Slight slow down

Rachel has slowed down a little, having read 143 books in 149 days through May 29th. This is mainly due to a problematic tooth that was driving her crazy. But after an emergency dentist visit, Rachel is back to her prolific reading ways. She finished four books on Saturday.

So don't tune out Rachel fans. She's will have 365 by the end of the year.

Can't find a bookmark

Update on what Rachel's reading coming soon, but until then, he are some fun tidbits:

• When you're actively reading 10 books at one time, it gets hard to find a bookmark.
• Rachel is currently reading 'Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention' by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (and yes I had to copy and past that name to ensure I got it right). It is one of her favorites, but it has slowed her down. Of course it has. Even the author's name took me 5 minutes to read.
• Rachel is often asked if she's getting sick of reading. The answer is no. She's as excited as the first day, and loving her journey.

More coming soon.

More books than you can hold

This is a picture of 60 of the books Rachel has read in 2010. Though she has purchased a lot of books, she's also checked out a lot from the library. She's also considering a Kindle or an iPad.

Past the Century Mark

101 days, 101 books. Book 100 was 'Food Rules' by Michael Pollan, suggested by Rachel's sister-in-law Courtney Mangum.

So far this has been an incredible journey, and Rachel has no intentions of slowing down. If you don't think she's going to get 365, you don't know Rachel.

More specifics about the journey coming soon.

Picking Book 100

Rachel is looking for suggestions for book No. 100. If you're interested in suggesting book 100, respond to this post or send us a tweet @365books365days.

She's currently on pace (94 books in 94 days) and has been inspired by some of the books she's ready recently. Here are some recent highlights.

• 'The Thank You Book' by Robin Friedman Spizman. 2/5 "Good ideas to say thanks, not a lot of substance"
• 'The Enoch Letters' by Neal A. Maxwell. 3/5. "Interesting way to think about the Old Testament"
• 'Throw Out Fifty Things' by Gaile Blanke. 5/5. "Down to earth"
• 'Paper, Rock, Scissors' by Len Fisher. 4/5. "Intro to game theory"
• 'Quirkology' by Richard Wiseman. 4/5. "Great for conversation starters"

She also loved a recent read, 'How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci' by Michael Gelb. "It's not the writing that has grabbed me," Rachel said. "But rather the ideas. It has ideas that I've read in my other favorites and it synthesizes them together. It may not be for everyone, but it definitely has been for me."

Short Take: A Woman's Remarkable Memory

Rachel has completed a few books in the last couple of days, including 'The Woman Who Can't Forget' by Jill Price, which she gave a 5/5. Here's Rachel's take:

"Amazing... This woman has a brain that is like the opposite of amnesia. She can remember everything she has done since she was eight. When she remembers it it is like it is actually happening. If you give her a date she remembers everything that happened that day and what day of the week the date happened on. It's a memoir where she's explaining how this has affected her life. It was a really fast read as well. Very readable and interesting."

She read this book after 'The Drunkard's Walk', which we talked about in a previous post as the densest read so far. Switching from 'The Drunkard's Walk' to 'The Woman Who Can't Forget' was a different experiences that Rachel describes as "like when you swing a heavy baseball pat and then the lighter bat is really light."

The other book was 'The Leap' by Rick Smith, which she gave a 4/5. Rachel's quick take: "A different way of looking at possibilities."

Short Take: An Olympian Drunkard's Usless Info

Here is Rachel's brief take on the last 5 books she's read.

'What Type Am I?' by Renee Baron. 3/5 -- Easy to understand Myers-Briggs

'The Last Olympian' by Rick Riordan. 5/5 -- Excellent series finale

'The Book of Useless Information' by Natalie Bontam. 1/5 -- Not for reading all the way through

'Small and Simple Things' by Marjorie P. Hinkley. 5/5 -- Renewing, uplifting, clever

'The Drunkard's Walk' by Leonard Mlodinow. 5/5 -- Challenging, enjoyable, thought provoking