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Participants Goals!
Shellbelle: 103/130Jennifer: 312/450 Rin: 107/125 Kat 178/200Cortney 18/36 Alana 25/50Michelle 51/60Shell 186/200 Cindy 77 of 100 Emy 145/200Alexandra 51 of 75 Dawn 86 of 100 Dyllan 108Paris 117/150 Cathy 131/150Melissa 110/125Jackie I'm at 53/75Jenny 50/78 Erin 12/30Arlene 22/50Carolyn 104/125 Vicky 56/75Dawn (Kat N Hat) 92/130 Melissa 114/125Dani 47/50Jennifer 225/300 Aleksandra 32/52Lauren 73/80Shieka 19/50Theo 89/100Cortney 25/36Lindy Lane 138/175Rebecca 142/200Kathy 4/12Chantaal 97/125Natasha 193/200Fox 4/100.........
way behind. my 2 weeks in Georgia screwed me over.
Mine is 107/125 and I am 15 books ahead. So I may just have to jack that goal number up. LoL!
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I'm at 178/200 ahead of schedule by 29 books
I started my "goal" in August- so I only tried for 50 books....Congrats! You have completed your goal of reading 50 books for the 2011 Reading Challenge!
50 of 50 (100%) Done!
I have 51/60 books read in 2011. At this rate, I am 6 books ahead of schedule.
186/200 Says I'm 17% ahead of schedule.
77 of 100 (77%), I'm 2 books (1%) ahead.
"You have read 145 books toward your goal of 200 books" Currently behind due to damn migraines :P
You have read 51 books toward your goal of 75 books.
51 of 75 (68%)
At your current pace, you're 5 books (7%) behind.
51 of 75 (68%)
At your current pace, you're 5 books (7%) behind.
86 of 100 (86%)Awesome, you're 11 books (10%) ahead of schedule
You have read 108 books toward your goal of 180 books. 108 of 180 (60%)
At your current pace, you're 27 books (15%) behind.
Yay, just more 72 books! o_O
I am currently at 117/150 read which puts me 5 books ahead which is super nice and a lot better than the 10 books behind I was a few months ago.
I'm at 110/125. Wow, Jennifer I feel like a slouch compared to you and you have a little one too, lol ~ nice job!!
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Thought I would ask a few question about this challenge...you don't have to answer, it's just for general discussion!
♦So who thinks they will make their goal?
♦Do you think that your 2012 goal will be higher or lower?
♦How did you choose your goal for this year?
♦Have you done a similar challenge in the past?
I'm pretty sure I'll make my goal this year, although it was touch and go there for awhile. In the past I've kept track of how many books I've read, but never really challenged myself to reach a certain number. I like doing it this way though, so I'm pretty sure I'll do this again next year, I just am not sure if I'll go higher or stay at 150.
lol ☺ SAHM + Insomnia = A lot of free time. :) That'll change when I go back to school next year. ♦I WILL make my goal. Failure is unnacceptable! lol Ok. I hope I make my goal. I mean I already lowered it...so I have to.
♦Probably will stay the same unless I can get a bunch of extras in before next Fall.
♦I've always toyed with the idea of writing, but I think I'm way too left brained to do it. I saw an interview with Stephen King a few years ago that said he recommended anyone who wanted to become a writer aim to read 500 books a year from every genre you could pick up. The number stuck with me. I thought maybe if I immersed myself in other people's thoughts it would help knock mine out of my head without me having to analyze every step of the process a million ways and then get ticked off because I messed up. Yeah. I'm a tad bit perfectionistic. So. I probably won't be writing anytime soon.
♦Nope. I never got into any type of challenge until last year. So when January rolled around this year I took the plunge...if I had known it would turn into an addiction....well I would probably still do it. lol
“The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.” - Anthony Trollope
♦So who thinks they will make their goal?I'm pretty sure I will make goal, I just need to read 33 more books.
♦Do you think that your 2012 goal will be higher or lower?
My goal for 2012 will be higher, I want to read more than 100 books in a year.
♦How did you choose your goal for this year?
I thought 100 sounded good.
♦Have you done a similar challenge in the past?
Sort of. I joined GR in Nov '10 and joined this challenge, the goal was a lot lower than 100 since there was only 2 months before the end of the year.
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I'm at 53/75. That puts me 3 behind. ♦So who thinks they will make their goal? I think I'll make it. I've been racing through books lately.
♦Do you think that your 2012 goal will be higher or lower? Next year I'm going to go for 100.
♦How did you choose your goal for this year? I started with 50, because it seemed like a doable number. I finished last month so I upped it to 75.
♦Have you done a similar challenge in the past? Nope.
You have read 49 books toward your goal of 52 books. 49 of 52 (94%)
Awesome, you're 10 books (18%) ahead of schedule!
#Will definitly complete my goal although think I might up the goal to 75 once i reach it :-)
#Will be setting my goal to 104 or possibly 156 for next year :-)
#I set it for one book per week but now I have an ereader i'm going through a few a week if I haven't got many things on.
