The Goodreads 100 Challenge - 2013

[Kara]

THE GOODREADS 100 CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31

Goodreads posted a list of 100 fiction books based on the number of people who read them and their average review. The average Goodreads member has read 31 of these books. How many have you read? How many can you read in 2013?

List here: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12...

Rules:
Determine how many of the books you have read (you can get this by clicking on the button at the bottom of the list that says, "Get Results & Compare with Friends"). Pick a goal of how many you would like to read by the end of 2013. Post both of these figures in this thread, then track your progress throughout the year.

Example:
If I've read 67 of the books and am setting my goal for 85 by the end of 2013, my post would look like this:
At the start of 2013: 67
Goal: 85
COMPLETED: 0/18

[Ashley]

Woo hoo! I'm excited about this challenge. I just went and counted...almost halfway through this list. It is totally possible for me to complete this list next year. First completed reading list ever?? I'm thinking happy dance, haha.

At the end of 2012: 52 read
Goal: All 100
To Read: 13/48

The Fellowship of the Ring
✔1984 - 3/9/13 ♥♥♥♥
The Handmaid's Tale
Of Mice and Men
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Dune
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Golden Compass
✔The Princess Bride - 4/10/13, ♥♥♥♥♥
✔Memoirs of a Geisha - 3/27/13, ♥♥♥♥♥
The Count of Monte Cristo
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Little House on the Prairie
Rebecca
✔Ender's Game - 2/7/13, ♥♥♥♥♥
✔The Joy Luck Club - 3/3/13, ♥♥♥♥
Catch-22
Crime and Punishment
Les Miserables
East of Eden
✔Interview with the Vampire - 4/22/13, ♥♥♥
The Stand
✔The Stranger - 1/3/13: ♥♥♥
✔A Prayer for Owen Meany - 3/25/13: ♥♥♥♥
✔The Road -1/17/13:♥♥♥♥
Lolita
The Pillars of the Earth
The Unbearable Likeness of Being
Watchmen
The Sun Also Rises
The Good Earth
Outlander
The Master and the Margarita
Lonesome Dove
✔The Poisonwood Bible - 5/12/13 ♥♥♥♥
✔A Game of Thrones - 2/1/13, ♥♥♥♥♥
Invisible Man
✔Like Water for Chocolate - 2/8/13, ♥♥♥♥
The Brothers Karamazov
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
✔Beloved - 2/12/13, ♥♥♥
Fight Club
The House of the Spirits
The Fountainhead
Ulysses
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Middlesex
Interpreter of Maladies

[Kara]

I think I might go for the whole thing too!

[Kelsi]

I've read 60 of them. I would love to do this, because I will tackle more books from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list at the same time! The only thing stopping me from completing it would be James Joyce's Ulysses...UGH. We would have to do a Buddy Read for sure!

I have a couple of them slated to read before the end of the year, so I will post my actual goal as we get closer.

[Toni]

UPDATED: I have read 50 and have all but two of the rest on my TBR list (sorry but I just can't do Twilight or The Notebook). Maybe I will start small (one a month) and up my goal if I get close.

At the start of 2013: 50
Goal: 62
COMPLETED: 0/12

Here are the books I'm going to go for:
Brave New World
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Secret Garden
Gone With the Wind
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Frankenstein
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Golden Compass
The Little Prince
Anne of Green Gables
The Picture of Dorian Gray
One Hundred Years of Solitude

Obviously, I had a mispent youth reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys rather than the classics of literature. :)

[Johanna]

I have read 28 of them. I will definitely participate on this challenge, but I´ll have to think about how many..

[Nathan]

I love this challenge! I've read only 19 of these books (gasp!); I think I'll try for 40 next year (so my goal for 2013 would be 21). Not sure yet, I'll finalize later.

[Sharon]

I'm at 31 ... I'll have to look it over more closely see how many I want to read

[Kara]

That's a good point about Ulysses, Kelsi. Hmm.

I've read 71 of them but will have two more done by the end of the year. I know I can get through 26 of the remaining 27, but oh, Ulysses would be a huge pain.

[Melanie]

I've only read 46 of them (I am a little disappointed in my librarian self!)

I think I will definitely go for all 100 done by the end of next year, so!

At the start of 2013: 46
Goal: 100
COMPLETED: 0/54

(This may change based on how many more I finish by the end of the year - at least 4 of them are on my list for December!)

[Candiss]

What an interesting list and an equally interesting idea for a challenge!

I've read 60 of these. I think I'll aim for 10 in 2013.


At the start of 2013: 60
Goal: 70
COMPLETED: 0/10

[Kai]

Make sure you actually go through the list in case you've read a different edition or if you recorded a set instead of the individual book. My disappointing 6 got bumped up to a still disappointing 15. I'll take it slow like and start at one a month.

At the start of 2013: 15
Goal: 12
COMPLETED: 1/12

The Stranger

[Kara]

Very good point, Kai! I had to do that too. And there were books I read a long, long time ago that I hadn't put on Goodreads, so I needed to adjust my number for those as well.

[Christina]

My number is sad - only 19 read from the list. Almost every other one had already been marked Want To Read though lol.

