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Hi! I wanna try for 50,000 pages. EDIT: 30,000Current: 525
Updated message #30:1. Nine Perfect Strangers - 453 - 453
2. Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity - 246 - 699
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699/15,000
Updated message #238.5,174/70,000
Books: 4/25 [16%]Pages: 927/10,000 [9%]
1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
Updated message 135!1,469/11,000 pages
edited post 344 - 3,717/30,000 pages read
Updated message #74: 2712 out of 60,000
Update to message 9:Total Pages Read: 3,792/40,000
Update to Message 206:Finished reading The Wicker King- 305 pages
1,599 pages read
38,401 pages remaining
Edited # 22Added four completed books:
The Outsider, Conveinence Store Woman, Swimming Lessons, He Said, She Said,
Pages Read: 5764 pages
Update to message #131. I have 2012/15000 pages completed. Latest book- China Rich Girlfriend. Kevin Kwan.
Joining the fun for 10,000 pagesTotal pages read: 627/10,000 pages
Current reading list:
A. Rock the Heart - total pgs. all books 1,370 (**audible versions**) = running total read: 350
book 1 = 240; read 240/240
book 1.5 = 110; read 110/110
book 2 = 330
book 2.5 = 122
book 3 = 254
book 4 = 314
B. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
book 1 = 374; read 36/374
(book 2 = in progress of being written)
C. What Your Clutter Is Trying to Tell You: Uncover the Message in the Mess and Reclaim Your Life by Kerri L. Richardson = Single print = 130; read 52/130 (in progress)
D. Circe by Madeline Miller = Single print = 393; read 189/393 (in progress)
E. Flicker (Ember in Space) by Rebecca Rode (total pages: 749)
book 1 = 230; read 0/230
book 2 = 276; read 0/276
book 3 = 243; read 0/243
F. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern = Single print = 387; read 0/387
G. The Apartment by Danielle Steel = Single print = 434; read 0/434 (**audible version** & re-read)
H. Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves by Glory Edim
Single print = 272; read 0/272
I. What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter
Single print = 256; read 0/256
J. Being Boss: Take Control of Your Work and Live Life on Your Own Terms by Emily Thompson
Single print = 200; read 0/200
K. Rich Dad's Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real-Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Building a Million-Dollar Business by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Single print = 272; read 0/272
I would like to join with 36.000 pagesJanuary
The Diabolic ------------------- 416 pages
The Velveteen Rabbit ------------- 40 pages
Stuart Little ----------------------- 131 pages
A Discovery of Witches ---------------579 pages
Peter and the Star Catchers ----------- 452 pages
Bunnicula ------------------------- 98 pages
A Bear Called Paddington ------------- 159 pages
The Trumpet of the Swan ------------- 252 pages
Raising Steam ---------------------- 377 pages
Ready Player One ------------------- 374 pages
The Tale of Desperaux --------------- 267 pages
Of Mice and Men -------------------- 112 pages
Babe, The Gallant Pig ---------------- 130 pages
Earwig and the Witch ---------------- 140 pages
The Mouse and the Motorcycle ---------186 pages
Akata Witch ----------------------- 349 pages
The Crowfield Curse ----------------- 322 pages
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?----258 pages
Out of the Silent Planet ---------------224 pages
The Picture of Dorian Gray ------------ 367 pages
The Town Cats and Other Tales --------- 126 pages
The Doll in the Garden --------------- 128 pages
February
The Horse and His Boy --------------- 224 pages
The Tales of Beedle the Bard ----------- 109 pages
Paper Magician --------------------- 222 pages
Life -------------------------------564 pages
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland - 247 pages
Perelandra ------------------------- 288 pages
The Bear and the Nightingale ---------- 323 pages
The Tempest ----------------------- 205 pages
Romeo and Juliet --------------------281 pages
A Winter's Promise ------------------468 pages
The Eternal Champion ---------------- 188 pages
The Firework-Maker's Daughter -------- 128 pages
Oryx and Crake --------------------- 389 pages
The Guernsey Literary and PPP Society --- 291 pages
Walden ----------------------------352 pages
Are You there, God? It's Me, Margaret ---- 149 pages
The Eye of the World ----------------- 814 pages
The Discovery of Chocolate -------------250 pages
Brownies and Broomsticks -------------323 pages
The Word for World Is Forest ----------- 169 pages
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -----216 pages
The Left Hand of Darkness ------------- 304 pages
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - 250 pages
Life, the Universe and Everything -------- 224 pages
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ----- 225 pages
Carbonel: The King of the Cats ---------- 192 pages
Mostly Harmless ---------------------288 pages
The Awakening ---------------------- 195 pages
Dealing with Dragons -----------------212 pages
Kafka on the Shore ------------------- 467 pages
Dark Lover -------------------------- 393 pages
Sorcery & Cecelia ---------------------326 pages
Jack and Jill ------------------------- 292 pages
Doon ------------------------------ 368 pages
The Goldfinch ----------------------- 771 pages
Nightshade City ---------------------- 260 pages
Stranger in a Strange Land ------------- 528 pages
Hunger Games -----------------------374 pages
The Fifth Season --------------------- 468 pages
Catching Fire ------------------------ 391 pages
The Accidental Time Machine -----------278 pages
The Rescuers ------------------------160 pages
March
Silverwing -------------------------- 272 pages
Zauberlinda the Wise Witch ------------- 255 pages
Basil of Baker Street -------------------112 pages
