If your aiming for 288 - how r u doing?

[Gina]

I've read all of Karen Marie Moning's books, Dee. I love her stories!

There's no way I'll make 288. I'll be lucky if I hit 120!

[Dee]

I just discovered KMM...but loving her! I think Kiss of the Highlander is my fav so far, but i'm getting 1 a month to listen to when my audible subscription renews...my library has all the fever books, but not the highlanders on audio...

[BJ Rose]

As of August 31, my 2010 book total is 269

[Ann aka Iftcan]

I'm at 235 I believe. Almost finished 236

[Judithe]

With starting late this year, I'm not going to be able to hit 288, but am working toward 200~on #136 now. Good luck to those going for the full 288!

[Vaughn]

Just finished 247. I am holiday in a couple of weeks so will really stack them up then.

Think I will finish the year on around 360.

[Afsana]

I have just hit 144 books and am now aiming for 200 if hit that will look to increase but think 56 is a more realistic target for me

[Dee]

i'm somewhere in the 230's (I think)...i've read 4 books over the last two days - with 2 more in progress

[Lisa S]

I just finished my 144, now I'm trying for at least 200.

[Afsana]

It seems we have the same aim lisa

good luck

[Lisa S]

Thanks Afsana, you too.

[Samantha]

Whoa Dee..you are a speed demon :)
I just hit 190. So we will see. I just want to break over 200...maybe get to 250 but there is more time still :)

[Dee]

lol...well, i'm back on nights again this week, which means a lot of time for reading...

[Samantha]

Oh boy...I know you are going to tear it up :)

ETA: Does the reading interfere with work?

[Dee]

lol...i'll try ;) i'm trying to hit 250 by the end of the month...so I have about 13 to go...plus grad school is done at the end of this next week (yippee!! no more stats until dissertation!) so more reading time

[Samantha]

Oh gosh, I forgot you are the busiest woman ever!! You will definitely reach 288.

[BJ Rose]

I'm working on book #284. I'm stunned that I'm ahead of Dee, but then I haven't been attending grad school! Watch her take off now!!

[Dee]

lol...i only have a 3 week break before classes start again...and i'm taking 2 this next session (double ugh)

BJ Rose wrote: "I'm working on book #284. I'm stunned that I'm ahead of Dee, but then I haven't been attending grad school! Watch her take off now!!"

[Samantha]

Wow you ladies are flying through this :)

[Dee]

I finished up 237 and 238 over the weekend....239 (Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good) is going to take some time, i'm doing it a chapter a night (or so)...but I have 4 other books in progress

[Grace]

I've read about 170 so far and I don't think I'll make it to 288. I'll be happy if I get to 200 or even 220.

[Lisa S]

I've only just now hit 149.

[Dee]

i finished up 240 last night at work (Fuzzy Navel) and have 241-245 in progress (can u say book ADD):

The Surgeon
Primal Passions
When the Duke Returns
Countess of Scandal
Blood Bound

[Shay]

Finished book 144 today. I think that's my book total for 3 months and one week. So, I'm on to trying to get to 288. I've slowed down though, reading longer books.

[Carolyn F.]

I'm at 260 right now. Pretty proud of myself (patting myself on the back).

[BJ Rose]

Reading #288 right now!

[Samantha]

WOW! BJ Rose you're fast.

[Dee]

finished up 241 and 242 today...and prompted started 2 more to go on the currently reading pile...lol!

[Donna]

I need to update my list again. I'd rather read. I'm at 447ish. I think I'll be at 450 by end of week.

[Dee]

wow...I kneel at the foot of greatness!! lol!! I'm just going to be content going for 300 (maybe 350 - we'll see at the end of this month)

[BJ Rose]

Donna wrote: "I need to update my list again. I'd rather read. I'm at 447ish. I think I'll be at 450 by end of week."

I tried for 500 books one year, but the closest I came was very slightly over 400, so I should be able to do that again, but I'll leave the 500+ category in your hands!

[Dee]

if I wasn't in grad school, i might be able to push 500...but i'm ok with 300 lol

[Lisa S]

Wow! you girls are crazy fast.

[Darcy]

I just hit 500 hundred this week. It will be interesting to see what I end up with by the end of the year.

[Dee]

i had a good reading day today and finished up 3 more - 143-145 - (one was a shortie (i.e. less than 150 pages), but it was really good and i'm going to be reading more by the author...they were

When the Duke Returns - Eloisa James
Texas Hold 'Em - Carol Lynne (shortie)
True Love and Other Disasters - Rachel Gibson

[BJ Rose]

Darcy wrote: "I just hit 500 hundred this week. It will be interesting to see what I end up with by the end of the year."

Wow! Darcy!!

[Donna]

BJ wrote:
I tried for 500 books one year, but the closest I came was very slightly over 400, so I should be able to do that again, but I'll leave the 500+ category in your hands!
I read 485 last year when hubby had major medical problems the last 3 months of the year. I'm at about 45o now so I figure I'll be over 500 for the year. Reading is my relaxation. (Yeah, I obviously oten feel the need to relax)

[Ann aka Iftcan]

I figured that Sept. 30th is day 273, so in order to have read 1 book for each day of the year, that's how many books I need to have read. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to make it. The unfortunate side effect from my hubby taking early retirement is--I don't have as much time to read as I used to. I'm only at 254 right now. :o(

[Dee]

I hit 261 today, so i'm on the downhill run to 288...I think i'll probably just push on and aim for 300 after, and adjust monthly...I have one book on audio I should have done in the next few days (and its a doozy - 47 cd's); and 2 in progress...

[Samantha]

Wow, 47 Cd's??? Yikes! That would take me forever to get through.

[Dee]

yeah...i've been working on it all month! lol!! I have 6 CD's to go each one is about an hour...but I only listen to them in the car...so I get about a cd and a half done a day (give or take depending on traffic)

[Samantha]

Ok makes sense.

[Dee]

all of the series is available on audible except for book 5 and 6...so I got them on CD

Samantha wrote: "Ok makes sense."

[Samantha]

What series is this?

[Dee]

outlander (and I know how much you love it...didn't we just talk about it in another group ;) )

[Samantha]

LMAO! No wonder its so freaking much :)

[Dee]

I finished up with 266 at the end of September and read 44 books in September (I've been off of school for two weeks and worked nights for a week..) - so theoretically, I should hit 288 by the end of the month...and I guess going to aim for 300

[Samantha]

Wow, that's a lot. I'm at 203 I think. You are speeding through this.

[Lisa S]

I'm at 257.

[Dee]

I should hit 288 by the end of the week...I finished up 282 the other day (I think, it might have been 283) and I have 5 in progress...lol! so I guess its onward and upwards to 300 (or my goal of 100k pages in a year)