At the start of 2013: 19
Goal: 12
COMPLETED: 0/12

[Ashley]

I've only read 19 my goal is for 30

0/11

[Gina]

Gina's Goodreads 100 Challenge: 2013 Reading Challenge Group

At the start of 2013: 38
Goal: 43
3/5 Completed

1. Dracula by Bram Stoker- FINISHED 1/6/13
2. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume- FINISHED 2/12/13
3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel- FINISHED 1/24/13
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[Georgina]

So I have read 60 books on that list, and so that I don't take on too much I am going to set my target as reading the ones I haven't read, but which are already currently sitting on my bookshelves, which comes in at 15 titles.

At the start of 2013: 60
Goal: 75

0/15 completed

1. Fahrenheit 451
2. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3. Gone with the Wind
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. Anne of Green Gables
6. Anna Karenina
7. Catch 22
8. Crime and Punishment
9. East of Eden
10. A Tale of Two Cities
11. Lolita
12. Pillars of the Earth
13. The Master and Margarita
14. My Sister's Keeper
15. Beloved

I shall mark them off with a finish date as I go along. Quite a few of those are rather chunky so should give me a good challenge!

[Kara]

What a fantastic list, Georgiana! And you really do have some doozies.

[Sharon]

I've read 31 so far ...

possible I will read next year - 1 a month?


saw the movie don't think I read the book

-may have already read?

[Lisa]

Well, sadly I only have 13 of the hundred marked as read. I have read several of the books listed years ago as either a child or in school, so I am not marking them as completed since I really have no remembrance of them. So for 2013 I will attempt to knock out as many off the list as possible.

At the start of 2013 - 13
Goal - 87
Completed - 0/87

[Kelsi]

GoodReads 100 Challenge

At the Start of 2013: 63

Goal: 37

Completed- 0/37

[Ellen]

I've read 25 books on the list. Think I will set my goal at 50 but I will confirm as I have a couple of the books marked to read this year.

[Alexandra]

I've only read 17! I'm ashamed.

I'm going to go for all 83 that I haven't read. I'm really going to challenge myself this year and try and catch up on everything that I've missed out on. I might try and read a few before the year is up to lower my number, since I still have slots to fill for this year.

edit: As I was copying the list down in Excel I realized I had read a few more that I just didn't have in my "read" list, so I edited accordingly. ^.^

Goal: 83

Completed:0/83

[Lilac]

If I finish the 2 more books I want to from this list I'll have read 25 by the end of 2012. I think I'll aim to have finished 50 by the end of 2013 so my goal is 25.

Will read -
1. The Fellowship of the Ring
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. The Great Gatsby
5. Alice in Wonderland
6. The Handmaid's Tale
7. Lord of the Flies
8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (may have read but don't remember)
9. The Book Thief
10. Dracula
11. And Then There Were None
12. Ender's Game
13. The Colour Purple
14. Les Miserables
15. A Game of Thrones

And then I'll pick another 10 during 2013.

[Curtis]

I've only read 10 of them D:

I think I'll try to have 25 down by the end of 2013, and so my goal will be 15.

At the start of 2013: 10
Goal: 25
Completed: 3/15

1. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan - read 04/01/13
2. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - read 08/01/13
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - read 27/01/13
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Books Read for this Challenge:

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

I've read 11 of them. I'll just try to read 10 of them in 2013. I've been "trying" to read a bunch of these for years but find one reason or another not to so I'm going to be very conservative in my goal. Maybe I'll surprise myself and complete it!

At the start of 2013: 11
Goal: 10 in 2013 for a total of 21
COMPLETED: 0/10

[Kattibrie]

I guess I'm pretty average, I've read 29 of them. ;) I might go for the whole list, but there are some books I have no intention of reading ever (like the Twilight books, the Hunger Games etc), but I think I'll join anyway. I'm gonna go with 10 books, but I'll probably set my go higher later when I know what other challenges I'll be doing in 2013. :)

At the start of 2013: 29
Goal: 10 in 2013 for a total of 39
COMPLETED: 0/10

[Kelsi]

Who is excited for the Buddy Read of Ulysses in 2013?! I'm not, but it will be the biggest obstacle to completing this list. I'm thinking earlier rather than later..

[Tracy]

I have so far read only a very shameful 15, although I am currently reading one so that will put me up to 16 by the end of 2012! I am going to challenge myself to read 10 more. Hopefully some are done as Buddy Reads as a lot of them dont interest me enough to pick up by myself!

At the start of 2013: 16
Goal: 26
COMPLETED: 0/10

[Kattibrie]

Kelsi, Ulysses is a Buddy read? Wow, you might actually make me want to read it again LOL ;)

[Kelsi]

It isnt official, but I have a feeling there are a few of us who will not tackle it without someone else struggling along too. ha! it is my Everest!

[Ashley]

I'm all about doing Ulysses as a Buddy Read, haha. I may not get it read otherwise!

When/If you would like to do a Buddy Read, let me know and I will set up a thread. :)

[Ashley]

Tracy wrote: "I have so far read only a very shameful 15, although I am currently reading one so that will put me up to 16 by the end of 2012! I am going to challenge myself to read 10 more. Hopefully some are d..."

