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Gord's 2020 Reading Challenge
January Book and Page Count 25/400 books
5,750/110,000 pages
February Book and Page Count 59/400 books
14,230/110,000 pages
March Book and Page Count 87/400 books
21,748/110,000 pages
April Book and Page Count 122/400 books
30,201/110,000 pages
May Book and Page Count158/400 books
39,142/110,000 pages
May Book and Page Count194/400 books
51,098/110,000 pages
Alright that didn't take as long as expected. I'm now all caught up until I have to post this months stuff.
I am super jealous of how many mangas you've read this year!
I've found some great ones and some I wasn't as impressed with. Series like Emma and Saotome Girl just pulled me in and I couldn't stop reading until I was done.
I just looked at them and they sound good. have you read fruits basket?
I've read the first omnibus edition and have been wanting to read more. I have been watching the 2019/2020 anime of it though and I've been loving it.
I'm on book 6 now. I have it at my library and love it! I've been wanting to watch the series.
For the longest time I was in that mindset that comics/manga shouldn't count towards my yearly counts. As a result I was focusing more on things that would count towards what I read and wasn't reading as much manga. I did some reflecting and what not and last year I decided to start counting them. There are so many series both new and old that I've been wanting to read and I've slowly been working through them. Fruits Basket is one of the big ones on that list of things to read. I have to finish up Oh My Goddess! as well. Part of me wants to tackle Detective Conan but that is a monster long series. Now that the libraries are opening up I'm going to start Battle Angel Alita at some point this year. There are just so many manga series to read.
I totally agree! I enjoy having pictures while I read and not having it be a children's books. I've been wanting to read battle angel alita ever since I've watched the movie. what are some of your favorite mangas or comics?
Oh boy that is an interesting question. The immediate answer is Berserk. Berserk holds a special place in my heart. It was one of the first manga that really pulled me in. I was living in Japan at the time and couldn't read Japanese but the artwork pulled me in. It became my bar for dark fantasy and manga artwork. Since that time I've reread Berserk numerous times and I still love the story. Outside of that here is just a list of random manga/comic.Uzumaki (Junji Ito in general honestly)
Vagabond
I Hate Fairyland
The Breaker
My Love Story
Full Metal Alchemist
xxxHolic (I love the artwork in this one)
Black Lagoon
Lumberjanes
Laid Back Camp
Oh My Goddess
Barakamon
Emma
Courtney Crumrin
Princess Ugg
Interview With Monster Girls
School-Live
Flying Witch
Hack/Slash
I'm sure there is more but those would be my big stand out ones.
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I'm with you Gord, I used to not count manga/grapic novels in my counts either but then I had basically stopped reading it all together so that didn't work for me either.
Love Fruits Basket so much! I read it when it first came out and don't know that I ever quite finished it either. Loving the anime reboot.
Battle Angel Alita is one I keep contemplating starting as well.
I watched the anime for Interview With Monster Girls. I'm currently working my way through Flying Witch.
I think you will make your goals this year with how fast you've been reading. But either way, enjoy the ride :)
Also if you find any really cool challenges share! I love adding more even if I really don't need any.
Most of my challenges fall into the same groupings.-Scavenger hunts: I've done both super big but easier lists and smaller but harder lists.
-Bingo's: I'm working through a few of these
-Task based: This is either get a set of task where you have to complete one before you get the next one. Or you get all the tasks for that challenge and you work through as you please.
-Spelling: Spell a word or words using titles or author initials. Basic but I like the passive nature of these kind of challenges.
-A to Z: Another passive challenge that can be broad when it comes down to setting up the challenge. You can make this challenge super easy or super hard.
I just need to get through today and then I have a 10 day reading binge before me. My July numbers are going to be great.
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That time of the month where I question my sanity as I sign up for even more challenges.
July Book and Page Count234/400 books
62,368/110,000 pages
Thanks. It's what happens when I have a couple of weeks off for vacation.
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Most were pretty good but there were a couple of duds in there but that happens.
Not a bad vacation. Ten days, twenty books, 6,151 pages read. Unfortunately I probably wont get anymore time like this until November depending on the work situation.
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Well my library decided that I need all the books at once.Currently from the library I have:
My library is currently shipping me:
I still need to read this month:
Then I have a couple of of buddy reads I want to get to that are 800 pagers.
So many books, not enough time.
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I have 16 graphic novels/manga from the library currently and a whole bunch of other things I want to read though so I totally get it. Nevermind how many keep coming in digitally. There are not enough hours in the day.
So true! I also have so many manga to read and not enough time for everything I want to complete :D
I hear you both on the manga front. I have so many that I want to read. There is just not enough time in the day for all of it and that annoying thing called "work" doesn't help.
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There will never be enough time though. So many amazing shiny things keep coming out!
I've been on the fence about this for a couple of days now. Now that I've got about 30% of the book left I think I can speak on Fallen. I didn't think it was possible but I think I'm at the point where I like Hush, Hush more than this book. This book is just a nothing burger. There was no plot, there is no world building, there is no character development, there is just nothing but angst and melodrama. I understand that there are people who enjoy this kind of stuff and power to you if you do but yah it's not my jam. I feel like this has been 450 pages of the MC going "guy 1 is so hot" to then saying "guy 2 is so hot" in the next breathe. Obviously there was more difference than that but if you boil it down that is what we have. I could talk about how the MC feels like she is denser than a brick and at the same time flakier than a box of corn flakes. The love interests make no sense. Guy one flips her the bird at their first meeting and will ghost her mid "date". Guy two just feels greasier than a jar of rancid lard. How is she not questioning how smooth this guy is? This guy just screams player. I really can't wait to finish this book so I can move on to something else.
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I feel that there was a gauntlet thrown down at some point in time and I simply cannot walk away from this book. I have to finish it or the book would have gotten the better of me. I know it sounds silly and I don't have this problem with all bad books.
Time for another large influx of books from the library. This one was entirely my doing though.I either have or am picking up the following:
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The biggest appeal of middle grade books for me is the imaginative elements. I've read some truly interesting and unique ideas in middle grade books.
@Gord I'm also reading Kamisama Kiss series and it's adorable!
August book/page count273/400 books
72,091/110,000 pages
Completely forgot my own posting setup. Not counting what I've read this month I'm up to 273 books read this year.
Amazing! I was reading what you said about middle grade books and I totally agree. Last year I read The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart and absolutely loved it! Another of my favorites that is considered middle grade is Skellig. Read that book a long time ago and re-read it again recently. It holds a special place in my heart. :)
By the way, great job on your challenges!! 273 books is a LOT, you’re awesome!
Thanks. I love reading and as a result I'm always reading something.
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I'm not going to list all my other challenges in here as I've got some 70 plus challenges on the go currently and I use a spread sheet to track all of them. Some of these challenges are monthly, some are six month challenges, some are yearly, and some are just open ended. I've got one that requires some 3,000 plus books to finish. I'm slowly chipping away at the one.
What I will probably do over the coming days is update this thread with my monthly reading totals for books and pages.