Susy’s Comments (group member since Apr 21, 2017)

Susy’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

It is gone??? But I read a recent post of one of my GR friends about his stats....?

January Reading Stats

1. The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas | 363p | Pleasure | Dutch | ★★★★☆
2. The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle | Stuart Turton | 416p | Pleasure | Dutch | ★★★★★
3. The Doll's House | Neil Gaiman | 232p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas | 419p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
5. Als iemand doodgaat... Wat jij wilt weten over doodgaan, begraven en cremeren | Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers | 30p | Work | Dutch | ★★★★☆
6. Sawkill Girls | Claire Legrand | 464p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆☆
7. Wees onzichtbaar | Murat Isik | 597p | Pleasure | Dutch | ★★★★☆
8. De meest gestelde vragen over kinderen en de dood | Riet J.M. Fiddelaers-Jaspers | 44p | Work | Dutch | ★★★★☆

Books this month: 8
Pages this month: 2.565


Summary Reading Stats

Total books by length:
2 Very Short (<100 pages)
0 Short (101-200 pages)
2 Medium (201-400 pages)
4 Long (401-800 pages)
0 Very Long (>800 pages)


Total books by rating:
0 ★☆☆☆☆
0 ★★☆☆☆
1 ★★★☆☆
6 ★★★★☆
1 ★★★★★

Average score: 4.0 stars


Total books for pleasure/work:
6 Pleasure (75%)
2 Work (25%)


Total books by language:
0 Books in Portuguese (0%)
3 Books in English (38%)
5 Books in Dutch (62%)


Audiobooks
1. De winter voorbij by Isabel Allende - 10h44 - ★★★.5
2. Winternacht by Suzanne Vermeer - 9h05 - ★★★.5
3. All-inclusive by Suzanne Vermeer - 8h57 - ★.5
4. Ginevra by Simone van der Vlugt - 4h23 - ★★★
5. Oorlogswinter by Jan Terlouw - 4h59 - ★★★
6. Zomertijd by Suzanne Vermeer - 7h03 - ★★
7. Cruise by Suzanne Vermeer - 7h18 - ★.5


Summary of Goals & Challenges
1. Total books read: 8/55 (15%) ✅
2. Total pages read: 2.565/22.000 (12%) ✅
3. Total work related books: 2/10 (20%) ✅
4. Total books in Portuguese: 0/4 (0%) ⚠️
5. Days read: 24/32 (73%) 🆘
6. Magazines read: 0/22 (0%) 🆘
7. Listen to 12 audiobooks: 7/12 (58%) ✅
8. Participate in 4 readathons: 1/4 (25%) ✅
9. DNF 1-star rated books: 0/0 (0%) ✅
10. Days of physical exercise: 5/32 (15%) 🆘
11. Movies watched @cinema vs @home: 12/0 (100%/0%) 🎬
12. Not procrastinate until it’s too late: not sure how to measure this... 🤔


2019 Movie Watch
January
Cinema
1. The House that Jack Built ★
2. Second Act ★★★.5
3. The Favourite ★★
4. The Wife ★★★★
5. Cold War ★★.5
6. Bumblebee ★★★★
7. Ralph Breaks the Internet ★★★★
8. Aquaman ★★★.5
9. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ★★★★
10. Ben is Back ★★★.5
11. White Boy Rick ★★★.5
12. Mary Poppins Returns ★★★.5

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Added two more goals/challenges and upped my goal for audiobooks from 5 to 12 since I've already listened to 5 books this month...

Hey Heather, are there 2 identical threads? I just wished you good luck but now I don’t see my earlier comment....
In any case: you have set some nice goals Heather! Good luck & happy reading!

Nice goals Heather! Good luck & happy reading!

Yes, the app is VERY limited unfortunately :((

Good luck Carol & happy reading!

Impressive goal Hailey! Wishing you the best of luck with it and above all, happy reading!

We actually do Hailey! :) Though perhaps not everybody reacts, we’re always curious to know who has joined us!

Welcome everybody! Hope you’ll all enjoy the group and its challenges!

Good luck with your challenge & happy reading!

I will start off with The Hate U Give seeing that the movie is coming out this month.
Also The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Sawkill Girls.

Thx Stephanie!

Thank you Rosemarie! :)

Goals and challenges for 2019:

1. Read 55 books
2. Read 22.000 pages
3. Read 10 work related books
4. Read 4 books in Portuguese
5. Read books 85% of the days (this year I reached 77%)
6. Read 2 magazines a month (except July) so 22 a year
7. Listen to 12 audiobooks (not counting towards the yearly challenge)
8. Participate in 4 readathons (2x 24in48 hours and 2x Dewey's)
9. DNF books that I will rate 1 star
10. Get physical exercise at least 55% of the days
11. Keep track of movies watched (@cinema vs @home)
12. Less procrastination

Allison wrote: "Well done for getting through all of those at the end, Susy!

I'm also trying to plan ahead less this year so I can be more spontaneous. It's really hard not to join all the challenges right now th..."

Thank you Allison!

I know, right? Yet I'm really going to try, maybe only join in on the bingo's (something new)....

Thank you Rosemarie! I'm very happy with my results (though it was a bit stressful in December lol); got almost all my dust bunnies cleared! Yay!! :))

Thank you Rosemarie! :)

Round 2:

Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. De klap by Christos Tsiolkas
2. Deception Point by Dan Brown
3. De correcties by Jonathan Franzen
4. Het paradijs om de hoek by Mario Vargas Llosa

Unfortunately I didn't manage to read:
5. De engelenmaker by Stefan Brijs

Read almost everything I had planned (except for the Angel Maker) so I'm very happy:

The Way to Paradise
The Slap
The Corrections
Deception Point
The Angel Maker
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Turtles All the Way Down
A Christmas Carol
The Girl in the Ice
Handboek EMDR bij kinderen en jongeren

December was a bit of a stressful month though, so although I ended up reading 70 books in 2018 I will set a lower goal PLUS I don't want to plan to much ahead so I can join in on buddy and group reads without feeling guilty about not reading what I had planned.

Round 1:

No A’s - 1Q84 book 1
No E’s - ToM Training
No I’s - Never Fade
No O’s - The Iliad
No U’s - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
No Y’s - De klappen van het leven: Vervulling vinden als het leven pijn doet

Round 2:

No A's - Het meisje in het ijs
No E's - 1Q84 Book 2
No I's - Through the Dark
No O's - De gedaanteverwisseling
No U's - American Gods
No Y's - In The Afterlight

Round 3:

No A's - 1Q84: Book 3
No E's - A Christmas Carol
No I's - De klap
No O's - Waar de palmen ruisen / Terugkeer naar Angela
No U's - Handboek EMDR bij kinderen en jongeren
No Y's - Schildpadden tot in het oneindige

Round 4:

No A's - Deception Point
No E's -
No I's -
No O's -
No U's - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
No Y's - De correcties

Almost 4 rounds :)

Nicely done! Congratulations CaptKirk! 🎊🍾