Haha, I will be more than happy to buddy read with you on any one of those books. Most of them are not in my comfort zone either. We can tackle them together! When you figure out which 10 you'd most like to read, let me know and we'll come up with a buddy read schedule. :)

[Kelsi]

I think Feb-March should be a good time period! and a two month one for sure!

[Ashley]

I'm embarrassed at how few I've read, I have a bunch on my to read list though, so I'm hoping to get a few more read this year!

At the start of 2013: 14
Goal: 25
COMPLETED: 14/25

[Theo]

I've read 33! I'm pleasantly surprised, actually. I don't normally have many on these type of lists.

I think I will aim for making it an even 60.

At the start of 2013: 33
Goal: 60
COMPLETED: 0/27

[Morgan]

I've only read 18 on this list, so I'm going to try and make it to at least 40 by the end of 2013. I'd like to do a buddy read on any of these books! Especially Ulysses! :)

At start of 2013: 18
Goal: 40
COMPLETED 0/22

[Ashley]

Morgan, you decide when you want to read what book and if you want to Buddy Read it...just post in the Buddy Read section. I am totally sure one of us will join in with you. I am planning on completing the list (48 to go), so I know I will join you! lol :)

[Toni]

I would be interest in Buddy reads too...especially if Ulysses is offered. It is like that book sits on my bookshelf just daring me to attempt reading it! :)

[Audrey]

I am in to read at least 10 more of the books found on this list. After looking over the list, I realized that I had only read 4 of them and all a long time ago. Most of the newer books are not really in my typical enjoyment reading styles. I am much more into non-fiction and historical fiction. So hopefully I can actually get through ten of these books this year. Good Luck to the rest of you.

[Nathan]

My unofficial reading list!

[Ana]

Goodreads 100 Challenge: 2013 Reading Challenge Group

At the start of 2013: 16
Goal: 32
Completed: 0/16

[Kaitlin]

At the start of 2013: 27
Goal: 42
Completed: 15/15

1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - Completed 1/15/2013
2. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera - Completed 1/24/2013
3. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami - Completed 1/28/2013
4. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - Completed 1/28/2013
5. The Color Purple by Alice Walker - Completed 2/3/2013
6. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende - Completed 2/17/2013
7. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - Completed 2/21/2013
8. Life of Pi by Yann Martel - Completed 3/17/2013
9. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - Completed 3/21/2013
10. American Gods by Neil Gaiman - Completed 3/27/2013
11. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - Completed 4/17/2013
12. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - Completed 5/9/2013
13. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - Completed 5/12/2013
14. The Stand by Stephen King - Completed 5/28/2013
15. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Completed 6/8/2013

[Joan]

Wow that was quite a list. Sad to say I've only raked through 27 of them.

At the start of 2013: 27
Goal: 55
Completed: 2/28

1.)To Kill a Mockingbird
2.)Pride and Prejudice
3.)Romeo and Juliet
4.)Fahrenheit 451 - 12/30/12
5.)The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.)The Great Gatsby
7.)Little Women
8.)Gone with the Wind
9.)The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
10.)One Hundred Years of Solitude
11.)Anna Karenina
12.)And Then There Were None
13.)The Color Purple
14.)The Giver
15.)Catch-22
16.)Les Miserables
17.)A Tale of two Cities
18.)A Prayer for Owen Meaney
19.)Lolita
20.)The Pillars of Earth
21.)Water for Elephants
22.)American God's
23.)The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles
24.)Intrepreter of Maladies - 12/29/12
25.)A Wrinkle in Time
26.)Frankenstein
27.)The Count of Monte Cristo
28.)Crime and Punishment

[Carrie]

Eeeek. I'm sort of disappointed in myself. I really thought I had read more on that list.

At the start of 2013: 40
Goal: 50
Completed: 0/10

[Lilac]

I'll be keeping track in my member's corner.

[Amanda]

I've read 34 on the list. I'll shoot for 11 in 2013, to bring my total to 45. Here's a tentative list, but subject to change:

1. The Catcher in the Rye
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Lord of the Flies
4. Of Mice and Men
5. The Picture of Dorian Gray
6. The Odyssey
7. The Giver
8. Ender's Game
9. Catch-22
10. The Stranger
11. The Sun Also Rises

Completed: 0/11

[dean]

Count me in.

I've read 25/100 so far. I will attempt an additional 20 books in 2013.


To Kill a Mockingbird
Pride & Prejudice
Wuthering Heights
A Wrinkle in Time
The Little Prince - 26 Jan - 3 stars
Where the Sidewalk Ends - 4 May - 4 stars
Anne of Green Gables
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Book Thief
And Then There Were None - 19 Jan - 3 stars
Little House on the Prairie - 17 April - 3 stars
Crime and Punishment
The Stranger
The Bell Jar
The Road
The Pillars of the Earth
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Sun Also Rises
Their Eyes Were Watching God - 23 March - 2 stars
Beloved

[Kate]

At Start: 63
Goal: 75

[Kme_17]

I have read only 7

so lets go for ten more 4/10

1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2.Wuthering Heights
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Memoirs of a Geisha
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