An accomplishment + library lootage! :)

[scroll down for loot update]

(copied from my MS Novel Challenge page)

As of about 10 minutes ago, I finally finished the book Possession by A.S. Byatt. I had put it down numerous times, taken breaks from it (finished The Name of the Wind & The Wise Man's fear - over 1500 pages between them).

I really struggled to get into the book itself, I suppose starting it during the final week of term 3 (school - I'm a teacher) wasn't the best idea. Finally though, last night + this morning I was able to devote my full attention to the book, and I actually found myself enjoying it (surprise surprise!).

I'm so happy that I've been able to finish it - I thought it would end up in the same pile as "The Man Who Loved Children" & "Gulliver's Travels" - as books that I put down, and have not picked up again.

I've had a bit of a reading slump this month, really disappointed in the number of books that I have read. (only 7 this month) I know I've been trying more difficult books, trying to complete my top 101 Dymocks list (7 books to go!). I have left all the difficult ones to last :(

I'm finding that I was not enjoying reading, which made me feel really sad about this :( - I really didn't like the books that I was trying to get through. But, reading shouldn't be about "getting through books", it should be about appreciating them...

I guess that's why I took a break from Possession and moved onto other books, ones that I really did enjoy :) rekindled my love for books :)

Anyway, I'm glad I got out of that slump, looking for more books to read :) So happy that it's been extended til the end of October which means I have more time to find good books + raise more money for the MS Society :)

Thank you everyone for your kind support so far :) I really do appreciate it & the MS Society does too :)

Current book tally: 61
Current page count: 24,095



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In other news, no new loot this week. I finished The Wise Man's Fear (994 pages) - book #2 in the Kingkiller Chronicles. Loved it. I also just finished, as I mentioned, Possession - A.S. Byatt.

Leftover loot:

Middlemarch - George Eliot
Dracula - Bram Stoker
The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan

I am really looking for some new + exciting (and not too heavy!) books to read though! I have school holidays now + I really want to get some good books! - especially while I have some extra time up my sleeve :) Any suggestions? :D