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End Strong/Start Strong Year-End Readathon
I'm planning to start
today, and that's probably gonna be my last read of 2020, but at the start of 2021 I need to read
and start
as my first book toward my 2021 reading goals.
Despite the cold, I hope/plan to read a lot! January 1 I will read Persephone Station, chosen in a Book Riot questionnaire for 2021's first book.I also plan to tackle The Priory of the Orange Tree right after that.
Tomorrow, Red Hail for review,
I started the big tome of James Joyce's Ulysses back in June when my library colleague was running a Bloomsday online event. I got about half way through - then just stopped. Now with a week to go to the end of the year, I'm determined to finish this one.
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today, and that's probably gonna be my last read of 2020, but at the start of 2021 I need to read [bookcover:The Phantom Tollbooth..."I'm game for buddy reading both of those at the beginning of the year, Shelby! I chose TPT when I won a Seasons of Reading raffle and I got PotOT as a deeply discounted e-book. Both will work for Read Your Shelves challenge!
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That is quite the book! But you can do it!
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Tomorrow, Red Hail ..."
BECAUSE of the cold, I hope/plan to read a lot! ;) Your reading always amazes me, Mallory!
Elyse wrote: "Shelby wrote: "I'm planning to start today, and that's probably gonna be my last read of 2020, but at the start of 2021 I need to read [bookcover:The Ph..."Works for me! I'm planning to read Phantom Tollbooth fairly quickly once the new year starts, just waiting for my hold to come in. (It's the next book/movie This Film is Lit is covering at the start of 2021, so I need to get on that). And I'm probably gonna read Priory along with another couple of books over the first few months of the year.
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today, and that's probably gonna be my last read of 2020, but at the start of 2021 I need to read [bo..."I made threads:
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Elyse wrote: "Shelby wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Shelby wrote: "I'm planning to start today, and that's probably gonna be my last read of 2020, but at the start of 2021 I n..."I just saw that! Thanks!
Hi guys! This seems super cool. I've finished my goal but I still have a few books I want to round off the year with. I have a few books I'm currently reading and would love to round (most of) them off before 2021 begins! Specifically:
As for starting the year, who knows! We'll see in a few days
I need to finish my last BIG read for this year and then I have a bunch of "little books" that I want to get off my shelf. 2021 will start another year of BIG READS [even if they aren't big in numbers] and I have three planned for January. The really big ones planned are Roots, Emma, The Pickwick Papers, An American Tragedy, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers and Ivanhoe. To finish:
Les Miserables
Cat Me If You Can
The Art of Dying
The Ardent Swarm: A Novel
I need to start this and I need to have 4 hours of uninterrupted quiet time. Sigh. Maybe I can hope for partially uninterrupted?? ;-)
Night
To read [since they are all short, probably on the 30th]
The Noonday Friends
Rappaccini's Daughter
The Magician's Elephant
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Andrea wrote: "My goal for this week is to finish Home Before Dark and the Vanishing Half. I’m also doing a big push to finish the office before they take it off Netflix 12/31. I started it on Christmas Eve so no..."Good luck with the office! And Home Before Dark, I read that earlier this year!
I just started Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? today, and that will likely be my last book of 2020.To start the new year, I'm planning the following:
(novel)
(collection)
(nonfiction)
I don't really have "plans" beyond spending a lot of time in my new fuzzy robe and slippers snuggled down with tea and a book and/or video games. I did finish up
while taking care of the dog this morning. I've got a couple of things in progress, but I also scored a couple of new things for Christmas... so I don't know. Just feeling very mellow :)I hope everyone had as good a holiday as possible, and is in a place where they can just enjoy things (whether they are bookish things or not). We all deserve a little bit of simple enjoyment after this year!
It's been a year to remember. Reading is always a pleasure for me but I fell and bumped my head near my right eye in November and it has been difficult to read for any length of time. I am struggling to meet my goals for 2020 but reading has become easier in the last few days. I do plan to read a couple biography/memoirs about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2021. Plan to continue my other challenges. Since I am caught up in finishing the year I haven't planned beyond that goal for 2020. The two books I read were titled Joe Biden by Michael V. Uschan and The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris, I read Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics by Joe Biden in 2019.
