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March is here! And spring is also (almost) here! So, what are your plans for these last days of winter?

For me, it's going to be:


How about you?

Melas, thank you for posting!

Last month I found an awesome feature that will hopefully help me plan my reading without feeling the pressure to do it.

It's called Tackle the TBR and you basically pick the books higher in your priority list and read from that.

So my list for March is this:

I plan to read any books there.

As usual please let me know if you want to do a buddy read.

Thank you!

Yes, I have more or less be doing my own version of this for months now ^^ But I don't have a blog, so it's all on Excel sheets & Evernote notes only :-p

BTW, for those who we wondering, that's how I pick my book list for the months:
- books to be read for diverses reasons (R4R, reading groups, book that were borrowed and that I need to give back, etc.)
- books that suit the occasion. For example, when I travel, I like to read a few book from authors of that country, or about the activity I am doing, etc.
- fun!

Ah well that works too!

I have found I have become much more relaxed about reading doing this, it is working great for me.

Fun above all, no pressure!

I've picked my next read with my pleasure in mind for a long time now and it's so much more enjoyable that way. I do read a few books out of obligation, but because they aren't the bulk of my reading, it's ok and doesn't feel like a job.

I decided to switch the last book from my plan this month, and changed Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype for Deco for Divers: Decompression Theory and Physiology (yes, another scuba book, again ^^).

Otherwise, things went fairly well according to plan, and all books were wonderful suprises. I think it has been a while since I last had that many lucky picks in a row!



The four books I read (listed above), were all rather thought provoking, and also enlarged my horizons. I can only recommend them all warmly. I think the first two are especially interesting given the current political situation around the world, and in the US especially.

Hey! I managed to read 8 books last month which is a lot considering my usual:

Don't know any of the ones you mentioned Melas but I am glad you enjoyed them!

Melaslithos wrote: "I decided to switch the last book from my plan this month, and changed Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype for Deco for Divers: Decompre..."</i>

Hi Melas, I think you did a right choice since you like scuba so much, but [book:Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype is a very interesting book. It was a kind of book that I loved and hated at the same time. And that is difficult to happen. Let me tell you why: I really dig such thems like arquetipic legends and folktales, tales of transition and all kind of initiations. And a plus of this book is that it is based in fairy tales and with a background of Jung psicology. All great elements to make this book fantastic and they did. The worst part is that the book is entirly written in a woman perspective and it was writted to women only. And with a sense of new feminism that really took my nerve. I have nothing against feminism as a perspective of equality rights and so on. But this is the oposity of my vision of what feminism is. Besides it really makes a straight forward writing difficult for a male reader, as far as I am concerned. She writes things like: "We as women know that and that, and this is the phisiology and psicology of all women as you know it and you can tell this and that because you feel it in you..." and on and on like that. It was a pain to get to the end but it was a joy at the same time. So I think you will really like it, at least you will read it in the right perspective contrary to me. lol

Sorobai wrote: "Melaslithos wrote: "I decided to switch the last book from my plan this month, and changed Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype for [book:Deco ..."

Thanks for your opinion on this book! I am still planning on reading it, probably some time this month, after I finish the books I am currently reading. I heard a lot about this book, both good and bad as you mention, and I am quite curious.

Melaslithos wrote: "Sorobai wrote: "Melaslithos wrote: "I decided to switch the last book from my plan this month, and changed Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype..."

It is a good book don't take me wrong, the problem with it in my opinion is the biased opinion on the side of women only. I wonder if it was the option of the author intending a women only readership or if it was the option of the editor. Also if there was anything to do with the translation as I read this book in portuguese.
Anyway it was interesting to know the view of a woman on those matters but I would like that the author to explore this subject in a more general way, or maybe differenciating men and women views and experiences but make note of both. This way I felt the book was pending to one side only and a bit repetitive for that matter.
But I am sure you will love it. It really is worth the while anyway.