Akata Warrior ----------------------- 496 pages
Pride -------------------------------304 pages
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ---------196 pages
Shuri: The Search for Black Panther --------120 and counting :-D
Piilomaan pikku aasi------------------- 70 pages
Time Cat ---------------------------- 206 pages
Recipes for Love and Murder ------------ 384 pages
The Illustrated Man--------------------232 pages
The Second Jungle Book -----------------342 pages
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft---------320 pages
Atlas Shrugged------------------------1168 pages
The Penderwicks ---------------------- 262 pages
The Mistress of Spices ------------------338 pages
Becoming --------------------------- 426 pages
Children of Blood and Bone --------------531 pages
The Girl in the Tower ------------------ 363 pages
The Mysterious Howling --------------- 267 pages
In Calabria --------------------------176 pages
Gustaf III --------------------------- 80 pages
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest -----------304 pages
The Tuesday Club Murders --------------256 pages
Dead Until Dark ---------------------- 292 pages
Name of the Wind -------------------- 662 pages
Napakettu Napoleon Kolmas -------------160 pages
Stargirl ----------------------------- 186 pages
Coraline -----------------------------162 pages
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump ----- 360 pages
Yarrow ----------------------------- 256 pages
The Hidden Gallery ------------------- 313 pages
The Bad Beginning--------------------176 pages
The Reptile Room---------------------192 pages
April
The Wide Window-----------------214 pages
The Miserable Mill--------------------194 pages
The Austere Academy------------------221 pages
The Ersatz Elevator ------------------- 259 pages
Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat------288 pages
The Vile Village -----------------------272 pages
Garden Spells ------------------------336 pages
The Hostile Hospital -------------------272 pages
The Carnivorous Carnival---------------286 pages
The Slippery Slope --------------------337 pages
The Grim Grotto ----------------------323 pages
Madeline (1-7) ------------------------ 17 pages
The Penultimate Peril ------------------353 pages
The End ----------------------------337 pages
Slaughterhouse-Five ------------------275 pages
Who Could That Be at This Hour?---------258 pages
When Did You See Her Last? ------------ 279 pages
Shouldn't You Be in School? -------------327 pages
Why Is This Night Different...?-----------295 pages
The Red Necklacce --------------------371 pages
Hidden Figures ----------------------368 pages
Storm Front -------------------------322 pages
Gloriana ----------------------------496 pages
Sugar Queen -----------------------290 pages
Night Pleasures --------------------309 pages
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----------------------------------- 36291 pages
January: 22 books, 5487 pages
February: 42 books, 13066 pages
March: 34 books, 10239 pages
April: 25 books, 7499 pages
So... done. Should I triple the goal and reach for 108000 pages?
Total Pages: 528/20,000January
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 528
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updated message 369! 1,368/30,000 pages completed.
5 books read
Message #52 update
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 = 1,495p.
1,495/45.000 PAGES
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 = 1,495p.
1,495/45.000 PAGES
Message #52 update
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 + 417 = 1,912p.
1,912/45.000 PAGES
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 + 417 = 1,912p.
1,912/45.000 PAGES
Update to message 9:Total Pages Read: 4,268/40,000
Update to message #34:Three more books completed, 1531/20,000 pages read.
i'd like to join! i'll shoot for 10,000 words, though i'll only count new books, not books that i started reading last year.400/10,000
1. Signature Killers - 400 pages
I'm going to do 28,000 pages this year. So far I have 25,105/28,000
update to message #131. 2273/15 000 pages completed. Last title: Less by Andrew Greer
Kelly wrote: "I am in for 15 000 pages"Jan 19/19: 2273/15000
Message 115 updated ... 5,711/15,000.
Message #52 update
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 + 417 + 120 = 2,032p.
2,032/45.000 PAGES
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 + 417 + 120 = 2,032p.
2,032/45.000 PAGES
I'd like to join and I am shooting for 15,000 Pages this year!2175/15.000 read
January:
Books read: 1
Pages read: 444
February:
Books read: 6
Pages read: 1.731
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message 388 updated579/36 000 pages read
Total Pages: 768/20,000January
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 768
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In! I'm aiming for 32,000 pages this 2019.January
1. Curtain: Poirot's Last Case by Agatha Christie - 284 - January 2nd
2. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King - 653 - January 6th
3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo - 559 - January 13th
4. The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie - 315 - January 15th
5. Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie - 908 - January 21st
6. The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah - 320 - January 25th
7. Dark Delicacies by Del Howison - 274 - January 31st
February
8. Dark Delicacies II by Del Howison - 269 - February 3rd
9. Dark Delicacies III: Haunted by Del Howison - 336 - February 6th
10. The Grownup by Gillian Flynn - 64 - February 7th
Total Pages: 3,982 of 32,000 (12.44%)
Total Books: 10 of 101 (9.90%)
Total Pages: 896/20,000January
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 896
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Finished reading Dark Places- 349 pages
1,294 pages read
38,706 pages remaining