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Enter the Dice Book Choices

In case you haven't noticed, I read a rather wild assortment of books. Some of that's because I'm a teacher, and I'm trying to read widely for the sake of my students, and some of that is because I have an insatiable desire to read every book ever published. Just kidding. But really. 

One of my coworkers reads in a rotation format, and late last year, I decided to give it a try and see how it goes. For one, I love reading multiple books at once and seeing how many I can keep straight at a time (turns out it's quite a few). For another, it's helped me get out of some slumps (Fourth Wing, I'm looking at you). By rotating through, I know I have several other books that come in between having to read a book that I'm not as into (but don't want to DNF). This has been a marvelous way to get myself motivated to read, and to get out of my slumps. 

So I did a crazy thing and I took all of my books that I haven't read in my house and put them in a giant spreadsheet by genre. The idea is that I'll roll a die or two to determine my next read. I'm hoping it'll take some of the mood reading picks out of the equation, and I'll actually branch out into books that are on my TBR that I own.

Here are my current reads (and categories):

  • Fantasy: The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson (63%)
  • Sci-Fi: Nothing - I just finished Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • Realistic Fiction: Nothing
  • Young Readers: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (I know it's cheating, deal with it... I teach this one every year!) (39%)
  • Brandon Sanderson (yes he needs his own category): The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (12%)
  • Nonfiction: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (12%)
  • Classic: Nothing
  • Mystery/Thriller: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (22%)
  • Historical Fiction: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (23%)
  • Audio: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (0%)
So, I have three categories to roll for: Sci-fi, realistic, and classic. I also have a bookstore trip scheduled for tomorrow... Convenient!

Sci-fi roll: d10















5 is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. I read this as a kid, and haven't read it since. It's in my classroom library, so I'll have to pick it up on Wednesday when I'm back there. Super excited about this roll!

Note: I have some books where I have part of the series here at home and part of the series in my classroom library... I decided at some point in my career to quit taking all of my books to school. So with A Wrinkle in Time, I have one of the sequels here, but not the first book.

Realistic Fiction: d6












I rolled 4 which means I need to pick something from my classroom library that I haven't read. The first one on my list is Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. I've read this one before, but didn't review it, and I definitely think it merits a re-read. It's so good!

Classic: d10 + d6



A roll of 9 on this one gives me Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. I love this story and the musical, but have never read the original novel. Several of my coworkers swear by it, so I'm super excited to read it. In English. The whole thing. Yes, I know it's long. The copy I have at home is a pretty one, so I'll have to grab my... plain one from school when I'm back on Wednesday.

Dang it, dice! I wanted to buy new books! Oh well, better luck next time haha.
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