Thoughts on the 9th anniversary of Elliot's Reading

Happy New Year to all who follow the Elliot's Reading blog. Last week (Saturday) marked the 9th anniversary of this blog and nine years of consecutive daily posts on what I'm reading and what I'm thinking about what I'm reading. A few notes as we enter year 10: For those who follow this blog via daily notices or searches on an iPhone, please note that at or near the bottom of your screen you will see the option to "view web version." Not all are aware that the web version contains all of the posts - 3,300 as of Monday - indexed by topic and by author's name. The web version also includes a link to the booklet on the first 2,500 posts of Elliot's reading, which you can order through Amazon. Also note that you have the option to add your own comments on every post; the template isn't too helpful on this, as it say "No Comments," which means that to do no comments have been posted. By clicking "no comments" you can add one (ridiculous, I know). Technically, I will receive your comments via email and will have the option to post, which I always do unless the so-called comment is actually spam or a disguised advertisement. My goes in keeping this blog haven't changed since the outset in 2009: To give followers insight into the process of reading and interpretation, is the reading process unfolds over time. These posts are not meant to be review or critiques in the conventional manner; readers will see my thinking about what I'm reading unfold and develop of the course of my reading of any book or "text") almost always literary fiction; sometimes, poetry). Similarly, I don't have the book beside me as  write these posts and I don't cite references or other works except as I can summon them into my thinking (I will sometimes check the spelling of a name or the name of a character); I never want these posts to feel like a homework assignment; rather, they're my thinking, in process, aloud and in public. Hope you enjoy reading Elliot's Reading.