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The main thing that I'm looking forward to is reading many of the books that I already own - on my physical book shelves and on my Kindle!
So far I'm finding that I may have been a bit ambitious with my choices--I am already behind and we're only on Week 5. I am continuing to read my books from past weeks--I'll finish them...eventually.What I look forward to most is reading others' reactions to books that I've read, or what they think of books I am planning to read.
Great question! And I think everyone will think I'm a little crazy for the following answer...I have never read the Harry Potter series. And every one of the 7 has made it onto my challenge list. My daughter has bugged me for years to read them. I have picked up the Sorcerer's Stone 4 times and can't get past 4 chapters. I tried once before the movies were released and again several times after to no avail. I am not looking forward to reading the first book at all. I do think, however, that once I push through a good portion of book one, I will be captivated like the rest of world has been. I hope so. Otherwise I will dread 7 books in this challenge.
I am really looking forward to this weeks book, week 6. I'm reading the second book of the Red Rising series, Golden Son by Pierce Brown. Red Rising was exceptional so I am anticipating and expecting a lot from book 2. I am also looking forward to reading more Neil Gaiman and a couple classics and modern classics like The Road, In Cold Blood, Lolita, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Actually, I'm looking forward to reading almost every book on my list, except the HP series. Maybe that will change though.
TJ, the first HP book can be a little rough, but you have to remember she is working on setting up A LOT of things. Once you get to Hogwarts it gets tons better.Most of my choices I am looking forward to, lol. Except the book I should have read in school but didn't. Of Mice and Men. BLAH
Lora, that is helpful! Thank you. I will keep it in mind as I trudge through the first 200 pages on my way to Platform 9 3/4!I do LOVE every one of those movies!
TJ wrote: "Lora, that is helpful! Thank you. I will keep it in mind as I trudge through the first 200 pages on my way to Platform 9 3/4!TJ, you need to go to the Universal Park in Orlando and visit the Wonderful Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Maybe that would put you in the mood to finish the first book. :)
TJ, I haven't read any of the HP books either. I haven't seen the movies either! I do have the books on my to-read list, along with the Lord of the Rings.
Tammy wrote: "TJ, I haven't read any of the HP books either. I haven't seen the movies either! I do have the books on my to-read list, along with the Lord of the Rings."Tammy and TJ, I'm with you. I've never read them either. I haven't even seen the movies. I just have never had the interest, but over the last year that has changed and I've become curious about this. I want to read them at some point, just not sure when.
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER IS AMAZING *deep breathes*Sorry...an unashamed Potterhead here :D
I have tons of swag from there, including a wand that was picked out by Ollivander o.o
Haven't read the H P books yet either. I saw the fourth or fifth movie and was completely lost and confused ;-)not looking forward to reading short stories, a graphic novel, or a book I didn't finish in high school.:-)
Berit, if you haven't picked a book for short stories week, one I always liked and an easy read too is Sideways Stories from Wayside School. For graphic novel week maybe youcould find one based on a book you already like. It's not my favorite genre but I might like it more than I think. Never really read one all the way through.
I think I have that book here somewhere, I don't even really know TBH what a graphic novel is ;-)
I love HP! Some parts were slow but it is really fun to watch all of the books come together as one. I read them as they came out so I had gaps in reading them. I would love to reread them all together straight through one day. Azkaban was my favorite book and movie as well.
I didn't think I'd like Twilight, but I loved it. I am getting more and more into the fantasy genre, it is taking me some time. My oldest son read all the H P books when he was younger. I'll give them a chance someday, maybe ;-)
I didn't think I would care for Twilight either. I watched all the movies first and then read the first book. It was good. Not quite as exciting as some people made it out to be, but I liked it.
Sometimes it's all about expectation. Who knows at the end of all this I could be a short story, graphic novel reading maniac :-)
I may change my graphic novel to The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel. Love this series so it might be a good beginning into the graphic novel world.
Berit wrote: "Sometimes it's all about expectation. Who knows at the end of all this I could be a short story, graphic novel reading maniac :-)"Me too! :)
I'm looking forward to Week 18 because I'm planning on reading To Kill a Mockingbird which is a huge favourite of mine. It's been way too long since I last read it so I'm looking forward to paying it a visit again. :-)I'm kind of dreading the non-fiction/true story week because the book I'm toying with reading is about 700 pages long. That's the only reason, it's just long and I'm hoping I'll have time to get through it all.
I'm really looking forward to knocking over a few classics that I really, really should have already read by now. As well as that, I'm looking forward to reading a bunch that have been lurking either on my physical bookshelves or my e-bookshelf for way too long.I discovered a word the other day - Tsundoku - and that is me in a nutshell! I think I could build myself a nice little fort with all of my unread books.
tsumu, to pile up + doku, to read, punning on tsundeoku, to leave piled up) Noun (informal) the act of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piled up together with such other unread books
That's a brilliant word, Jody. I'm going to have to remember it and work it into everyday conversation. :-)
I'm looking forward to finally reading books I've had on my Kindle forever. I tend to read the same type of books and then I'll do series reads and go through the whole series. I have thousands of books on my Kindle, and this has helped me to pick out a variety of them.
...more classics! It was my goal at the start. I read Tess of the D'Urbervilles for week 1 and it took me almost 4 weeks to read it, almost put me off reading for good. I had Wuthering Heights for week 2 but couldnt face it so I'll come back to it.It's proving more difficult than I imagined. Currently reading The 39 Steps for week 5 and that's not grabbing me either.
