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Tiffany
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Dec 26, 2012 06:06PM
Congrats! You have completed your goal of reading 60 books for the 2012 Reading Challenge!
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I'm failing miserably at mine. I set it for a measly 30 books but so far I have only been able to accomplish 21. I would be a little further along but I'm stuck on Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I was supposed to read it for school but I didn't finish it on time so I had to sparknote some of it. However, I still want to finish it and I won't allow myself to move on until I do lol!I probably would have completed this year's goal and those of the past if I stopped procrastinating and actually read the books assigned at school for a change lol. Hopefully 2013 is much better!
I finished 2012 with 314 of 300 (105%). How did everyone else do? Ready to start over with 2013? :-)
I completed mine-I aimed for 150 & finished with 105.How come they took down the 2012 challenge already (without the banner?). It's depressing just to see the 0 books read for 2013.
This year, I think I'll frontload some easier books instead of rushing through the last year. I read some dense, long books last year-Cloud Atlas, Infinite Jest, The Recognitions, Gravity's Rainbow, & The Instructions are the ones that come to mind as taking up the most time. They're also the ones I'm most proud of finishing.
Of course, I started this year with The Magus by John Fowles which doesn't look to be an especially fast read! :#
After I finish it, I think I'll put in some mysteries before tackling my next "hard" book.
Congrats to everyone else for meeting their goals-or at least giving it their best shot. I like to "win" (even when it's my own goal) but in the end all that matters is that I have a good reading year. I definitely did & hope you all did as well.
Ellie wrote: "I completed mine-I aimed for 150 & finished with 105.How come they took down the 2012 challenge already (without the banner?). It's depressing just to see the 0 books read for 2013.
This year, I..."
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glad that you are happy with what you have read- t is all about what you enoy reading and not quantity.
was wondering as you said you completed yours whether you meant you read 155?
My goal was set in November so I only challenged myself to 10 books, but then I added as many books as I could remember reading before I joined in November. I read 21 books between September and The New Year :)
I was a little behind intitially on my goal of 30 books, but I caught up and finished with 36 books.
I met mine. I set it for 40 and read 41. It was a rough year. I'm trying 40 again, but I'm really hoping for more.
Books mentioned in this topic
The Magus (other topics)Cloud Atlas (other topics)
Infinite Jest (other topics)
The Instructions (other topics)
Gravity’s Rainbow (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
John Fowles (other topics)Adam Levin (other topics)
David Mitchell (other topics)
Alivia Anders (other topics)






