Comments on In Spring it is the Dawn: Sunday Salon: Looking forward to 2010

Thanks, Wendy! claire - I found mys...

2010-01-10T00:49:39.354+09:00

Thanks, Wendy!

claire - I found myself feeling quite tied down in my reading choices last year, always having to read something for this or that challenge. Hopefully I'll have a better balance this year so that I still have some encouragement to read books I might not get around to, but much more freedom too. I wish you a year of fabulous reading! :)

Nymeth - I know, I thought of going completely challenge-free, but I couldn't really imagine that. Instead I'm trying to choose them very carefully, and only the ones that fit into the kind of reading I'd like to do. Good luck with the challenges you choose to take on for 2010. :)

gnoegnoe - That's what I thought I was doing in 2009 too, but like you, I ended up having very little freedom to pick up any book spontaneously.
I think it's great that you write your reviews in English. English is my native language and it still takes me forever to write them! LOL.
Good luck with your challenges for 2010 and with finding the right balance. :)

Diane - Thank you for hosting. I'm looking forward to some good books and some shelf space!

Eva - That's a great way to choose the challenges that fit in with your personal reading goals, and what I'm trying to do better this year. Maybe if I could read as much as you I'd be able to join more challenges. ;)

Aarti - Yes, re-reading without guilt is a big goal for 2010. And thanks for giving me a good excuse to do so!

Bellezza - Thank you, I hope 2010 is a wonderful year for you!

I think it's fantastic that you'll be hosting the 4th JLit Challenge this year. Yay for getting more people interested in Japanese literature, and I think the one book requirement is perfect. It makes it so that it's not at all intimidating.

I do hope you'll be able to join in some of the JLit book discussions here, as I'd love to hear your thoughts on them.

I agree with you, and Claire, about laying down th...

2009-12-28T10:03:37.971+09:00

I agree with you, and Claire, about laying down the compulsory reading. That said, I'm sure I'll be hosting the Japanese Literature Challenge 4 (Wow, can you believe it?); I like only requiring one book, then people can take it from there as they see fit. But, I'd really like to participate in one of your read alongs for Japanese literature. I bought The Old Capital after you and Mark David mentioned/reviewed it, so I'll try to add some thoughts to the reads you sponsor. Blessings, Tanabata, on your new year.

Yay for flashback helping everyone reread without ...

2009-12-22T05:53:04.510+09:00

Yay for flashback helping everyone reread without guilt :-) Thanks for signing up!

I think your resolutions sound great! :) I make up...

2009-12-22T01:24:35.139+09:00

I think your resolutions sound great! :) I make up my personal resolutions/goals for the year beforehand, and then I join challenges that help fulfill those goals.

And one of my goals every year is to reread more! :)

I'm so happy that u decided to join the Readin...

2009-12-21T22:37:28.711+09:00

I'm so happy that u decided to join the Reading from Your Shelves Project. Hope you read lots of good books and clean off your shelves in the process.

Before 2009 I only had about 1 challenge a year: a...

2009-12-21T20:53:54.827+09:00

Before 2009 I only had about 1 challenge a year: a personal reading challenge that 'came' to me as I was reading. But this year... Even though I felt I kept myself on a tight leash (sticking to challenges that could overlap, books I had on my shelf and meant to read anyway etc.) I had a hard time balancing. Like you, I often couldn't pick up a book of choice. Maybe the hardest part is that I started to write reviews (in English) on my blog this year; before I wrote them in Dutch for my online bookgroup (mailinglist). It takes so much time to write a review!

Good luck with all your challenges... I especially like the New Year's Resolution - hadn't heard of it yet and I'm going to check it out NOW ;)

I completely get your mixed feelings about challen...

2009-12-21T17:59:34.612+09:00

I completely get your mixed feelings about challenges. I still haven't made up my mind about each ones to join, and sometimes part of me just wants to have a challengeless year. But I know that won't happen :P

I'm doing exactly what you said above: "t...

2009-12-21T16:40:50.282+09:00

I'm doing exactly what you said above: "to read more of what I want to read when I want to read it." I won't be joining any challenges as I found them to be very constricting this year, but will miss putting up the lists. Anyway, if I ever get tempted, will do as you did: choose challenges veeeery thoughtfully. Happy reading in the new year!

Good luck with your challenges this next year, Nat...

2009-12-21T13:32:56.763+09:00

Good luck with your challenges this next year, Nat!