Monthly Review (uh, v. late): October 2009

For all that I did in October, it doesn’t feel like I did a lot. Maybe because the month went by so quickly? But, I mean, I was in the 24 hour readathon, and I did the Blogtoberfest, and I interviewed my first author. I wrote a big thing about book reviews and me and about books that age well (or not). More big stuff than I normally do in a single month, but I don’t remember feeling overwhelmed at all.

Now, if only I could get those blasted reviews finished…

October’s Reading Stats
26 total books read
0 ebooks
0 audiobooks
26 pbooks

10 were by authors new to me
0 were rereads!

3 had creepy underground monster/people/things
16 had precocious children
1 had zombies!

Reading Challenges Status Updates
2009 Pub Challenge (+1, 6/9)
Arthurian Challenge 2009-2010 (+3, 4/5)
Countdown 2010 (+…uh. 10?, 18/50)
The Final Frontier Reading Challenge COMPLETED!
It’s the End of the World II COMPLETED!R.I.P. IV COMPLETED!
Seafaring Challenge II COMPLETED!

Books Read in October
196. The Summerfolk – Doris Burn [rating: 5/5]
197. Foundation and Empire – Isaac Asimov [rating: 4/5]
198. Tunnels – Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams [rating: 2.5/5]
199. Second Foundation – Isaac Asimov [rating: 3.5/5]
200. Foundation’s Edge – Isaac Asimov [rating: 3.5/5]
201. Boneshaker - Cherie Priest [rating: 4/5]
202. The Silver Branch – Rosemary Sutcliff [rating: 3.5/5]
203. The Feng Shui Detective’s Casebook – Nury Vittachi [rating: 4/5]
204. The Monstrumologist – Rick Yancey [rating: 5/5]
205. Leviathan – Scott Westerfeld [rating: 5/5]
206. Candle Man, Book One: The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance – Glenn Dakin [rating: 3/5]
207. Physik (Septimus Heap #3) – Angie Sage [rating: 3/5]
208. Queste (Septimus Heap #4) – Angie Sage [rating: 3.5/5]
209. Syren (Septimus Heap #5) – Angie Sage [rating: 4/5]
210. The Big Six (S&A #9) – Arthur Ransome [rating: 4.5/5]
211. Twenties Girl – Sophie Kinsella [rating: 4/5]
212. Little Lord Fauntleroy – Frances Hodgson Burnett [rating: 3/5]
213. The Ghost and Mrs McClure – Alice Kimberly [rating: 3/5]
214. The Boggart – Susan Cooper [rating: 3/5]
215. A College of Magics – Caroline Stevermer [rating: 4/5]
216. The Chocolate Cat Caper – JoAnna Carl [rating: 2.5/5]
217. Missee Lee (S&A #10) – Arthur Ransome [rating: 4/5]
218. The Seeing Stone (Arthur Trilogy #1) – Kevin Crossley-Holland [rating: 4.5/5]
219. At the Crossing Places (Arthur Trilogy #2) – Kevin Crossley-Holland [rating: 4/5]
220. King of the Middle March (Arthur Trilogy #3) – Kevin Crossley-Holland [rating: 4.5/5]
221. The Naming (Pellinor #1) – Alison Croggon [rating: 4.5/5]