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Reading goals for 2014
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Dec 17, 2013 09:57PM
What are some of your reading goals for next year? Is quantity a goal of yours? Different genres of books? Classics? What is your reading New Years Resolution?
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I want to explore new genres. I have not been a fan of science fiction in the past but I would like to try it again to see if I still feel the same way. I also want to explore graphic novels. I read Maus and loved it. I want to try Watchman and V for Vendetta. And I want to give the game of thrones series. I feel like I didn't give it a fair shot. I feel like it's a perfect series for me and I will try it again.
The game of thrones series is FANTASTIC!!.. You have to get through the first 4 or 5 chapters to get a feel and then it flows very well and is a great story. My goals for this year are the reading challenges that I saw people do last year, specifically the name challenge and the alphabet challenge. It just seems like fun and I am being forced outside of my historical fiction genre and into many others with both of those challenges.
Rachel....give the Game of Thrones series another shot...I can't put it down!
I'd like to read two books a month. I want to finish all my book club books and one other book.
I think the entire game of thrones series is under my tree..... I asked my husband for the set.
You should absolutely read the Game of Thrones series!!!
I think my reading goal is going to be 50 this year down 10 from last year due to working full time now. I also have a goal of reading one parenting book a month, and 6 other non-fiction books.
I want to sort the books I read into by the state they appear in or written into - saw this list on one of my other sites in mystery so I can read one from each state!! I always read over 200 books a year and thought this would be an interesting way to read -- as well as the international ones - to see how many countries to read about next year - fiction or nonfiction!!
My goal is to read more books that I want to read and hopefully finish up some challenges. I tend to get pulled in by BOMs and buddy reads (they all sound so good!), then I never choose my own books. I have a whole bookshelf of books that I thought looked good that just sat there all year because I couldn't find the time to squeeze them in.
I've been working through the classics lately..Quantity is one of my goals, I think I will set my Goodreads goal for around 100 to start out. I didn't even do one last year! Another goal is to read my Jane Austen books, Jane Eyre, and Wuthering Heights. Everyone seems to love those but the writing is a bit flowery to me..I've starting reading them several times and never finish. I'm determined to finish them and give them a fair chance! I also want to read Les Miserables, Anna Karenina, and David Copperfield, even though their length intimidates me!
Quantity is one of my goals (50 books for the year), as by giving myself a numerical goal to keep up with encourages me to take time for myself in order to read.I also want to break out of my habit on falling back on already familiar books and authors. When I was younger I would read just about anything I could get my hands on, and I got a lot out of a lot of books I would never have experienced had I stayed within my comfort zone. So that's kind of a goal for this year, too - I want to read at least a dozen books that I would class as out of my comfort zone!
I am lowering my goal from 65 down to 60 in 2014. I will make 65 but I really felt a lot of time pressure a few times. I also want to read more nonfiction and some more classics.@Jessica, I am taking on Les Miserables this year. I am going to just take my time with it and take breaks when I need to.
Jodi wrote: "I am lowering my goal from 65 down to 60 in 2014. I will make 65 but I really felt a lot of time pressure a few times. I also want to read more nonfiction and some more classics.I'll have to start it and devote myself to it..With long books, if I take a break or read something else, I will completely lose interest! I wish you the best of luck! :)
I joined a few book clubs, so I want to get through every BOM in all of them. Great way to find books I didn't know existed. Some I will read others I will listen to on audio. But I am shooting for 110 books.
Jessica wrote: "I've been working through the classics lately..Quantity is one of my goals, I think I will set my Goodreads goal for around 100 to start out. I didn't even do one last year! Another goal is to read..."Jane Eyre is on my list for 2014 as well.
I want to read 50 books next year, and of different genres.
I am not sure how I accidentally did two topics on this and they both are popular...is there anyway we can combine them together?
I can't combine them, but we can just delete one of the threads. Unfortunately, the comments in the deleted thread will be lost. Since this thread has more comments, I'll delete the other thread.Edit: Instead of losing those comments, I just locked the other thread and posted a link to this thread so that all future comments will be posted here.
Savannah wrote: "I have not read Game of Thrones, should I give it a try!?"absolutely. I admit the writing can be a little dry but the plot is incredible and well worth the time.
I love to read, but I haven't read as much as I used to in the last couple years. I, therefore, am going to set a goal of 2 books a month.
Deleted my post on the other board and will bring it to this one:My goal is 52 books for an average of one a week. I have been making an effort to diversify, but I don't have any specific goals to do so.
My goal for next year is to read 200 books:D
Gotobedmouse wrote: "What are some of your reading goals for next year? Is quantity a goal of yours? Different genres of books? Classics? What is your reading New Years Resolution?" I Don't Have a Number Goal, More Like a TBR Pile That Desperately Needs Dwindling Down... & I'm Hoping That I'll Get To Do That This Coming Year!
Well it was 70 last year and I've actually read 85, but since I'm having a baby in July I think I'm going to keep it at 70 this year. Baby over books!!
