The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
2013 Reading Challenge
Rachel wrote: "Ok I started this challenge late and I have seen some peoples goals and feel bad about my number. I am going for 35 this year I have already read 13. I feel good about it considering that I work an..."You should be proud that your reading at all. Many people aren't into reading at all. Going to work and school puts a lot of people off even more so I am proud of you. This is a challenge within what YOU are capable of and I think you are doing great. I am a stay at home mom and my MIL took my kids for a summer of fun in Texas so I was able to challenge myself a little more but I don't know if I could do 1/3 of my list if I was as active as you. I hope you make your goal. Good for you.
My goal is 75 books, I am halfway through the 50th :)
What's the link to see how many books I've read so far?
It should be right on your profile page on the right hand side. Also, if you click on the number of books read it will bring you to your challenge page that shows all the books you've read for the challenge.
Thank you Kristie. Got it.Kristie wrote: "It should be right on your profile page on the right hand side. Also, if you click on the number of books read it will bring you to your challenge page that shows all the books you've read for the ..."
My challenge this year is 75, although, I think I will be able to read more. I just finished 43. I have read several books by three authors, that are currently my favorites in two genres: fantasy and mystery.I have read an all time high of 9 books from one author: Dorothy Sayers. I read these books within a year, but I read most of them this year.
I have also been reading Brandon Sanderson, and I have enjoyed all 5 of the books I have read by him.
I liked the Way of Kings and the Mistborn trilogy.
Michael J. Sullivan is the other. I have 7 works by him this year, and I waiting anxiously for his next offerings. Ryria Revelations was very good.
My goal is 120 I've read 34 so far, but I mainly read he most books during the school year. Yes, I know 120 is a lot but I know that I can do it!
Yes, I'm attempting the challenge. For some reason I chose 50 to be my goal, but as of now I'm 7 off pace.
I'm ahead of my goal. I've been alternating between reading YA series (which I fly through --I read the entire 4 book Maximum Ride series in a weekend, it's great by James Patterson) and then reading more dense books. I also have a really bad habit of starting two books at once.
I originally had my goal as 100 but changed it to 150 because I've read 70 some books already.
my goal was 25, i have read 17. i may need to shoot for more.
My goal is 55. I need to start reading more if I'm gonna reach it :-)
I set mine to 100, and i read about 24 so far, i Wanna Reach 70 or 80 Before the summer Ends.
I have set my goal at 100...already at 53...thanks to eBooks :) Much easier to read on the bus and when I need another book, I am usually carrying it.My favourite read of the year is a re-read....the Hobbit.
My "new read" favourite read of the year is "The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow".
I wish I could see my reading challenge stats on the mobile app
This is the first reading challenge which I'm participating in. I've set my goal to 50 books. I've read just 12, and am 12 books behind... Gonna read more this summer! :)
Up my challenge to 34 books, am not at 33 and half way done with reading number 34. So upping another 10. I am quite happy that I have enjoyed some great books this year.
My Target was only 25 but I have beaten that so I'm going to up it I have to many books to read thou!!!
This will be my first reading challenge. So I will start slow with 20 books, of course I hope I will read a lot more then that.
16 books behind schedule whoa. My goal is 100. I have to fill in with some books in my 1st language to catch up. Well summer holiday starts tomorrow, so i'll have plenty of time to read
My goal for this year is 50, and I believe I'm around 7 books behind. I'm glad it's summer though because that way I'll have more free time to catch up!
Mine is set to 60 currently. I started at 15, then quickly reached it so I doubled to 30, then reached that so I doubled it again to 60. So we'll see if I actually accomplish that many. =)
Well..my goal is 100 books and I've read just 34 books:)I set this challenge in March..so I've read just 34 books in 3 months..My favourite books from this year:
*Znachor/Professor Wilczur-Tadeusz Dolega Mostowicz
*One flew over the cuckoo's nest-Ken Kesey
*Eat,Pray,Love-Elizabeth Gilbert
Now I'm reading 2 books...so I'll be soon 36 books.Then,I want to read 64 books this summer! I really need some motivation!^^
Hi. I just joined the challenge two days ago; a good 6 months into the year. :pSo, I'm starting small. I have shortlisted 15 authors and decided to read one book by each of them by the end of this year. I will hopefully not only complete my goal, but even exceed it, God-willing. :-)
I'm currently reading The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. And more than halfway through. Quite enjoying it as well. ^_^
My list of authors-to-read for this year includes Tolstoy, Chekhov, Ayn Rand, Jack Kerouac and Hosseini among others...
Oh, and yes, I'd like to add that I read this book "The Strange Case of Billy Biswas" by Arun Joshi, an Indian author, earlier this year and loved it. It's about a man trapped in the web of the inimical social system and his unrelenting quest for self actualisation. It has definitely been my favourite this year. Much recommended. :-)
Sarah wrote: "I am! I have only set my goal to 15 books, though. I was going to set it higher, but since I am going to be heading to college soon, and I will have a lot of things I have to take care of and adjus..."
