Saturday Review of Books: January 28, 2012

“I figured I would have read so many books by now that I would have some measure of wisdom. But really, it’s hard to feel wise while raising kids. And there are so many more books to read.” ~Edward Petit, The Bibliothecary

So, feeling quite unwise, and with so many books yet to read, not to mention Bible study to do, and children to raise, here’s this Saturday’s edition of the Saturday Review of Books. Come one, come all.

SatReviewbuttonWelcome to the Saturday Review of Books at Semicolon. Here’s how it usually works. Find a book review on your blog posted sometime during the previous week. The review doesn’t have to be a formal sort of thing. You can link to your thoughts on a particular book, a few ideas inspired by reading the book, your evaluation, quotations, whatever.

Then on Friday night/Saturday, you post a link here at Semicolon in Mr. Linky to the specific post where you’ve written your book review. Don’t link to your main blog page because this kind of link makes it hard to find the book review, especially when people drop in later after you’ve added new content to your blog. In parentheses after your name, add the title of the book you’re reviewing. This addition will help people to find the reviews they’re most interested in reading.

After linking to your own reviews, you can spend as long as you want reading the reviews of other bloggers for the week and adding to your wishlist of books to read. That’s how my own TBR list has become completely unmanageable and the reason I can’t join any reading challenges. I have my own personal challenge that never ends.

12 thoughts on “Saturday Review of Books: January 28, 2012

  1. I also finished reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church this week, but am still trying to figure out how to review it.

  2. I love looking at this list – and today see “Frankenstein” and “Areopagitica,” which I haven’t read in years (but I think I got inspired). Thanks for hosting.

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