Finally Finished: The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

I finally finished reading The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. I really liked it, it just took me a really long time to read. I thought Isabel Archer was a great character and I enjoyed seeing how she thought about things.

It's January 31st and my New Year's resolution is done. I'm glad to be moving on to other books now, but I think I will miss The Portrait of a Lady. When a book is with you that long, it is almost sad when you get to the end.

Transition: Living Room

My poor living room has been through a lot this past year.

This is how the living room looked in November. This was after it had weathered the Great Air Conditioner Fiasco of '09. The living room just keeps pulling through remarkably well.

And here is how the living room looks today: new couch, new chair, happy lighting. There is still more to be done, but the living room is looking nice and comfortable.

Book List to start 2010

Here are some books that I want to read or finish reading this year:

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Emma by Jane Austen

Already read in 2010:

29 Gifts by Cami Walker
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

What's on your list?