Also - having to read actual books rather than kindle, then I can borrow from the library rather than pay amazon. Argh - real paper books....how last century!! ;)
I know what you mean Susan. My first book was Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, and it took me a while. It was brilliant, but also a pretty hard slog at times. I ended up reading a few 'easy' books before I tackled another classic for Week 2 - Emma, which I just finished.
The only thing I'm really not looking forward to is the book you were supposed to read in school and didn't. The only book I never finished in school was Walden by Henry David Thoreau. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get through it any better this time around!
I'm dreading the 'book your mom loves' topic. My mom only reads political books these days. I might have to give her the stipulation that it can't be a political book. :)
TJ, about Harry Potter... I've read them all and love them all. But I like the first one very much, and also the first movie, because that's where we're introduced to the magic. Harry has no idea he's a wizard and it's fun to see all that unveiling in front of him. :)I hope you end up loving them!
As for all you who have never read Lord of the Rings....well, I will have to stop talking to you I guess. ;)
(I've read them at least once a year ever since I was a teenager, and that was a looooong time ago.)
I'm dreading the play. I have a hard time getting into those. I guess I can pick a Shakespeare I need to read, but that doesn't mean I'm looking forward to it.
I love to read fantasy, therefore I am not very excited about the nonfiction, the pulitzer or the one base on a true story.
I'm most excited about increasing my library. Not that I really have the room for them.My closet has more books then clothes in it, but I wouldn't have it any other way. :)
Lorraine, I agree LOTR is amazing, I read it at least once a year. I'm going to use that for the trilogy. My copy has a quote on the back that says, The English speaking world is divided into two groups: those who have read The Lord of the Rings and those who are yet to read it.So come on everyone, perfect choice for the triloogy...!
I'm dreading reading a book over 500 pages. I think I've only ever read maybe two or three really long books. It's something psychological stopping me. And I know there are some amazing long books out there, but I really have to take a deep breath before I can dive into anything over 300 pages! I think I'll read all of my short ones first just so that I feel like I'm getting somewhere and then attempt the long'un later in the year!I'm just looking forward to reading loads of new books. I've read things that I never would have picked up, so this challenge is certainly broadening my reading horizons.
Rebecca, long books are amazing, once you give them a try, you won't go back :-),
I tried to pick books that look exciting and I'm looking forward to them and if I can't find such book for that week, I plan a different book entirely that won't be for the challenge. I have too many books I really want to read to fit in books that don't look interesting to me. For example, I couldn't find anything exciting for the book by an author with the same initials as me. Guess I have wrong initials :).
Long books are amazing, greater value for money and a great story just goes on for longer! Although conversely, shorter books get you onto the next book quicker....
Jade wrote: "For example, I couldn't find anything exciting for the book by an author with the same initials as me. Guess I have wrong initials :). "
James Patterson the thriller writer? J B Priestly? I loved The Good Companions it's not short, but really good.
Or switch them round, doesn't say you have to have the initials the same way, so you could go for P D James, Death Comes to Pemberley or The Children of Men or any in her Adam Dalgleish detective stories
Personally, I'm not looking forward to or dreading specific books. What I'm looking forward to is the reason to go outside of my comfort zone and read some books I might not have otherwise read. I've already read some books that I wouldn't have really thought to read until this challenge came along and so far, I haven't been disappointed by any of the books I read solely for that reason.As far as what I'm dreading, the only real thing I'm dreading is the challenge to read a book I started but never finished. There are only a few books to choose from for that, and I'm not looking forward to any of them. Honestly, if I don't finish reading a book, it's for good reason. If I like a book at all, I finish it.
Jody wrote: "I know what you mean Susan. My first book was Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, and it took me a while. It was brilliant, but also a pretty hard slog at times. I ended up reading a few 'ea..."Yeah, I tried to read that one once, which is one of the reasons, as mentioned in my previous comment, that I'm dreading the book I never finished :P. I think I got about a page and a half into it and gave up. Granted, I was in junior high or high school when I tried to read it, so it's possible I might find it a bit more enjoyable now.
I'm looking forward to reading so many books off my TBR pile, but also a lot of new books I've heard great things about. I'm not looking forward to 1) Pulitzer Prize Winning book 2) Scary book. I went through the Pulitzer Prize list and there wasn't much that caught my attention, as I have already read The Road and To Kill a Mockingbird and neither were any sort of favourites, hoping I picked a decent one. The scary book because I literally picked the biggest book on my shelf that has been sitting there for years.
I'm not looking forward to book with nonhuman characters, book set in the future, graphic novel, book more than 100 years old, a play....
After finishing my funny book (Bossypants) I'm not looking forward to any other weeks with non-fiction books. I just have a hard time getting into non-fiction.
Oh I have Bossypants as my 'funny' - was it bad?
Susan,I don't think Bossypants was bad. I thought it was a good book. It is a memoir though, so if you don't like those, I would stay away. There's a topic about it under Week 8 you can check out too :)
Susan wrote: "Oh I have Bossypants as my 'funny' - was it bad?"Not my type of book. I kept expecting the story to start and then realized that it was the story. Most people really enjoyed it, so definitely give it a try.
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Are there any books in your list that you are either really eager for or kind of dreading?