it wasn't a bad book, it really didn't talk all that much about her personal life/feelings/emotions and came across to me as more of a "look who I know" and "look how successful I am" - sorry, but that was just my take of it. I was lucky enough to see Brandi Carlisle in concert this past September and she gave an incredible show...so much energy and the crowd was wild and loved every minute. But her book, to me at least, just came off kind of "braggy" for lack of a better word.
I always pick a "Classic" book to read every year and one year's selection was "Breakfast at Tiffany's". It was quite a bit different from the movie. I really liked the character of Holly Golightly in the movie version, but in the book...she really wasn't a very likable person...she is selfish, self-absorbed and abandons people. After reading the book, I wondered why it was even turned into a movie...guess it is a good thing they changed some major things to make the movie enjoyable. I am glad I read the book but still not sure why it gets all the accolades that it does. I also read "Little House in the Big Woods" I actually think I read this once, many, many years ago, but I can't say for sure.
I'm not sure what "Classic" book I will read next year. Hmmm..
