I’ve been a bit neglectful posting here this summer. It’s time for my $100 renewal for the blog and I had to take a step back and remember why I started this blog in 2008. I wanted to write and journal and maybe make some friends (I did all that). I have to acknowledge how the blog has changed over time, mainly after I had Gage in 2010 and I started posting about motherhood. And now, where do I want it to go, if anywhere? I do like talking about books and movies and making connections. It’s more of an online journal for me, one that I can access anytime I want to share old posts with people who might need to read them.

I started my Top 100 lists last year and haven’t gotten very far. I decided that I wasn’t going to add a book to the list unless I’ve read it more than once, so I’ve reread a handful of books this year to see if they’d make the cut. The criteria, might I want to read them again in the future. That’s it really. If I’m not interested in reading them again they don’t make the list.

A BEST list is different than a FAVORITE list. I’ve had Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck on my Favorite book list since 2009, but what I realized after a reread a few weeks ago is that it’s more of a BEST book. There’s a reason it’s a classic. I loved the spare prose writing style, how much he was able to say with so few words, and the full circle story of George and Lenny. BUT would I want to read it again? I’m not sure. I tend to love rereading favorite romances or fantasy or thrillers more than something so sad, no matter how good it is. I’m guessing my top 100 lists will be full of comfort reads when I’ve finished.

My last 5 star read was Funny Story by Emily Henry. What was yours?