i am going to try to keep better track of what i'm reading in 2011. so, when i finish a book, i'm going to make note of it on here. i don't really have a set reading goal just yet... i'm a speed reader, so setting a number of books to finish in a year is sort of silly to me. instead, i hope to widen my horizons, by reading more classics. i've got a list of 100 books that every person should read before they die, so i'll mix those books in with the current stuff i like to read.
i'll say a couple things about this book. i've wanted to read it for a long while. i finally got my hands on it, and in the first few pages i'd formed my conclusions about the boy Krakauer was trying to understand. i thought he was an idiot. but this book is great because it makes you question and ultimately reconsider your conclusions. Krakauer is a genius, if slightly snobbish, author. he knows his stuff, and his vocabulary in describing the world around us is stunning. he paints with his words. he's good with natural beauty and scenery. in the end, i felt satisfied, even though i was left a bit sad. Krakauer's study and analysis was exhaustive, and he answered all my questions.
a couple other books i finished in the end of 2010, that are all movies i now need to watch:
Never Let Me Go (i'll give it 4 out of 5 stars... i recognize the art of subtleties, but i still wanted more)
Water For Elephants (5 out of 5, because this was such a fun read, and i loved the time period and setting)
Love in the Time of Cholera (5 out of 5. stunning. no wonder this is a classic.)
i know i need to get a library card. i'm addicted to buying books, and i love beat-up, old half-price ones, but it's financially impractical with my insatiable reading appetite, to constantly be purchasing them. they also take up a lot of space. which we don't have. but i will continue to reject and hold out against the Nook/Kindle rage as long as i can.
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