Faye’s Comments (group member since Nov 05, 2013)

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

Holly wrote: "I bought Ulysses yesterday at Waterstones. We should all do a readalong!

Welcome everyone to the group! We're so close to 2014!"

That might be good, actually - otherwise I might keep putting it off all year and never get around to it, haha!

That's awesome, Abby!

Awesome goals, everyone! :D

Moira, I'm so pleased that you plan on reading all 3 of our monthly group reads! I'm sure we'll pick some great ones. :)

Only 2 more days!!!!

And I still have 7 books to read...

That's a good question - I think as long as you finish a book in 2014 it'll count towards your goal. :)

Ohh, The Brothers Karamazov is excellent! I'm hoping to read We this year.

Only 3 days to go!!!

Roseanne, is there something short that you could read?

Yes, good luck! :)

I've been so burned over the years by "acclaimed" books that I started avoiding books that get a lot of hype. Unfortunately, I've missed out on a lot of genuinely great books that way, so I'm trying to give things a chance again if they sound like something I might enjoy.

Wow, so many newbies! Welcome, all! :D

Kath, I plan on reading Ulysses in 2014, too. It's good to know I won't be alone!

Welcome, Lucy!

This is the 2013 Reading Challenge app thingie, and the 2014 one will appear in its place at the beginning of January. You simply type in how many books you hope to read throughout the year, and the graph will appear on your Goodreads profile. As long as you add your start and finish dates of each book you read on its rate/review page, it'll keep track of the amount of books you've read automatically, and tell you whether you're ahead or behind or right on schedule. I hope that helps. :)

Danielle wrote: "I just found an interesting one also for January- "The Lost King of France: How DNA Solved the Mystery of the Murdered Son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette"...I love when there is unexplained hist..."

Ohhh, that sounds fascinating!

I've got it here, and I'm excited to start! :)

4 days to go!!!

I've decided that my first read of 2014 will be The Island of Dr. Moreau. I haven't read much H.G. Wells, but I've enjoyed what little I've read, and this one sounds good. :)

Meanwhile, I still have 10 more books to finish before the end of the year to make my 2013 goal! AUGH!!! CAN'T DO IT!!! MUST!! READ!! FASTER!!

Welcome Moira, Danielle, and L.K! Jump right in and have fun. :)

You'll get plenty of encouragement here! Good luck. :)

That's great that you're pushing yourself just that little fit further, Liz! Good luck. :)

Sounds great, Michelle! Good luck. :)

I'll be reading The Book Thief and The Zookeeper's Wife, at the very least.

Roseanne wrote: "Does Little Women count as historical? I am planning on reading that in January and was wondering if I can use that."

It's set during a very historical period of American history, so I'd say it counts.