Well, here I am. An entire array of failed attempts at finishing something left far behind me and ready to take on a new challenge. In the past I tried writing books, screenplays and even silly cartoons (before I found out I wasn't particularly adept at drawing). I did, however, finish something in the 24 years I've been around and that is my MA in English Literature. I wrote full length essays and I read all the necessary novels. Needless to say, after a regime of at least two books a week, my life spiralled into a black hole after I had graduated.
My job is dominating my life now and at the moment a call centre is the thing that is sucking my passion for books and films out of me. This is why I thought of this challenge. I will force myself over the next few months, maybe even years to finish at least one book per week. This is will range from incredibly short stories to extremely lengthy novels (J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is still staring at me from my bookshelf, waiting to be read). Every time I finish reading a novel, I will write a short but slightly academic blog about it.
I'm doing this mostly for myself, to make sure I will stay motivated in the things I love, but I'll do it for the one or two people out there as well who may have the same idea but don't feel like they can pull it off. I hope I can prove to myself that I can keep this up. First, I have to start reading the novel for Week 1 of this challenge: Emma Donoghue's Room.
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