BOUT OF BOOKS 33

Day 2 Recap

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Here is what I read on DAY 2:

1. The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu (library winter challenge) = 33 pages
2. Red is my Heart, by Antoine Laurain = 26 pages
3. Wabi Sabi, by Beth Kempton = 17 pages
4. Agatha Christie’s Poirot, by Mark Aldridge = 17 pages
5. A Brush With Birds, by Richard Weatherly = 10 pages
6. Œuvres complètes de Paul Valéry, volume 1 = 11 pages
7. Les Chemins du cœur, by Placide Deseille = 6 pages

Total for Day 2:   120 pages
TOTAL so far:  260/455 pages

Quite happy with the second day, even though I didn’t have any audio time!
I started Red is my Heart, a delightful book based on a heart break.
 I did the Instagram challenge: favorite book (of 2021)

Here is what I read on DAY 1:

1. The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu (library winter challenge) = 23 pages
2. Dictionnaire amoureux du polar, by Pierre Lemaitre = 8 pages
3. Wabi Sabi, by Beth Kempton = 11 pages
4. Agatha Christie’s Poirot, by Mark Aldridge = 9 pages
5. A Brush With Birds, by Richard Weatherly = 10 pages
6. Œuvres complètes de Paul Valéry, volume 1 = 12 pages
7. Les Chemins du cœur, by Placide Deseille = 8 pages
8. Audiobook: Gravé dans le sable, by Michel Bussi = 1 hour = 59 pages

Total for Day 1:  140 pages
TOTAL so far:  140/455 pages

Very happy with this first day. I will probably not be able to read much on Thursday, so it’s good to start the week strong.
 I did the Instagram challenge: what I am reading

The January Bout of Books is definitely a challenge for me, as I’m having my Orthodox Christmas right in it (on January 7), so with more time spent in Church, so less time for evening reads.
So I’ll set my goal as 65 pages/day, that is, a total of 455 pages only.

Here are the books I plan to read from. Some I am currently reading

1. The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu (library winter challenge)
2. Red is my Heart, by Antoine Laurain
3. Dictionnaire amoureux du polar, by Pierre Lemaitre
4. Wabi Sabi, by Beth Kempton
5. Agatha Christie’s Poirot, by Mark Aldridge
6. A Brush With Birds, by Richard Weatherly
7. Œuvres complètes de Paul Valéry, volume 1
8. Les Chemins du cœur, by Placide Deseille
9. The Wild Geese, by Ogai Mori (Japanese Literature Challenge)
10.  Audiobook: Gravé dans le sable, by Michel Bussi

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