Tuesday, November 25, 2014

My Polysyllabic Spree

I am currently reading The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby (thank you, Harrison!). It's a nonfiction book of stories that Hornby wrote during his time at Believer magazine. All of his articles were about the books he had read/was reading. At the beginning of each chapter/article, he gives a list of books he bought in the last month and books he read in the last month. Long story short, I'm stealing that for my end of term reading recap. Because I'm creative I am including book lengths.  

Fall 2014

Books Bought/Acquired Via Loan
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens                         
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen                                 
Belinda by Maria Edgeworth                                         
A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver 
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson     
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Here, Bullet by Brian Turner 
Drown by Junot Díaz
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz 
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby

Books Read/ing
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens                         484
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen                                 251 
Belinda by Maria Edgeworth                                         >500
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson    >500 
A Poetry Handbookby Mary Oliver 
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz                       240
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby                          141

*I even got $3 back when I sold it back to my college bookstore! 




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