Our armchair travels this year have taken us around the world and through the centuries from the twelfth to the present and into the future. My mind voyage through the years has been interesting and intriguing, although there are a few books I never quite managed to read. Time and time again (forgive the pun) I had the "eyes are bigger than my stomach" syndrome, courtesy of the wonderful world of ebooks. Don't know sometimes whether e-books are a pleasure or a curse, since it is so easy to impulse shop.
My stacks, both physical and electronic, are full of a variety of genres from historical to British mystery to classics to thrillers to paranormal, science fiction and fantasy from all time periods. Which is why I'll probably be doing a book buying ban at the beginning of the new year and plowing through my shelves with a read my own books challenge. That is until I get the book buying blues and race down to my local Barnes and Noble for a book fix. *grin*
In the past 14 years, we've seen the popularity of very graphic, young adult novels such as The Hunger Games series, and Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. The rise of availability of translated novels thanks to such small press publishers such as Archipelago books, and the demand for comic books and graphic novels. I've discovered quite a few new to me urban fantasy and paranormal series thanks to Literary Escapism and other book bloggers. There has been a resurgence of interest in classic novels thanks to university presses like Harvard University Press and availability of classics through publishers such as Penguin Classics.
We have so many resources at our fingertips now, it's mind boggling. Which is why I love Nancy Pearl and her Book Lust series - Book Lust, More Book Lust and Book Lust to Go. And I have so much fun scouring Goodreads lists - eclectic and interesting.
Next week we'll do a wrap up of our 2014 year of reading (remember week 52 will take us from the 21st through the 31st) and then we'll be ready to do it all over again. I'll be posting I'm participating in 2014 mr linky in the next few days for those who are ready to commit to another round of read 52 books in 52 weeks.
Happy Reading!
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