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I'm jealous that you have an ARC of Lore! I didn't get approved through NG. Which is just as well because I want to own that cover!! It's amazing!
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Oh no I'm sorry you hurt yourself, Rusty! Hope you continue to mend. Not being able to read is just awful.
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I started
yesterday and made it nearly a quarter of the way through.
Rusty wrote: "It's been a year to remember. Reading is always a pleasure for me but I fell and bumped my head near my right eye in November and it has been difficult to read for any length of time. I am struggli..."I wish you a speedy recovery Rusty! I had a lot of trouble physically reading anything for a while last year due to health reasons, so I know a bit how that feels.
Thanks for the compliment, Elyse! For me it is "despite the cold, " because I can't warm up and too often go to sleep early because of it. :[I read [book:Haunted:Purgatory|55749733] yesterday evening, so marked it off. I totally hope the author carries on with the remaining characters. I love the series (Horror, pretty extreme, Supernatural/Paranormal [very]).
Today it'll be Red Hail for review, then Secret Santa Murder for Christmas Spirit Readathon and Virtual. Then I think, Hawk Hallow (Scribd, Virtual). I haven't even fixed my 2021 Shelves yet:(.
Beginning The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg 12/27. Completed it but was disappointed. Felt that the author couldn't decide whether to write a mystery or a romance. Liked the mystery part a good deal.
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yesterday and made it nearly a quarter of the way through."Ahhh I loved it, Shelby!
Elyse wrote "As bizarre as this year was, we made it through.">Here's to Great Endings!
Currently:
Kayla wrote: "I did really crappy with my reading challenge this year. Right now, I'm 39 books behind, and I know there's no way I'm going to catch up. :( I think it's just been the stress of the year, and a lot..."The Starless Sea! That's my favorite book
Elyse wrote: "Meaghan wrote: "Hi guys! This seems super cool. I've finished my goal but I still have a few books I want to round off the year with. I have a few books I'm currently reading and would love to roun..."Right!! I'm almost done but got distracted by the holidays haha. I have fairyloot so I'm super excited for their special edition!
I'm about a quarter of the way through
. I'm having a great lazy Sunday (it is Sunday, right? What even is time, anymore?) curled up with a snoring dog, fluffy robe and thermos of tea, while listening to stories and building Sims houses (Guess who got the last pack she was missing for Christmas? This girl!). I hope that y'all are able to carve out some time for yourselves today to just enjoy.
Elyse wrote: "Shelby wrote: "I started yesterday and made it nearly a quarter of the way through."Ahhh I loved it, Shelby!"
Sigh. I don't think I'm in the right headspace for this one right now. Not sure if I'll start another before the end of the year.
Shelby wrote: "Sigh. I don't think I'm in the right headspace for this one right now. Not sure if I'll start another before the end of the year...."That's ok. Be kind to yourself, you deserve it! Reading isn't a chore; if you aren't feeling it, don't do it :)
Or, if you want to read, but not this one book (at the moment) and don't want to start another, then pick up an old favorite and revisit your favorite chapter or scene.
Kayla wrote: "I did really crappy with my reading challenge this year. Right now, I'm 39 books behind, and I know there's no way I'm going to catch up. :( I think it's just been the stress of the year, and a lot..."Just a quick reminder: you have read more in a year when everything was on fire than most people do when things are going fine. You survived a rough year and stayed sane; you wouldn't be a failure even if you hadn't read anything but titles! When we set our reading goals, they are like compass readings... they give you a direction to walk towards but you have to adjust for real world terrain ;) There really isn't any need to read things you don't want to just "for the numbers".
(Side note: I love comics, and really like it when I run into other 'grown-ups' who read them without feeling the need to be Fandom Gatekeepers(tm), so I hope you enjoy them)
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Brilliant way of putting it, Stacie!
@Kayla I really enjoyed the audio of Starless sea! and imo this one picks up a bit faster than Night Circus, though I love both
Also I started Wink Poppy Midnight as a quick read instead of reading any of my other books hahaha
Just finished The Art of Dying and BOY HOWDY was that a ride of a book. So glad I took a chance on that series. Great narration as well. As far as the other ones, I am behind, but am not going to hold myself to finishing it all. Just going to do the best I can and be happy with the number that is left.
