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I'd love to hear any recommendations, especially based on the books I liked so far this year! They don't have to be from the same authors as here.Read so far:
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I find that since I got my e-reader for Xmas I'm reading a lot more overall. Could be coincidence so far, but I do feel that because it's so easy to take everywhere (& fits easily even into a small handbag) that I tend to read just a bit more... And to think it took me so long to convince myself to give into the e-reader.
I'm glad to hear that your e-reader has helped you read more! Having a book nearby all the time definitely makes a difference because all those minutes add up. :)
Monthly Challenges > April - Spring Cleaning for the Soul https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Aiming for 3 books out of these:
- Sex and World Peace
- Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World
- Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home
I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Monthly Challenges > April - Earth Month Challengehttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Aiming for one book.
--> I never managed to finish the book & returned it to the library un-read.
Just finished. Loved it!
*****Already at 11/24. Keep going, me :-)
I notice that I'm signed up to several challenges (and keep wanting to sign for more) & seem to be reading lots compared to my usual pace but not many of the books I read seem to fit into the yearly challenges I signed up for... I wonder how others approach challenges. Do you read what you fancy and then try to link the book(s) to challenges or do you let yourself be guided by the challenge(s)?
I'm having the same problem right now, Patricia... My quarterly and monthly challenges are going better than my yearly challenges. I tend to forget about them because the shorter deadlines make me focus on them first.I usually let myself be guided by the challenges when selecting books, but sometimes I have books already picked out and decide how many books to sign up for in the challenge depending on how many fit.
Right now I'm trying to make an effort to read books for the I-Spy challenge, because I'm doing the worst on that so far.
Hi Cassandra. Good luck on your I-spy challenge. I've also signed up for it...luckily still have time to reach my very modest goal.My problem seems to be that my reading moods vary, so even if I've pretty much picked out a book or books for a challenge I risk being carried away by another that suits my (then) present mood before I can get to the one I intended to read. Oops!
Just finished this surprise read:
*****I don't tend to read many short stories, but really enjoyed this.
That's true! Sometimes I find that having books picked out help keeps me on track, but sometimes I just want to pick up whatever seems interesting. It's all about finding what works for you at the time.
I was reading until 5am to finish this book. It is captivating yet depressing and I just wanted to reach the end quickly: to know what happens and to not be depressed by the book (while acknowledging the reality behind the story).
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Currently reading Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home & trying one of the recipes. First batch of oatmeal cookies are in the oven :-)
Hmm, the cookies were a bit too salty for my liking. And I had a expected more gooey cookies, but they were very dry. Next I'll try a cake..another day.
Years ago at uni my friend recommended a book to me that had kept her up all night reading and made her skip the class that we usually walked to together in the morning. That book was Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon. And it wound up keeping me up, too, long hours reading. But I never read the rest of the series...Last night I discovered on Netflix they adapted the books by D.Gabaldon to a tv series. And I got curious to re-read Cross Stitch...and the rest of the series, too (luckily because there is only one season available on Netflix).
Though I'm willing myself to finish reading the ten-ish books that I've already got going.
Finished
***and am all inspired to bake more :-)
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***I find it difficult to rate this book, though I liked a lot of it (some parts had me baffled and others I was not too keen on). It certainly provides (little nuggets of) food for thought. It's a kind of book you read in bits, digest and go back to.
Read a short story:
* I didn't particularly like it, confused me a lot.
Finished listening to:
***Probably the first audiobook that I enjoyed listening to...having had to make a lot of effort previously to concentrate when listening to an audiobook. As for the content, overall I thought it was ok-good.
I have exceeded my expectation, it seems, having read already 17 out of my goal of 24 books for 2016. But a few of those books are so short that I hope to read a few extra 'thicker' books...and to finish more books that I already have at home.
Great job Patricia! It sounds like 2016 has been a great reading year for you so far. If you decide to increase your goal, we will be more than happy to help you do so:)
Kadijah Michelle wrote: "Great job Patricia! It sounds like 2016 has been a great reading year for you so far. If you decide to increase your goal, we will be more than happy to help you do so:)"Thank you, Kadijah :-)
I've now finished another book, but suspect that I will be reading a bit less less in the coming couple of months. Perhaps a goal of 28 books would be realistic...or 30 if I want to push myself.
Just finished reading:
***I quite liked the book. And I plan to read another book by N. Farah, too, having bought it in a recent (public) interview with the author.
I've decided to challenge myself (to try to) not to buy new books at least for the remainder of this year. I need to clear out a shelf or two of books and to be able to do that I need to have read them first! After finishing my current reading list, among those I'd like to read/clear out (I won't read all so I'll pick according to my mood and cross out the ones I manage to finish):
The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria
Slaughterhouse-Five
J'aurais voulu être Égyptien
Identity
A Streetcar Named Desire
La resistencia
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty
Crossbones
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
Cinnamon
The Dark Road
The Book of Strange New Things
The Age of Magic
The Cairo House
Asya
Blind Faith
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
The Goldfinch
The Map of Love
The Zafarani Files
Vadelmavenepakolainen
El túnel
The White Castle
Torin laita
Los caminos para la libertad. ética y educación
After the Quake
Paula
Thinking In Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math
The first few months of the year I was reading lots, but in the second half of the year I was struggling to finish what I started and in general was not often in the mood for reading. I finished my reading challenge - just - but did not complete any of the reading challenges I listed above.
Several books I started remain to be finished - some I gave up on completely and even gave away. I will be more modest in my reading goal in 2017 :-)
2022 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Slaughterhouse-Five (other topics)After the Quake (other topics)
The White Castle (other topics)
A Streetcar Named Desire (other topics)
Paula (other topics)
More...
From fiction to reality - 0/2 pairs: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book Riot's Read harder challenge - 2/6: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I-Spy: Book Titles Edition Challenge 2016 - 4/10: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Popsugar 2016 - 7/20: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Around the World in Books Challenge - 2016 - 10/18:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... #593
2016 summary
Format:
Audio - 2
E-book - 7
Hard/paper back - 3
Started but did not finish: 1
Author interview attended:
- 10 May, Nuruddin Farah
Geographic - authors:
Australia - 1
Austria - 1
Japan - 1
Nigeria - 1
Syria - 2
UK - 2
USA - 4
Yemen/USA - 1
Language read in:
English - 17
Finnish
French
Spanish
no words - 1
(Popsugar 2015 - 11/50: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)