well its post 301 here on winstonsdad ,I start really blogging in January ,the year has gone on ,I ve drifted here and there ,What have I learned ,well my review style is poor (in my own opnion ) keep working on that .I have trouble keeping up with challenges ,so will cut back and maybe try one in a challenge .I ll be reading from around the world next year but this is a personal challenge had want to host a challenge but not most organized person and don’t want let people down ,people can join in if they want .the blogs focus will be back on world lit and translation .Barring the couple of books mentioned the other day in my series post .so in January I ll be doing a week of Italian books have 6 books ready and start war and Peace readalong .
WHAT PLANS HAVE YOU FOR NEXT YEAR ?
Ooh good luck!! I’m afraid I’m probably scared off Tolstoy for like with Anna Karenina…
thanks amanda ,all the best stu
You are a very prolific blogger! I saw that number and was a little envious. And love how you admit your disorganization rather than putting a brave face on it and struggling through as I do. 🙂 Looking forward to your new year reading choices as always. And unrealistically eying that War and Peace.
Thanks Frances ,I always feel like a kid in a candy shop with books always wanting to find something new ,all the best stu
I really like your Blog and I am looking forward to following you in 2011! Italian books sound cool – which ones are your going for?
Thank Willa try my best ,there is a list under around the world add a page for 2011 ,all the best stu
Too early for me to have many plans, other than the Feminist Classics project. I’ll likely just keep doing more of the same! All the best to you next year!
And to you Amy ,hope to join you in June for second sex ,all the best stu
Reading around the world sounds like a wonderful idea. Who’s organizing the War and Peace read-along? I want to join in!
Thanks for your first comment ,I m organizing the war and peace readalong we ll be starting 7th Jan ,all the best stu
Stu – I have the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation. If that is okay I would like to join in.
yes that is ok gavin
My plans are to keep learning from the blogs I follow with the aim of Improving my own & to widen my range of literature, and just to enjoy what I do, might sneak a couple of challenges in.
as per usual loved the post.
Parrish
I m always learning from Bloggers ,all the best stu
I want to join in the war and peace readathon as well! sounds like fun 🙂
and I love the idea of a world lit focus. very interesting!
Thanks toni ,I love world lit it is k real passion for me ,I m organizing the war and peace readalong we ll be start 7 th Jan ,all the best stu
300 posts and not even a year in! That’s very impressive Stu. 🙂
I’ve learned that I’m not the best challenge host, so I understand why you decided to keep it personal: I look forward to seeing all of the great books you read! And War and Peace is incredible: I hope you love it half as much as I did. 😀 My plans for 2011 are still a bit nebulous…they’re starting to crystalise though.
Well 280 did 20 posts in 2009 ,but really start in January ,all the best stu
My plan? Read more of the books I already own and haven’t read! I’m already working my through the Oscar Wilde. But like all plans, we’ll see how long this lasts. 300 posts is impresive.
Main reason for country weeks is trying to cut my tbr piles down ,all the best stu
Congrats for the 301 posts Stu! I really wanted to join the War and Peace readalong, but plan to ease off blogging for next year but I will definitely be interested with what you have to say about this giant of Russian literature! Good luck!
Thanks Jov looking forward to reading the myth this will be my main challenge next year ,all the best stu
I was going to do a similar personal challenge with my tbr pile but then Irealised that most of the books I got haven’t been translated into English. No clue why. Some are soo good. Especially German writers. Not translated. But loads of others neither. Why? I am lucky as I read many languages. Some of my favourtie books are from Italian writers but guess not translated with afew exceptions. Will see what you will write about.
Wow, Stu. 300 posts and growing! Wonderful. You really are a committed blogger and that is good news to my ears. I will join for the week of Italian lit. Just let me know well beforehand so I can read the books in time. Thanks.
thanks Kinna ,great will be last week in January ,all the best stu
Reading around the world sounds brilliant so will be looking forward to following your adventures in worldwide fiction. I am sure I will be getting lots and lots of wonderful recommendations from you too.
As for me and my blog… who knows, I feel like 2011 is a long long way away even though its not.
thanks simon ,look forward to see what you review next year ,all the best stu
Stu – Which week in January are you planning your Italian lit fest? If you make it the end of the month, I could join in. 1st half is reserved for my face-2-face bookgroup.
was planning last week in January ,hope you join in ,all the best stu
I’ll probably join in the Canadian Book Challenge again. Other than that I really want to dig into the stash of my own books. I plan to request fewer review copies, but don’t know that I’ll be able to resist.
I want to dig into my huge tbr pile ,so will be reducing review copies next year ,all the best stu
When are you doing the Italian week? I have a definite read and a potential second in the TBR …..