The 104 Book Challenge - 2014 discussion
Introductions
I'm Janette and I live near Dallas, TX. (Yee haw! Yeah, that never gets old.) I'm married with three daughters (15, 14 & 13) and am currently pondering going back to work after 15 years at home. *cries* I love to read pretty much anything and everything, but I tend to stay away from really high fantasy stuff. Mostly I read adult romance, urban fantasy or paranormal romance, but I like to throw in some YA or NA for good measure. I blog with some terrific ladies at adult lit site 3 Chicks After Dark, www.3chicksafterdark.com.
My goal for this year is to read 200 books. I've done it in the past but fell miserably short in 2013, so I'm setting the bar high again. Good luck everyone! Can't wait to see what we're all reading this year!
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Jennifer wrote: "YEE HAW, Y'ALL! So glad you're here, Janette!"I love this group. I love that you started it NOW - that's planning ahead!
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Hello!!! My name is Janet and I live in Birmingham, AL. I love reading, I can actually read anything but I love reading YA novels, romance, and fiction novels.
My goal for this year is to read 104 books; because of my work and my other hobbies (watching TV and writing) I don't think I will be able to read more than that, but let's see maybe I will!!!
Looking forward to start :)
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Hi all, I'm Kim from Sydney, Australia! I'm currents sneaking online at work to post this, but I don't think they'll mind the book discussions.
I feel like I might struggle with the 104 books, but I do have a lot of bus riding time to look forward to next year, so it should be fun.
So bring on 2014 and 104 reads!
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I'm Kala. I currently live in Florida. I'm a full time student at UF and hopefully I'll have part time work next year.104 books seems like a lot of books (I'm new to the group if you couldn't tell) but I too have lots of bus reading time. I definitely have plenty of books I would love to read, no shortage there.
I'm also a fan of watching tv, playing games, and crocheting but it's been a while since I've read many books so I'm just going to jump right in and do my best to achieve 104 this upcoming year.
P.S. It doesn't help that a such a slow reader.
Nice to meet you all!
Ok I am actually going to do it this year, I always forget to post.Anyway, hi I'm Aydrea! I live in a suburb of St. Paul, MN. I am a paralegal, but frankly I would rather spend all my time reading, lol! In fact I find myself reading more than I should while at work :)
I read ridiculously fast so I don't know what my personal goal for the year will be yet. I, of course, love reading: I prefer Young Adult, but I do read New Adult & occasionally Adult books. I love all genres.
Hello everyone! I'm Marissa, a.k.a. Bionic Elbow. My husband and I just moved to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC. We were stationed in Japan for 3 years prior to this and at Barksdale AFB, LA for 7 years before that (Shreveport-Bossier, or True Blood land for those of you that like Sookie). I am a stay-at-home-wife with a degree in music education. When not reading I can be found buying way more tea than I could ever drink, watching movies and tv shows, baking or cooking, and *maybe* gaming on my computer.
I read fantasy, romance, historical fiction, paranormal romance, some mystery (but it has to be specific type of story), & some sci-fy. YA, NA, adult..makes no difference to me.
I've set a few goals for myself this year. I'd like to hit 75+. I tried the 100 book thing this year and slowly lost track. So my REAL goal this year is to be a better book-keeper, quite literally, than I was last year.
Good luck to you all! Can't wait to see what everyone will be reading :)
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104 books seems like a lot of books (I'm new to the group if you couldn't tel..."
Hi, Kala! We're glad to see new faces--welcome! Don't worry about being a slow reader. It took me four years of doing this challenge before I actually hit 104. :)
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Anyway, hi I'm Aydrea! I live in a suburb of St. Paul, MN. I am a paralegal, but frankly I would rather spend all my time readin..."
AYDREA! I fully expect you to hit 104 books by the end of March. DO IT. (FYI--Aydrea is one of my real life friends so she's totally used to my pushiness. :) I hope you document all your books this year.
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I'm Marissa, a.k.a. Bionic Elbow. My husband and I just moved to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC. We were stationed in Japan for 3 years prior to this and at Barks..."
Hey, Ris! So glad you're here! I think 75 books is a great goal to go into the year with. It's so easy to just slowly stop caring about goals when they're set too high. Can't wait to see what you're rereading this year!
I am Nanci and I goofed and did my intro on my bookshelf topic. You can get to know me there. Looking forward to a new year of books. Thanks Jen!
Hey guys! I'm Deanne. I live in Roswell, NM (known to most people as the alien place). I'm a children's librarian so I read a lot of middle-grade (I never seem to count the picture books I read- that seems like cheating, I guess...). I also read a lot of YA and adult romance. Occasionally, I'll mix it up with some random non-fiction. Right now I'm racing to read 200 books for 2013 and if I can then I'll try to match it for 2014!
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WOW. 200 books! You're an inspiration, Deanne! Thanks for joining the group. :)
Have you got far to go to get to 200, Deanne?