Kayla wrote: "I read a lot of them every year, but try not to count it towards my Goodreads challenge most years unless they're thicker comics because I know a lot of people consider it "cheating" towards the Goodreads challenge. After you put it that way though, I don't feel nearly as bad about it!"I do tend to wait to read comics until they are collected in volumes (because it's too expensive and frustrating to shell out for individual issues) but that's more for convenience than anything else. Goodreads challenges are only for our personal benefit anyway, and nobody else's opinion of your reading material should matter as much as your own does. It's not some kind of Olympic sport or paid competition ;) Read what you like; count what you read.
(I used to worry much more about what "other people" might think about what I read, and then some zealous GR Librarians decided that they were the experts on what did and didn't count... and that did not sit particularly well with me, lol. Viva el lector!)
Stacie wrote: "When we set our reading goals, they are like compass readings... they give you a direction to walk towards but you have to adjust for real world terrain ;) "I love this!
First day, and I'm up to page 90 of
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Just finished Wink Poppy Midnight! Technically not part of my plan but, an extra book is am extra book!
I've met my Goodreads goal of 100 books but before the year ends, I'd like to finish Closer Than You Know by Brad Parks and Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi. I try to read at least one Scalzi a year and nearly missed doing so this year. This one is audio and narrated by Wil Wheaton. I'm also going to squeeze in a print picture book called Fry Bread A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillord that I got for Christmas. 🙂 For 2021, I'd like to read more books from my library.
Just finished In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together which is delightful, even for those of us who are cynical and don't believe in anymore. ;-)
Andrea wrote: "My goal for this week is to finish Home Before Dark and the Vanishing Half. I’m also doing a big push to finish the office before they take it off Netflix 12/31. I started it on Christmas Eve so no..."I read the Vanishing Half and found it an incredible book.
Charleen wrote: "Stacie wrote: "When we set our reading goals, they are like compass readings... they give you a direction to walk towards but you have to adjust for real world terrain ;) "I love this!"
I do too! I would love to use that quote Stacie it is a poetic reminder.
This year has been CRAZY! I was feeling awful about my reading. I think that there was just so much on my mind that it was harder to get into some books. I love reading and like some other habits that I love ( walking the beach) I found that I needed to put effort into doing them or my day would be consumed by work ( I am a speech and language pathologist working in the schools).
I LOVE Stacie idea about the reading goals "When we set our reading goals, they are like compass readings... they give you a direction to walk towards but you have to adjust for real world terrain ;) "
It has made me feel better. I am in for this challenge!
Sunday:
Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again
The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy
I also learned something new! I did not know that there was an add book/author button!
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yesterday while working. It was pretty meh. I'm 30% through
and 55% through
. I really want to buckle down and finish Clockwork Prince tonight because
is not short! I have a feeling I will be cramming it in on NYE!
Patricia wrote: "Charleen wrote: "Stacie wrote: "When we set our reading goals, they are like compass readings... they give you a direction to walk towards but you have to adjust for real world terrain ;) "I love..."
Wow! Love this!
I'm in but haven't decided where to start yet. This year has been very hard on my reading goals but I'm looking forward to wrapping up by finishing a good book or two! I'll post my readathon plans later today...
Yesterday I read Red Hail,for review. Oh wow! Super fantastic, so good I bought it.Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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This is a 2-week readathon starting tomorrow Sunday, December 27 and going until Saturday, January 9, so the last full week of 2020 through the first full week of 2021!
Let's end 2020 and start 2021 with a GOOD bang! We're raffling off a $20 Amazon gift card! If you use it on books, great! If you use is on something you need (wait, I need books!), even better! For you to use as you see fit. The only rule is you must post at least TWICE during the readathon timeframe. Any posts today don't count because the readathon hasn't started yet. But you can still come here and post your TBR goals for the readathon! And make sure you check off 'Notify me when people reply' so you can stay in the loop on the chatter and remember to come back to the thread! :)
What are you end of year/beginning of year reading goals?