#Never been on a site like goodreads before and i'm finding all the challenges, games and goals addictive. Cant wait to start from a new year and see how obsessed I get :-P
I am 12/30(40%) read. I am 10 books behind 35%. I think I need to read faster lol. Can't wait till next year's challenge.
I am doing this challenge to!! i am at:77/70!!!
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Awww, Cortney you'll catch up!
My friend got an app on his ipnone I think so he sent me his sony reader :-)
He's my best friend at the minute, lol. Plus it was filled with books and music!! What more can a girl ask for :-)
I changed my reading goal. It was at 100 but I passed that so I changed it to 125.
Update:104/125
Update:104/125
My original goal was 52 books this year, but with some smaller graphic novels I got ahead of myself, so I upped it to 75.I'm currently 56/75, which is 74% and 1 book behind schedule.
UpdateYou have read 50 books toward your goal of 78 books.
50 of 78 (64%)
At your current pace, you're 9 books (12%) behind.
Best get a crack on with the challenge books :-)
I started the year with a goal of 50. But when I passed that I changed it too 100. I have read 92 books toward that goal. I didn't realize how close I was so I just upped it to 130.
92 of 130 (70%)
I'm now 7 books (5%) behind.
114/125 19 books ahead ~ yes, I'm sure I'll make it, lol I may even add to my goal yet w/all the books I've added to read for the fall challenges etc
~ think I might up it for next year
~ my goal started at 100 then I upped it when I got close
~ nope, never done this type of challenge before
I started my Goodreads Challenge January 1st and my progress is:47/50
9 books ahead.
I got a Kindle for Christmas and prior to that I was reading about 5 books a year. I'm thinking next year I'll up my goal! My book lengths have been anywhere from >1000 pages: It, to right around 100 page novellas.
Hi everyone!52/52
Lol, soooo cool to see other people, fixated on reading a lot of books! I don't have a single friend, who understands my obsession with keeping up to my Book Challenge. Well, it is indeed not that huge - just 52 books, a book per week, but I don't have that much time, plus I'm kinda distracted lately. Right now I'm at 32 out of 52 books and I'm 7 books behind, but I haven't lost hope and I'm gonna make it somehow :).
UPDATE 14/10/2011
♦So who thinks they will make their goal?
I will make my goal. Even if I don't make it from my own personal oh-so-loved-TBR-list, I should start reading for my master thesis soon, and it's going to be partially about literature (at least I'm planning so), so my chances are very good :).
♦Do you think that your 2012 goal will be higher or lower?
I think it's going to be either the same or just a bit higher - let's say about 60, because it's a round number :).
♦How did you choose your goal for this year?
I thought that between school and work a book per week might be the easiest to make.
♦Have you done a similar challenge in the past?
When I was a kid, I used to read a 100 pages a day.
I made it to 33/52. Still 7 books behind, but I'll try to finish one of the others I'm reading today or tomorrow.
♥Shellbelle♥, thanks for adding me :)! IT's nice to know that there are people out there who understand you :)! Plus most of you are quite more dedicated than me, so I can only get enthused by you :)!
Wow, I'm a little OCD, so I think I'll try to get ready for 2012's challenge ^^
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Portia, we will do a 2012 thread to when Goodreads sets up the challenge!
Jennifer and Aleksandra I'm adding you to the list, and if you update, I'll update your progress! Good Luck☺
I am just starting in this now but I put myself down for 65 books for the rest of the year. I have read a ton this year so far but I haven't kept track of them all. :)Updated 10-23-11
5/65
I am 69/100 (currently 8 books behind) but should exceed the target. I can't imagine how anyone could read 450 books in a year, that is 1.2 books per day!! How do you find time to do anything else?♦So who thinks they will make their goal?
I will get there as long as I stay away from Henry James.
♦Do you think that your 2012 goal will be higher or lower?
A bit higher I think as I didn't do a lot of reading in the first half of the year (mainly due to being in a very high maintenance relationship which has since crashed and burned)
♦How did you choose your goal for this year?
Seemed like a nice round number.
♦Have you done a similar challenge in the past?
I was once challenged to see how many apples I could eat.. but that was in primary school and the final denouement was not pretty..
I am at 73 out of 80, way ahead or schedule.I need to up this number for '12
I have a goal of 50 books and I think I have read 19 so far.
I've read 89/100 books so far. I'm like 11 books ahead, so I should definitely make it. I may make my 2012 goal higher, but 100 is just a nice round number. And exceeding my goal makes me feel good!
I'm 150/175 [86%] (last updated on 11.12).♦So who thinks they will make their goal?
I have faith that I will meet my goal.
♦Do you think that your 2012 goal will be higher or lower?
I'll be aiming for a higher goal in 2012.
♦How did you choose your goal for this year?
I randomly chose a number for the 2011 goal.
♦Have you done a similar challenge in the past?
I've been working on reading a million pages in a lifetime since January of 2010.
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