Haha I will work on that Jen!
Kim- 14 books, I basically need to read a book every day to get there!
Kim wrote: "Do you need international cheer support?"Always!!
Hi everyone! I'm Ida from the Philippines (Or as I like to call it, the FUTURE, since I'm mostly ahead of you all in the timezone. LOL)I'll be graduating in April with a Marketing major, and currently sneaking some online time here in my internship. Hee.
I absolutely love YA novels, especially the paranormal, sci-fi and dystopian genre. I squeeze in some chick lit, romance, contemporary and sometimes...new adult and adult here and there, but I do love my fictional boyfriends to have some kind of freaky power or just be...you know, some freak or creature. LOL
I originally planned on reading 160 books this year, but with my current schedule, I bumped it down to 125. And because I'm still behind on the reading and I still haven't found a way to read in my sleep, then I'll probably transform this Christmas break into a book maniac who never blinks just so I can reach that goal. Sigh.
Looking forward to all the convos we'll be having here! :D
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I'll be graduating in April with a Marketing major, and curr..."
IDA! YAAAAAY! Please let me know when you find a way to read in your sleep, lol. We could have a 1,004 book challenge. :) Glad you're here!
Jennifer wrote: "IDA! YAAAAAY! Please let me know when you find a way to read in your sleep, lol. We could have a 1,004 book challenge. :) Glad you're here! "I surely will! You gusy would be the first ones to know for free. After that I'll be selling the idea on eBay or something so I'll have more money to buy books to read. Hahaha!
Aww, thank you! I'm gladder(Is there such a word? Oh well. LOL) to be here! :D
Just saw this. I think my finding-a-way-to-read-in-your-sleep endeavor has become more complicated.
I think that's a lie - I'm certain I've done dream-reading before.
Ida wrote: "Just saw this. I think my finding-a-way-to-read-in-your-sleep endeavor has become more complicated."
Whoa, this might also explain why I can never dial a phone in my dreams. Does anyone else have this problem?
Hi! I'm Jeri Smith-Ready, author of some books. As I mentioned in my discussion thread, I'm on the committee/jury for the 2013 Norton Award, which is given to outstanding YA/MG speculative fiction novels. I currently have a stack of about 40 books to read between now and the end of February, with more on their way from publishers.
I'm a slow reader, especially when it's anything other than contemporaries, so I would LOVE to hear some tips on reading faster.
Hi everyone! I'm Judy and I live in Missouri. I work for an IT company in their data quality department, which is not as fun as it sounds. ;) I will read almost anything (including the shampoo bottle in the shower) but it's usually tipped more towards fiction than non-fiction. Last year I gave myself a goal to read at least 12 books from my TBR shelf that had been on there for a year or more. I'll probably make a similar goal this year.
Looking forward to being part of this group and seeing what everyone else is reading. :)
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As I mentioned in my discussion thread, I'm on the committee/jury for the 2013 Norton Award, which is given to outstanding YA/MG speculative fictio..."
Hi, Jeri! What a treat to have you join--thanks for being here. It is really hard to imagine reading 40+ books in two months. Good luck with that. :D
In order to read faster, I suggest you read the first three chapters of each book, skip to the last chapter and then make up the middle. You'll get a TON read doing it that way. ;)
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Juuuuuuudy! I LOL'd about the shampoo bottle comment. My mom still teases me about reading every part of the cereal box when I was a kid.
I love your idea of reading books that have been on your TBR shelf for a year or more. I tried that last year and failed but I should try again this year.
So glad you're here!
LOL! I used to - oh, who am I kidding - I STILL read cereal boxes in addition to the shampoo bottles, pasta boxes, etc. ;) The problem with reading books on your TBR shelf that are old is that there are SO many new books that come out during the year that you didn't know about that you just HAVE to read right NOW!
Thanks for inviting me, Jen!
Hi y'all! I'm Nicole. My day job and life is being a Paramedic on a Ambulance (which most of you already know that lol). I live and work in a small rural town in Tennessee.. I love VOLS football and I watch the former players in the NFL... my favorite all time VOL is Jason Witten ( Hes why i watch the Cowboys) and my 2nd favorite is Peyton.. Favorite NFL team whoever is the underdog... I also like to watch Eli play too... I like Hockey and my team is the Preds....This year I didn't quite read as many books as the year before because I was in Paramedic school but I've still got a few weeks lol... On my off days I can normally read a book maybe 2 and sometimes 3... Its my escape from reality... I read pretty much anything.. My new obsession is BDB... I'm a introvert for sure lol.... My TBR list isn't getting any smaller but I'm up for the challenge... Thanks for the invite this is gonna be fun! :)
Ida, you still haven't perfected that whole reading-while-sleeping thing? I'm counting on you and it's been a few years now... :)
Hi! I'm Patricia. I live in Northern California. I have a wonderful husband and 3 kids (18, 16 & 10). I'm a social case worker but I've taken time off to raise a family. I also run a teen book club at my local library and a local high school. It's very fulfilling to see kids pick up a new book, read it and get excited about the story line, character and/or author. While not busy with the kids or the book club, I read as much as I can. Although lately I've been Netflix binge watching and I need to get back to more reading. So when I saw this group I thought it'd be a perfect place to try and achieve two books a week. :)
Janette wrote: "Ida, you still haven't perfected that whole reading-while-sleeping thing? I'm counting on you and it's been a few years now... :)"I'm so sorry Janette! I'm trying. I really do. But all I got so far is me dreaming watching weird Youtube videos of dancing monkeys. No kidding. It really happened. LOL
Hi all! Shan is the name. I live in Minden,La, married with 4 children(18,13,11,8). I am a District Supervisor for a steady growing security company.I love books, period. I am also an avid reader. My favorite genres are Romance(all sub-genres), mystery&suspense, some non-fiction(mainly biographies and autobiographies).