The books you read at college or for it counts to right.
The books you read at college or for it counts to right.
I'm trying to read 100 books this year. (Just a warning, I might not make it.) Wish me luck! Right now My favorite book is A tale of two cities by Charles dickens because it is the book I'm reading now. ;)
Ebony wrote: "I'm trying to read 100 books this year. (Just a warning, I might not make it.) Wish me luck! Right now My favorite book is A tale of two cities by Charles dickens because it is the book I'm reading..."Luck! All you can do is try and keep going!
Ebony wrote: "I'm trying to read 100 books this year. (Just a warning, I might not make it.) Wish me luck! Right now My favorite book is A tale of two cities by Charles dickens because it is the book I'm reading..."That would be a great number to hit. Good luck.
I am at 35 so if I keep the same pace should hit 70 I hope.
My goal is to read 100 books this year...although I love to read I haven't been able to set aside time for it earlier. But with the goal-setting tool reminding me if I'm on track, I have been catching up on all my reading. Currently reading my 53rd book this year :)
i am doing it and my goal is 30 books and i'm half way there already. so i'm thinking that i might increase my goal
I am doing the challenge this year. I set mine at 75 and I am behind :( but plan on getting it together. I didn't read for a little while there but now am back into it. I was pleased with myself last year for reaching my goal of 100 but a lot were not too thick of books so I lowered my goal this year. It's fun to reach that goal!
Nadz wrote: "My goal is to read at least 20 books this year, because I can see hectic new job schedule ahead. So far I've reached 13. Obviously I'll up the goal soon :) I get this feeling that whenever I'm stre..."I love The 7 Habits... Such a great motivational book!
I am behind in my goal too. I joined a Clean Your Shelf challenge from another group and have to read 10 books in 14 days. I don't think I will make the challenge but it will sure make me read a lot and fast. that should help me get back closer to my goal.
Jodi wrote: "I am behind in my goal too. I joined a Clean Your Shelf challenge from another group and have to read 10 books in 14 days. I don't think I will make the challenge but it will sure make me read a lo...""Clean Your Shelf" is a great idea! I swore I wasn't going to buy any more books until I read the many books on my shelf that I haven't read and then the bookstore was offering the buy 2 get 1 free and I ending up buying 3 additional! It's a sickness I tell you!
10 Books in 14 days is a lot!
I am guessing I read around 35 books last year in total, so I set my goal for 2013 also at 35. Since joining GR this year I have found so many amazing books I am well ahead at 30 already!!! I am going to up it to 50 :)
im set for 52. last year i was only one off so im determined not to fail this year!!
Did anyone else have this happen? I've had my goal set all year, and then today I log in, and it was asking me to set my goal? Its like it lost it or something. At least I was able to reset it back to 60 and it kept how many I've read already.
My favorite so far this year is The Silver Linings Playbook.
I originally had 50 books, but I'm starting to fall behind. I'm hoping to pick up the pace this summer, starting with more book club books--although starting college in the fall might hurt. The best book I've read thus far is Adaptation, a sci fi novel.
I'm 90 of 100 in! I'm going to up my goal once I hit 100
Jacquelyn wrote: "I'm 90 of 100 in! I'm going to up my goal once I hit 100"
My goal is 100 too! But half the books I read, I don't even mark. So i'm at like 14 books, when I've really read, like, 50
My goal is 100 too! But half the books I read, I don't even mark. So i'm at like 14 books, when I've really read, like, 50
I have set my challenge to 44. I have read 13 so far since April. Best book so far has got to have been either The Kingmakers Daughter by Philippa Gregory or The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson.
Down to 60 out of 100 books for this year!! Only 40 more!
This years I'm more busy than I expected with college, so I just set 15 books... better than nothing =P
4 books ahead! Nice - maybe I should up the ante.
I chose to challenge myself to 30 for the year. I have my hands full right now being a full time student, PT-FT employee and mother of 3 handsome boys. I think I will keep pretty busy. I will need the books for me time!
Alright everyone! Based on the new entries and updates, our total goal is now around 12,530 books! This is great to see. Keep up the good reading :)Other books to read:
Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne
I set my to 100, and although I know I'm not on pace to succeed, my life is already way better because of it. There are so many good books out there!
Kat wrote: "Samantha wrote: "Set my goal pretty low, to 20 books, but thinking about uping it since I've been reading more lately and theres quiet a few books I'm excited to start reading. Any books you guys s..."I also love the Thirteenth Tale! Setterfield has a new one coming out this fall as well.
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Favorite books of 2013
The Passage and The Twelve by Justin Cronin
Rot and Ruin (and the rest in series) by John Maberry
The Last Bastion of th..."
I started The Passage and had to move it to unfinished because I tried listening to an audio version and when it got the ongoing string of E-mails it was hard to follow by ear. I do want to ask is the book good enough to take another shot and read it instead?
That's what I did with The Steig Larson books and they turned out good.