here's the list:
title: crashing through: a story of risk, adventure, and the man who dared to see - robert kurson
medium: audio from library
thoughts: while not nearly as interesting as his other book, shadow divers, this is a good read. i learned a lot about how people see, so that's something.
title: deja dead - kathy reichs
medium: audio from library
thoughts: this is book number two in a very long series. it's fluff, but it's enjoyable.
title: catching fire - suzanne collins
medium: ebook; already owned
thoughts: i figured since i reread hunger games last month before seeing the film, i'd go ahead and continue rereading the series.
title: mockingjay - suzanne collins
medium: ebook; already owned
thoughts: see catching fire above.
title: the prince - niccolo machiavelli
medium: print; already owned
thoughts: i consider this foundational literature. so much of western lit from the renaissance to today is influenced by this text, so i make my students read it.
title: don quixote de la mancha - miguel de cervantes
medium: print; already owned
thoughts: i've only read bits and pieces of this text before this semester. i enjoyed it very much this time around.
title: amoretti - sir edmund spenser
medium: print; already owned
thoughts: ummm...it's spenser. he's badass. don't believe me, look him up!
title: titus andronicus - william shakespeare
medium: print; already owned
thoughts: i love this bit of bad shakespeare so very much! plus, it's so brutal that it makes my students squirm, which is always fun.
title: areopagitica - john milton
medium: print; already owned
thoughts: i don't particularly care for much of milton's canon, but this one i love. it's all about the context here. and his immense appreciation for books--whatever they happen to be about.
so there you have it: month six.
i'll be posting thoughts on the whole experience soon (once i've had time to collect them).
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