Alias's 2022 ~~ Determination List

[Alias Reader]

Here is my 2022 list of books I am Determined to Read !




✔ 1- Read a book by an Asian Author
The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro Read March 3/5 stars

✔ 2- Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart Read January 3/5 stars

✔ 3- Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming Read January 3/5 stars

✔ 4- Bio/memoir/ autobiography of a U.S. President

King Richard: Nixon and Watergate — An American Tragedyby Michael Dobbs
Read February - Rate 5/5

The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World by A.J. Baime Read April Rate 5/5

Lincoln and the Fight for Peace Read May Rate 5/5

The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953 READ June Rate 2/5


✔ 5- Novel by Richard Russo
Sh*tshow Read December rate 4/5 stars

✔ 6- Read a book over 500 pages
State of Terror Read January Rate 4/5


✔ 7- Read one book that I DNF in 2021
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin Read March Rate 4/5

✔ 8- Read a book that I own on my Kindle (AKA the Black Hole)
Personality Isn't Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story Read April Rate 2/5

✔ 9- Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari Read March- rate 4/5

✔ 10- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir read January -Rate 2/5 stars

✔ 11- Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell Read November- rate 2/5 stars

✔ 12- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Read May - Rate 4/5 stars

[madrano]

I love # 8's side comment, Black Hole. This is why i have yet to purchase eBooks. How folks manage to remember they own those books is beyond me.

There are some interesting books listed, Alias. I'm sure this is achievable given your book discipline. Good luck!

[John]

madrano wrote: "I love # 8's side comment, Black Hole. This is why i have yet to purchase eBooks. How folks manage to remember they own those books is beyond me.

There are some interesting books listed, Alias. I..."

Being incredibly indecisive, I consult my Kindle and Audible lists often enough to have an idea of the contents.

[Alias Reader]

Thanks, Deb. I do want to come up with another book to make 12. You would think that would be easy. However, it's proving difficult.
I still have a few days to select something.

John, my old Kindle I could make folders. It seems that isn't so for the Kindle Fire. That really helped me organize my books. So now many books just fall off my radar. Of course I could scan the list of books on my Kindle. It really isn't too many as I only purchase books if the are around $3 or less and my library doesn't have it.

[John]

You should be able to create Collections on a Fire.

[Alias Reader]

John wrote: "You should be able to create Collections on a Fire."

I used to be able to do it on my old kindle. But the Fire doesn't seem to support collections. I love my Kindle Fire, but for a person who likes/needs organization, this is a disappointment.

When I google the question I am seeing answers like this.

"No, the Kindle Fire models do not support collections. You can add content to Favorites, and you can remove content from the device and keep it in your Cloud, but that's about it."

[Alias Reader]

I decided for my twelfth book I would read the classic
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Though I've read other Steinbeck, somehow this one I've missed.
While searching many Best Books lists, I see this one often selected.

[John]

Alias Reader wrote: "John wrote: "You should be able to create Collections on a Fire."

I used to be able to do it on my old kindle. But the Fire doesn't seem to support collections. I love my Kindle Fire, but for a pe..."

I'm truly surprised, but there seems to be a difference between Fire and Fire HD.

[madrano]

Alias, that Steinbeck is a terrific choice. I've read it a couple of times and have seen numerous iterations in film/tv. Enjoy!

[Alias Reader]

Good to know. I don't know why I haven't read it before. So many books, so little time, I guess.

[Alias Reader]

Yahoo ! Yesterday I completed my 2022 Determination List. I've only done this I think twice in a very long time.

I have to make a 2023 DL now.

[John]

Congrats! 👍👍👍

[Alias Reader]

Thank you, John !

[madrano]

Well Done, m'friend!

[Alias Reader]

Thanks, deb. You've been around BNC as long as I have, so I know you can appreciate the Determination list.

This afternoon I am working on my 2023 list.

[madrano]

As i went through my private TBR lists, i realized i have plenty for that list already. So, this may be the easiest of the survey-like forms scattered about my desktop!