- What was the best book you read this spring? Fiction: Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers , Non-Fiction: Seeing and Savoring Christ by John Piper
- What book could you have done without? I didn’t have a long enough book list to have to have an answer to this one. They were all worth reading.
- Did you try out a new author this spring? If so, which one, and will you be reading that author again? Yes, the new author I tried was Dorothy L. Sayers and I will definitely read her again.
- If there were books you didn’t finish, tell us why. Did you run out of time? Realize those books weren’t worth it? I never got around to Harry Potter #6. I’ve read it before and wanted to read it before #7 came out…
- Did you come across a book or two on other participants’ lists that you’re planning to add to your own to-be-read pile? Which ones? Yes, Stepping Heavenward by Prentiss. I bought it and am reading it.
- What did you learn — about anything — through this challenge? Maybe you learned something about yourself or your reading style, maybe you learned not to pick so many nonfiction books for a challenge, maybe you learned something from a book you read. Whatever it is, share! I learned that I can read a lot more than I have in the past. There is time to read. I’m a multi-book reader (more than one at a time). I’ve learned I’ll enjoy and digest non-fiction more if I only read a chapter at a time. I have a stack of 4-6 books on my nightstand and I try to read a little out of each in the evening instead of watching TV.
- What was the best part of the Spring Reading Thing? Meeting other readers and seeing the hundreds of books I’ve never read.
- Any other thoughts, impressions, or comments. I like to take reading a step further by recording any sections of the book that stand out to me.
- I will definitely participate in a fall reading challenge!
- I’ll be posting a review of When People Are Big and God is Small soon. 🙂
Thanks so much to Katrina at Callapidder days for hosting this event so magnificently and unselfishly…
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
I plan to check out some Sayers next time I’m at the library!
Lisa, Sayers does a great job in developing her characters. Dear is reading her now, too.
Sounds like a successful Spring Reading!
You still have time to read HP6.
I’m reading through them all in advance of #7’s release. I better get busy, because I’m only half way through #2!
So much to read; so little time. . .
Kim, thanks for the encouragement, #6 is in Seattle and I’ll be there on saturday.
Lord Peter Wimsey is such a character! Loving these Sayers books thanks to you!
Lana, You are gonna have to borrow the dvd’s!
I’m glad to hear you like Dorothy Sayers. I have one of her books on my shelf, but haven’t read it yet. I’ll have to move it closer to the top of the pile. 🙂 Thanks for participating in the Spring Reading Thing!
Katrina, no..thank you! Oh, and yes, do read Sayers!
I haven’t read Sayers either, but will head to the library as soon as I can to find her. Thanks for the heads up on her.
I think you’ll enjoy Stepping Heavenward by Prentiss. I just bought a biography of her and am eager to get into it.
Hi Rosemary, I’ve started Prentiss and I am enjoying the honesty in her journal. Blessings!
I have read Stepping Heavenward a couple of times, I think. It’s excellent!
Hi Barbara, thanks and blessings on you…
Yes, I learned last Fall when I did the challenge that I could read a lot more than I thought, especially if I chose books over TV.
Hi Jennifer, I like to be reminded how much I do enjoy reading…blessings.
I’ll have to check out Clouds of Witness. I am like you. I like to read non-fiction a little at a time. With fiction, I can read for much longer periods. Have a great day!
Great job on your reading list!
Now you’ve got me interested in Clouds of Witness. There’s another one on my list…