Reader Badge

Complete all 5 Clauses.

Clause 1 - Over a period of three months read at least six books.

I read more than six books a month. DONE.

Clause 2 - Include at least one fiction, one biography and one non-fiction book in your list.

I decided not to backdate this.  I read a lot of fiction so there are any number of books that I could count towards this.  I am officially using my last book club read Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead.  My chosen autobiography is Wil Wheaton's Still Just a Geek.  I listened to this on Audible and it was wonderful.  The non-fiction was Ragged Robin Began It by Mabel Esther Allen where she discusses the books she read as a child and what she thought of them then and thinks of them now.  Although her "now" is 1993. DONE.

Clause 3 - Write a Review of one of the books

I write lots of book reviews on Goodreads, so I'm counting this as DONE.

Clause 4 - Read a review of one of the other books, and critique it.

Oh, I do this a lot.  I'm just not going to write my rants down where other people can read it!  My critique's of other people's views are not for public consumption. 😉 DONE.

Clause 5 - Take part in a Book Club.

I have been in a book club for three years, and I have joined The Rebel Readers on Facebook as well as the niche Chalet School Rebels.  DONE.

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