Melissa here...

Heya! This is my first post here. I've been meaning to add to the melee since Tamie started this blog challenge! I usually read fiction, but my selections thus far in 2008 generally reflect the fact that I'm pregnant. Don't be dismayed, I read books of general interest as well.

First of all, I read:

Happenstance
by Carol Shields
380 pages
(not worth the time involved)

The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another
by Cindy Champnella
251 pages
(highly recommended: a true story of how a four year old daughter adopted from China lobbied for the adoption of her favourite friend still living in the orphanage she left behind. She lobbied with such fierce tenacity that her spirit is an inspiration)

Women of the Klondike
by Frances Backhouse
193 pages
(lively history book about the gold rush in Western Canada in the 1890s, specifically women from that era and place)


Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding
by Dr. Newman
330 pages

Between Interruptions
which I've misplaced, so I can't tell how many pages...but I will locate it and add later...


The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
by Henci Goer
271 pages
(Definitely biased away from current medical obstetrical management, but a thorough and much needed analysis of obstetrical research. Highly recommended for expectant moms and obstetrical professionals)

The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
287 pages
(So good I read it all in one day. With 2 kids jumping on me. Takes commitment. Reminds me of Oryx and Crake but more bleak and descriptive, and with the added element of a child)


This makes for a grand total of:
1712 pages (more, once I find my 'Between Interruptions' book and add its page numbers)
Whew! Who knew I read so much???