Daily Archives: May 1, 2011

April Recap

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Clementine Bojangles

Books:

Library: 7 | Own: 4 | Digital Galley: 1 | Kindle: 4

Pages Read: 4,966 | Pages Per Day: 165.5

Best Book(s) Read: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
Most Disappointing Book Read: Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols

Movies:

Total Movies: 8 | Comedy: 1 | Drama: 7 | Documentary: 0

New: 6 | Re-watch: 2 | Theater: 2

Best Movie Watched: The Exploding Girl
Most Disappointing Movie Watched: The Pregnancy Pact

Other and Miscellany:

I wrote 32 blog posts this month
I reviewed 13 books and 3 movies
I posted about ten of my favorite book-to-movie adaptations, talked about having a touch of the ennui when it comes to YA romance, reviewed the TV series Felicity, and talked about the controversy surrounding Jennifer Egan and female writers resorting to name-calling.
Even though I fell short of my movie-watching goal, I fell in love with the TV show Parenthood and am crushing pretty hard on the new sitcom Happy Endings (expect posts on both of these shows this upcoming month)

Goals for Next Month:

Read at least 10 books
Review at least 10 books
Post at least 20 days out of the month
Watch at least 10 new movies

In My Mailbox (6)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Clementine Bojangles

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. This meme allows bloggers to share the books they’ve received over the course of the week. I’m trying to participate in part because I think it’s fun, and in part because I want to keep track of what I’m getting (and how that differs from what I’m reading).