I am challenging myself to read books that have been out of my comfort zone over the years, such as sci-fi, fantasy, and westerns. I am also challenging myself to read 150-200 books for the new year. I have read about 110 so far this year and my goal was only 100 and I have a few days to spare.
Hello! I'm Kristy and I reside in beautiful Colorado! I have two girls ages 6 and 9. I'm currently not working so I try to look busy so my status doesn't change! I read, run and watch very questionable TV here and there.Jen, I don't know if I fit the norm as far as book content for this group, but I'm joining!
So far this year I have read 210 books. That's about 100 less than last year so I might just break 100 if this downward slide continues, ha! I was all over YA books until 2011 when I started getting bored with the trends and content. I'm pretty much back to adult/NA books. I like all genres except I'm not much for fantasy/scifi. I currently review with THE wonderful Janette over at 3Chicks After Dark.
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I love books, period. I am also an avid reader..."
Welcome, Shan! I like the idea of reading out of your comfort zone. I have a Louis L'Amour book that a friend bought me years ago (because Dimitri from Vampire Academy LOVES Louis, lol) that I'm going to read because of your suggestion. What a great idea. Welcome to the group!
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KRISTY! What the hell is normal, lol?!? Personally, I LOVE stalking your reading list and I'm VERY HAPPY you've joined the group! *muah*
Hi everyone! I'm Jen, I was part of the first annual challenge, but due to family and educational obligations I had to drop out after that. But I'm now officially a college graduate, and my son is no longer a toddler, so I'm hoping to get back into the swing of reading too much!I live in Texas, I'm 30 and my son is 7. Not married, I live with some extended family. I love historical fiction, YA, dystopian, and anything not a mystery. I'm hoping to hit the 104 this year, the closest I've managed in the past is 96.
Janette wrote: "I'm Janette and I live near Dallas, TX. (Yee haw! Yeah, that never gets old.) I'm married with three daughters (15, 14 & 13) and am currently pondering going back to work after 15 years at home. *..."YeeHaw! to my fellow DFW-ite
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OMG, JEN! HIIIIII! So good to see you again!!! Obviously, lol. Congrats on your graduation! Glad to have you back! (I apologize for the excessive use of exclamation points. I'm excited, okay?)
Jennifer wrote: "Jen wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Jen, I was part of the first annual challenge, but due to family and educational obligations I had to drop out after that. But I'm now officially a college graduate, ..."LOL its ok, I'm super excited too! I've been lurking for a few too many years :D
Hi -- I joined last years group, but didn't hit 104 books. Hopefully, I'll make it this year. I'm from Tulsa OK. and have been retired from the City of Tulsa Purchasing Div. since 2003 I love reading and also enjoy playing the keyboard. Am looking forward to getting started on this challenge.
Hi, I'm Diana and I live near Chicago. I'm new to this challenge and also to goodreads. I've just started tracking my books.
I had been working LONG, LONG hours until this month, when I quit all but my main job. I'm an office manager in a large healthcare system in Illinois. I had also been teaching adult classes, and while I really love doing that, the long hours were getting to me.
I've been accumulating a book list for "when I have time to read" and now is that time.
I'm looking forward to knocking at least 104 books off this very long list in 2014.
Hi! I'm Tiffany and I live near Montgomery, Alabama. I'm new to this challenge and fairly new to Good Reads. I am currently in Nursing school and thought this would be a way to make time for myself to read for my own enjoyment. I'm looking forward to starting this in 2014. This will be one of my New Year's Resolutions (one of many)!
When I'm not reading, I spend my evenings blogging over at Fictitious Delicious, a sweet little book blog that celebrates the YA genre in a very silly way. (www.fictitiousdelicious.com) I also own and am an admin over at Kilt & Keeley, a Shade series (by Jeri Smith-Ready) fansite. (www.kiltandkeeley.com)
I enjoy reading all types of fiction but especially love the classics, Young Adult, and paranormal romance. Nice mix, eh?
My personal goal is to hit 115 books this year.
Happy Reading!