2011 Reading Resolution: A little late to the party
So I’m two months late, which shows you how dedicated I am to resolutions. When I get to them, I’ll get to the them. I am somewhat determined to keep my 2011 reading resolution, however. For quite some time I was a book hoarder. I have since given up on buying books for the sake of buying them. In fact, I’ve given away a lot of my old books (sorry, non-fiction, your always the first to go when space is needed). In my recent purges I’ve realized how many books I own that I haven’t read. Many books that I’ve recently read have been library books, which is good for my bank account but not so good for my backlog. So that is my reading resolution for 2011, to whittle down the backlog of books that have been waiting patiently to be read like sad kittens in an old pet shop.
This means that I will be reading a lot books that I missed out on when they were first published or classics that I should have read in grad school, college, high school - even. Yes, that means you, Moby Dick! This also means that I will not be jumping on the literary bandwagon this year (after Freedom, I’m glad for it). I know I’ll miss out on some good books this year. But there are always new, good books. Although a few years from now, I’m sure I’ll be revisiting the “A little late to the party” section of my bookshelves because I know I won’t be able to resist buying at least one new book this year.
First up is The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood - it’s not my first reading of Atwood but it should have been.
