* Note - All names and other sensitive information I have blocked out. If there is any difference in your screen to mine, that is most likely the reason.
I didn’t make many resolutions going into 2021, except for hopes for it to be better than 2020. But I did shoot for one thing - read 100 books.
Why 100? No particular reason. It was a nice round number, and it sounded kind of rational, completely rational if we went into lockdown again. Of course, we aren’t in lockdown, and I’m going to school full time. So maybe not the best choice.
I started with writing my books down in a journal, but I found an alternative. Goodreads! I immediately texted all of my friends -
Some of them already had accounts. Which I should’ve known (it was launched before I was born - haha) But anyways, I was so hyped! I could do all sorts of fancy tracker thingies and I could access it anytime.
Now almost half a month down the line, I’m still excited but a little skeptical.
100 books in 365 days? It’s a little adventurous. But nonetheless, it’s been fun.
Here are the 4 books I’ve read -
A Wrinkle In Time - Madeleine L’Engle - ★★★
A Wrinkle In Time is a classic! The concepts are interesting, some moments are amazing – but it’s not exciting enough for me, and nothing else to really keep me in the book.
Saving Mr. Terupt - Rob Buyea - ★★★★★
I LOVED THIS BOOK, as with all the others in the series. I can’t really say much without giving the entire series away, but I love stories with amazing teachers and many points of view, so this was perfect for me.
The Swap - Megan Schull - ★★★★★
Also love! This book is basically Freaky Friday (body swapping due to some magical lady) , except a little less weird. It actually seems kinda… plausible, which is seriously freaking me out. It almost falls into the category of trashy YA book, but just misses it, unlike Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries.
The Wednesday Wars - Gary D. Schmidt - ★★★★
I told you, I’m a sucker for teachers - especially teachers who are kinda mean at first. Before you start, I’d advise you to look up summaries of The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet (I might be forgetting one or two). These Shakespeare plays are referenced frequently throughout the book, and compared to the character’s own life. All and all, really great!
Last, I wanted to mention some hacks that I’ve found -
If you want to see how you and one of your friend’s books differ, lok no further!
First, click on the Friend’s tab -
Then, choose the friend you’d like to compare books with.
Click on a quiz you like. It will take you straight to the quiz. Go through all the questions, check them if you like, then click submit.
You can see all of your answers, your friend’s answers if they have taken the quiz, invite your friends to do the quiz, and see what other Goodreads members have scored!
As you can see, I didn’t do so good.
So that’s my crazy intro to goodreads. If you’ve already signed up, I hope you learned something new, and if you have, I hope you want to do it now!
