Saturday, December 31, 2022

Promissory Note: My Year End Reading Review

I'm currently travelling right now, so I don't have time to do my yearly reading list in review just yet.  So this is a promise to come back and do it sometime in early January.  In the meantime, here is my reading list for this year.  
(When I get back from vacation, and after we finish moving apartments, I'll try to write up a post reflecting on this list a bit more.  And also film a supplementary video version.)

   

1. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum, January 2, 2022, 5 stars
2. The Book of Genesis, January 13, 2022 (reread)
3. Little Wizard Stories of Oz by L. Frank Baum, January 17, 2022, 5 stars
4. Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum, January 31, 2022, 4 stars
5. The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien, February 7, 2022, 7 stars
6. The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum, February 14, 2022, 5 stars
7. Rinkitink in Oz by L. Frank Baum, March 1, 2022, 6 stars
8. The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum, March 16, 2022, 6 stars
9. The Book of Exodus, March 30, 2022 (reread)
10. The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum, April 11, 2022, 6 stars
11. The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien, April 29, 2022, 7 stars
11.5 The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings Box Set by J. R. R. Tolkien April 30, 2022
12. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, May 2, 2022, 5 stars
14. Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume by Jeff Smith, June 13, 2022
17. The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum, June 23, 2022, 3 stars
18. The Sandman, Volume 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman , June 24, 2022
19. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé, July 5, 2022
20. Tintin in America by Hergé, July 8, 2022
21. Tintin in Cigars of the Pharaoh by Herge, July 13, 2022
22. Tintin in The Blue Lotus by Herge, July 14, 2022
23. Tintin in The Broken Ear by Herge, July 15, 2022
24. Tintin in The Black Island by Herge, July 23, 2022
25. Tintin in King Ottokar's Sceptre by Herge, July 25, 2022
26. Tintin in The Crab with the Golden Claws by Herge, July 26, 2022
28. Tintin in The Seven Crystal Balls by Herge, August 3, 2022
29. Tintin in Land of Black Gold by Herge, August 20, 2022
30. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, August 28, 2022, 8 stars
31. Tintin in The Secret of the Unicorn by Herge, August 30, 2022
32. Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 1: The Coming of the Avengers by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Don Heck, August 31, 2022
33. The Death of Superman, September 3, 2022 (reread)
34. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney, September 16, 2022, 3 stars
35. Animorphs 1: The Invasion by K.A. Applegate, September 22, 2022, 4 stars
36. The Iliad by Homer, September 24, 2022 (reread) 9 stars
37. The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass, October 17, 2022, 7 stars
38. Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum, October 20, 2022, 3 stars
38.5 The Complete Stories of Oz by L. Frank Baum, October 20, 2022
39. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells , October 30, 2022 (reread), 8 stars
40. The Histories by Herodotus, November 12, 2022, 8 stars
41. Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, November 28, 2022, 8 stars

Playlist HERE:

 

Friday, December 23, 2022

(Weekly Reading Vlog)--Yet another weekly reading vlog without the vlog.  These are just my page totals for this week.  Also, since I'm going to be travelling from tomorrow, I'll just cut this week short and post my page totals now.      


Books (52 pages this week)
The Odyssey by Homer p.204-212 (8)
Podcasts and Audiobooks
Revolutions Season 4: The Haitian Revolution  2nd Listening From: 4.10- The Third Commission To: 4.11- To Attempt the Impossible (from Revolutions Podcast)
To supplement The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan, I've been re-listening to some of his lectures from Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan, and also relevant episodes from The History of Ancient Greece Podcast.

This Week in Booktube (these are the booktube videos I've watched this week) docspub:
Steve Donoghue: Talking about Historical Fiction! https://youtu.be/X8lSfUWLK_Y

For more information about what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE.

Saturday, December 17, 2022

(Weekly Reading Vlog)--Sans the Vlog this week.  I'm too busy to film a video, so this is just my weekly page totals.    


Books (72 pages this week)
The Odyssey by Homer p.192-204 (12)
Podcasts and Audiobooks
Revolutions Season 4: The Haitian Revolution  2nd Listening From: 4.09- What The Future Will Bring To: 4.10- The Third Commission (from Revolutions Podcast)
To supplement The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan, I've been re-listening to some of his lectures from Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan, and also relevant episodes from The History of Ancient Greece Podcast.

Videos from this week:
Flash Gordon Dailies: Austin Briggs: Radium Mines Of Electra: Book Review https://youtu.be/txjaQq4t-KQ

This Week in Booktube (these are the booktube videos I've watched this week) docspub:
William's Library: Dune Book Collection https://youtu.be/mqrm9nhqBt8

For more information about what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE.