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 Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about a story format.
How do you feel about books written in a differing format – whether this be journals or letters (epistolary), verse novels, or any other form? Is this something you enjoy? Or do you prefer straight forward chapter prose.
  I am a “Plain Jane” chapter reader.  Unless, say a portion of a journal or a letter is part of the story line.   Then there is the “mind over matter” chapter format which is my favorite.  Small chapters, say 3-7 pages.  It seems that I read those books faster.  I will tell myself..”just one more chapter” and then I realize I have read 10 chapters especially if the book is a can’t put down to start with. 

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This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.
  Completed:
     02/25/10 A Note from an Old Acquaintance by Bill Walker
     02/25/10 Starting Over by Andy Serwer
     02/26/10 Sonnets For Sinners John Wareham
  Reading:
     Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo (The Hachette Book Group)

Review for The Hachette Book Group

 WooooHoooo….another winter month almost over and getting closer to spring, which is my favorite season.  From what I have been reading on other blogs, it appears that I am not the only one who has had enough of this cold and snowy winter.  March, at least for me, will probably appear to fly by as I start my pre-op procedures and personal preparations for surgery.  Some days my postings may be either later and/or shorter than usual.

Now to usher February out:

 

BOOKS READ:
  *Among Thieves by David Hosp
  *Doors Open by Ian Rankin  (Gave up on)
  *Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton 
  *False Convictions by Tim Green 
  *Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
  *A Note from an Old Acquaintance by Bill Walker 
  *Starting Over by Andy Serwer 
  *Sonnets for Sinners by John Wareham 
CHALLENGES PROGRESS:
  *Lisa Jackson Reading Challenge  5/10
  *Awesome Author Challenge  0/3  
  *RYOB Challenge  1/10
  *Romance Challenge  2/3
  * EBook Challenge  1/6
  * Reading From My Shelves Challenge  9/20
  *Suspense/Thriller Challenge  9/12
  *Books Won Reading Challenge  1/6
  *FOMA 12×12  10/?
  *50 Book Challenge starts March 1st
  *100+ Book Challenge 12/100
  *Buck-A-Book Challenge $12/100
  *Reagan Arthur Challenge  1/? 
And for later today, my plans are to RELAX & READ Sunday.  Happy Reading all !!!!

 WooooHoooo….another winter month almost over and getting closer to spring, which is my favorite season.  From what I have been reading on other blogs, it appears that I am not the only one who has had enough of this cold and snowy winter.  March, at least for me, will probably appear to fly by as I start my pre-op procedures and personal preparations for surgery.  Some days my postings may be either later and/or shorter than usual.

Now to usher February out:

 

BOOKS READ:
  *Among Thieves by David Hosp
  *Doors Open by Ian Rankin  (Gave up on)
  *Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton 
  *False Convictions by Tim Green 
  *Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
  *A Note from an Old Acquaintance by Bill Walker 
  *Starting Over by Andy Serwer 
  *Sonnets for Sinners by John Wareham 
CHALLENGES PROGRESS:
  *Lisa Jackson Reading Challenge  5/10
  *Awesome Author Challenge  0/3  
  *RYOB Challenge  1/10
  *Romance Challenge  2/3
  * EBook Challenge  1/6
  * Reading From My Shelves Challenge  9/20
  *Suspense/Thriller Challenge  9/12
  *Books Won Reading Challenge  1/6
  *FOMA 12×12  10/?
  *50 Book Challenge starts March 1st
  *100+ Book Challenge 12/100
  *Buck-A-Book Challenge $12/100
  *Reagan Arthur Challenge  1/? 
And for later today, my plans are to RELAX & READ Sunday.  Happy Reading all !!!!

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  From An Island Life: In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
  If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
  My question is:     Morning Person or Night Owl?
     I am definitely a morning person, waking up between 5am-6am.  If for some reason I sleep in, I feel that I have wasted the entire day.

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And…here we go!
1. A cup of tea is what I drink when not feeling well.
2. Family and friends around the kitchen table makes a place feel like home. 3. Everything has its beauty if you look deep.
4. NO whipped cream added to the taste of strawberries?
5. Art makes me jealous, I can only draw stick people.
6. LOL I just noticed I forgot where I put my Friday To Do List.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to writing 2 reviews, watching some olympics, quality time with hubby, tomorrow my plans include the usual, laundry, taking care of my mom’s bills, computer to do list, reading and Sunday, I want to do nothing but RELAX & READ!

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Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual
     But our friendly freedom fighters turned into foes.
     From Starting Over by Andy Serwer

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  From An Island Life: In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
  If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
  My question is:     Morning Person or Night Owl?
     I am definitely a morning person, waking up between 5am-6am.  If for some reason I sleep in, I feel that I have wasted the entire day.

http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com/
And…here we go!
1. A cup of tea is what I drink when not feeling well.
2. Family and friends around the kitchen table makes a place feel like home. 3. Everything has its beauty if you look deep.
4. NO whipped cream added to the taste of strawberries?
5. Art makes me jealous, I can only draw stick people.
6. LOL I just noticed I forgot where I put my Friday To Do List.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to writing 2 reviews, watching some olympics, quality time with hubby, tomorrow my plans include the usual, laundry, taking care of my mom’s bills, computer to do list, reading and Sunday, I want to do nothing but RELAX & READ!

Hosted by Storytime With Tonya and Friends http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/
Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual
     But our friendly freedom fighters turned into foes.
     From Starting Over by Andy Serwer

I’ve seen this quotation in several places lately. It’s from Sven Birkerts’ ‘The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age’:
“To read, when one does so of one’s own free will, is to make a volitional statement, to cast a vote; it is to posit an elsewhere and set off toward it. And like any traveling, reading is at once a movement and a comment of sorts about the place one has left. To open a book voluntarily is at some level to remark the insufficiency either of one’s life or one’s orientation toward it.”
To what extent does this describe you?
  I read for a very simple reason…..enjoyment !!!!!  It isn’t that I am looking for fullfillment of an insufficiency of life or even orientation toward it.  Some people enjoy movies and/or tv.  Since I was in elementary school, I loved to have a book in hand and escape into a book.  My favorite genre is mystery/suspense but in real life I am a wimp when faced with scary situations.  I believe I have a very vivid imagination and would rather use my own visualization of the books I read instead of say. a movie director’s perception.  I recall images of books I read as a child to this day.  Very simple…enjoyment and the love of the written word.

  Today I will not go on my “Thursday Treasure” blog hunt, which can be computer time consuming.  I am behind in my reading and feel that today I am going to dedicate my time to reading.  I am behind due to activities of daily life issues that seem to get in the way of our reading schedules, but such are the priorities of life.  Here in New England this week, we have had days of rain, today too.  Since weather affects the pain level in my back, physical activity will be interrupted due to today’s forecast, I will be retreating to my reading chair, with my mug of coffee and hopefully get close to finishing, or if really lucky finishing, my current read.  So have a great Thursday and Happy Reading !!!!