List of books read in 2012:
I'll be linking in each week at 52 books in 52 weeks although I'm only committing to read 42 weeks
Self-Challenges:
Clean off my kindle--I'm challenging myself to read from my quickly growing library on my kindle, I'll try to clean it up or maintain it. I can't guarantee I won't add to it because I'm a succor for free books and daily deals. I'm beginning with 102 items. (2/month)
Read from my stars--for the last two years as I've browsed my reader I've starred reviews of books I want to read and recipes I want to try. So far I haven't done either so my list just gets longer. As I was cleaning out the list I had a thought occur to me that it might be fun to read those books and when I get to the recipes make the recipes and review them as well. (1/month)
Margot Recommends--Margot at Joyfully Retired has reviewed some great books that I want to read. I want to read her top 5 recommends from her Award Winning Posts.
Series Challenge--I'm challenging myself to read a few new series and to keep up on a few I've started
Read-a-longs
(I'll join as I find some groups that are reading something I am interested in)
Biographies--read two
Non-fiction--read one
New to me Authors:
Inspirational Reading Goals:
I have a goal to read 4 books that are based on LDS doctrine (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.) As one of those books Mr. J and I are reading "Jesus the Christ" by James E. Talmage.
RS book club
(reading and participating in book discussions with my book club)
Ensign Readers Challenge: Two articles/week on Sunday mornings:
Thursday's with Talmage:
This week Mr. J and I began reading "Jesus the Christ"--A Study of the Messiah and His Mission according to Holy Scriptures both Ancient and Modern by James E. Talmage One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1922)
from the preface:
The author of this volume entered upon his welcome service under request and appointment from the presiding authorities of the Church; and the completed work has been read by and is approved by the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve. It presents, however, the writer's personal belief and profoundest conviction as to the truth of what he has written. The book is published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
(reading and participating in book discussions with my book club)
This week Mr. J and I began reading "Jesus the Christ"--A Study of the Messiah and His Mission according to Holy Scriptures both Ancient and Modern by James E. Talmage One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1922)
from the preface:
The author of this volume entered upon his welcome service under request and appointment from the presiding authorities of the Church; and the completed work has been read by and is approved by the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve. It presents, however, the writer's personal belief and profoundest conviction as to the truth of what he has written. The book is published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
After reading War and Peace last year and discovering I could read a massive volume, learn from it and still enjoy reading lighter materials at the same time--I decided to tackle a book I have longed to read for many years. Jesus the Christ was written 90 years ago by a man ordained in our Church hierarchy as an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. His commission was (and continues to be via this great work) to bear witness of the truthfulness and divinity of the Messiah. He was commissioned by the First Presidency of the Church to write this book. It is referred to often in our lesson manuals and missionaries are encouraged to study it in preparation to serve and to continue their study while serving their missions. I've always wanted to read it but I have been intimidated by the sheer size of the volume and the language. Elder Talmage was a very intelligent man. Obviously I'm still feeling a little intimidated by it so I asked Mr. J if he would join me and that way we could discuss the book and share our thoughts and feelings as we go along. I don't know if I will post about this book every week like I did with War and Peace--maybe just an update now and again would be better. And I'm not sure we can even finish it in a years time. There is no time table or schedule for this reading. But we have begun, and I am excited about the journey. If any of you have read this book or would like to read along with us I'd be delighted for you to stop by on Thursday's and share your thoughts.
6 comments:
I'm really glad you were able to take away the realization that you could read a book long-term, alongside other literature -- through your reading of War & Peace. That's awesome. :)
I loved your War and Peace posts.
I am not a prolific reader, but I generally have a book or two going. Off Margot's list, I have Olive Kittredgre loaned to me from my sister, and a quick search shows that the Talmadge work is free on-line, so I may give it a try.
Good luck with reading the books on your Kindle. It would take me more than 2 years to read all of mine!
You have a nice mix of challenging goals there! Good luck!
that's a lot of reading, but I know you'll enjoy it! :) what a good thing to pledge to do something you'll get so much out of!
I like the idea of challenging yourself!! I really scaled back on my challenges and I'm accepting less review copies too. I am so addicted to adding books to my Kindle that I don't think I'll ever get them all read!! I will be by on Thursday..sounds like I can learn a few things and I always love reading your writing!!
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