BW5: February Escapades

 

The more I read, the hungrier I become. 

Each book seemed promising, each page 

I turned offered an escapade, the allure of

 another world, other destinies, other dreams.

~ Tatiana de Rosnay

Happy Sunday!  It's February which means it's time to escape on another adventure if you wish, or continue with your current adventures in Eastern Asia.  If you wish to move on from reading Eastern classics, one book you will find on most academic great books, best adventure lists or 1001 Books to Read Before You Die is Miguel De Cervantes  Don Quixote. If you haven't read it already, try to make time for it this year.  If you have, you'll remember there were several books mentioned in Don Quixote which may piqued your interest or Books that Drove Don Quixote Crazy.   

February is also An Affair to Remember Month, Black History Month, and Creative Romance Month with Valentine's Day on February 14th.  This week we celebration Spunky Old Broads day (Sunday), Ground Hog Day  (Monday), Feed the Birds day (Tuesday), Thank a Mailman Day (Wednesday), National Shower With a Friend Day (woot, woot) (Thursday), the Start of the Winter Olympics (Friday), and Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor day (Saturday). Just think of all the escapades you can get into this week! 

Whether you need an escape or engage in an escapade, there are plenty of books which will aid in your quest.  

Happy Escapade!

BW46 - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

1001 Books by Peter Boxal

I received this book last Christmas and determined that  I had read 51 out of the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.  If I live to be 100 years old, that would mean I need to read 21 books a year in order read all 1001. That's not going to happen,  just because....fill in the blank with whatever excuse comes to mind. *grin*  However, I could probably manage 5 to 10 a year if I really put my heart and mind into it.  And speaking of my mind, I've already started brainstorming for 2015 since we only have 8 weeks (7 1/2 if you want to get technical) left in the year.  *facepalm*  I think everyone will agree this year has gone by way to fast. 

So I've set a new goal for myself as well as, drumroll please......decided to present you with a new mini challenge for next year.  I thought you'd appreciate the advance notice.  In order to avoid the 'my eyes are bigger than my stomach' syndrome, going to limit it to 5 books.  The five books I have chosen are:

Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres

Foucaults Pendulum - Umberto Eco

The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende

To Kill a Mockinbird - Harper Lee

I have a few other books in my stacks and if I get to those, we'll consider them gravy.  Now the good thing is you don't even have to buy 1001 Books because the list is online.   Have fun, plan away and see what strikes your fancy. 

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