Reading List for March 08

For I’m sure I will be very busy in the upcoming weeks, due to the approaching of the final exams, which come pretty earlier this year, I’ll give myself the privilege of having to complete only 3 books, not 4 as usual, this month.

1. 1984 – George Orwell

2. The Lexus and The Olive Tree – Understanding Globalization – Thomas L. Friedman

3. Robinson Crusoe

Reading List for (the Rest of) February

It’s already 18th Feb – I can feel the time passing ridiculously fast. These days I’ve been taking schools, study, english learning and my long-term way towards my big goal WAYYY too easily…

This really is time to wake up. No more time to procrastinate, back on the road ahead!

Just made the to-do tasks for the upcoming days and the next week. I plan to finish 2 books by the end of Feb, start listening practice daily (indeed this is probably the 3rd or 4th time I decided to start this yet again!?!), start cramming for the TOEFL iBT this Thursday, and restart my college admissions research by next week.

OK, that seems a decent plan (hope I will take it seriously). Back on the main topic. Here comes the

1. Robinson Crusoe – Daniel Defoe

2. Romeo & Juliet – William Shakespeare

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Both are classic stories, 1 of them being very familiar to the young and the other fairly short. Hence, with 10 days left till the end of Feb, those two indeed should be easy for me to finish, so it would be a shame, real shame if I won’t make it.

Reading List for September

Ok I haven’t managed to finish the reading mission for August. More exactly I wasn’t resolute enough to strictly follow my established plan, partially due to the mid-August vacation plus my sluggishness. By far I have just completed “Sons of Fortune”, not even bothered crossing a finger through the 2nd and 3rd books, and abruptly changed my mind to try “Treasure Island”.

I know I’ll have to go to self-discipline for the 3 or 4 upcoming months as long as I still want to get a decent, or at least, “acceptable” score for the SAT. Sometimes I feel a bit regretful about my decision to register for the test that early, but anyway, it’s just about time to really strive. Really. (Oh, again, sometimes I feel I am sooooo pompous)

Ok, Let’s start tomorrow. READ, READ, and READ.

1. Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson

2. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen

3. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte

4. To Kill a Mocking Bird – Harper Lee

Reading List for August

I planned to make my summer reading list from the beginning of the summer, but it seemed I haven’t do enough commitment. I often found myself break plans, consequently so far I just completed only 2 books (Animal Farm, and Harry Potter 6 – I am juvenile, I know – and in fact now halfway through “Sons of Fortune”).

I think it’s now the right time to make myself more self-disciplinary. One important thing I read some months ago in a book is that whenever one tries to plan for some work, write it down on a piece of paper, because that will not only daily remind him of the work but also make coerce him to strictly commit to it.

1. Sons of Fortune – Jeffrey Archer (already halfway through it)

2. Robinson Crusoe – Daniel Defoe

3. To Kill a Mocking Bird – Harper Lee (optional)

Today is already August 2nd so I’m not quite sure I can finish all these three. If I complete the first two and still have decent time, then it might be possible. “To Kill a Mocking Bird” seems a well-known book. Just try my best. I’ve got a lot of novels to wade through in the next Sep, Oct, and Nov. Not only will I read them for my knowledge but also to serve my Dec SAT.