The Book Challenge discussion
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I am going to try to read at least 100 books between August 1, 2009 and July 30, 2010. So far I have read 8 books and am now reading A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava. It is over 400 pages so it may take a bit.
I have challenged myself to read 83 books in the next 6 monthsStarted on the 2nd sept 2009 and ending march 2nd 2010
I have read one and am on my second
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VegasGal wrote: "My goal was to put aside $1 for every book I read starting on the 1st of this year. I'm happily up to $63 that can now go to more books instead of wasting away on other not as important things! "VegasGal wrote: "My goal was to put aside $1 for every book I read starting on the 1st of this year. I'm happily up to $63 that can now go to more books instead of wasting away on other not as important things! "
Thats good idea but prob is I would end up buying books anyway rather then waiting till I saved up.
wwhere do you get your books?
I am on my 11th book
Afsana wrote: "VegasGal wrote: "My goal was to put aside $1 for every book I read starting on the 1st of this year. I'm happily up to $63 that can now go to more books instead of wasting away on other not as impo..."Wow. That's a great idea. I never thought of doing something like that. My goal was 55 books and I am on book 75. I can't believe how many books I read this year. Next year I will have to make the challenge a little higher.
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wwhere do you get your books?
I am on my 11th book
Great to hear you're on your way with your reading! Keep it going.
I have been getting my books lately at the library since it's free and won't clog up my home with more books. I also get review copies from authors/publishers sent to me so I'm fairly set with all the books to read.
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Wow. That's a great idea. I never thought of doing something like that. My goal was 55 books and I am on book 75. I can't believe how many books I read this year. Next year I will have to make the challenge a little higher.
Hi Tara!
75! Way cool, now you'll have to definitely make a goal of 100 or more for your next year's challenge, you really did well so far.
Mine is 150 for the year. Here is what I have read so far:1. Married Lovers - Jackie Collins
2. The Family Bones - Kimberley Raiser
3. Skin & Bone - Kathryn Fox
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K.Rowling
5. A Dog called Christmas - Greg Kincaid
6. Four Degrees More - Malcolm Rose
7. Animal Lab - Malcolm Rose
8. Falling Awake - Viv French
9. Walking with Rainbows - Isla Dewar
10. Harpies - David Belbin
11. The Cold Heart of Summer - Alan Gibbons
12. Christmas, Present - Jacquelyn Mitchard
13. I Am The Messenger - Markus Zusak
14. The Mentalist - Rod Duncan
15. Sleepover Club Makeover - Jana Hunter
16. Sleepover Girls Go Green - Angie Bates
17. Skin Privilege - Karin Slaughter
18. The Anatomy of Deception - Lawerence Goldstone
19. Martin Misunderstood - Karin Slaughter
20. The Bonanza Trail - John Dyson
21. Poems from The Lord Of The Rings - J.R.R.Tolkien
22. Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esqivel
23. Tim - Colleen McCullough (Audio)
24. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath (Audio)
25. King Edward VIII: The Official Biography - Philip Ziegler
26. Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman (Audio)
27. Girl with a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier (Audio)
28. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller (Audio)
29. The Rainmaker - John Grisham
30. The Lipstick Killers - Lee Martin
31. A Dish Taken Cold - Anne Perry
32. Step on a Crack - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
33. Judge & Jury - James Patterson & Andrew Gross
34. The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold
35. The Beacon - Susan Hill
36. An Eye for an Eye - Malorie Blackman
37. Cold Granite - Stuart MacBride
38. Endal: How One Extraordinary Dog Brought a Family Back from the Brink - Allen & Sandra Parton
39. The Attack - Yasmina Khadra
40. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (Audio)
41. 8th Confession - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
42. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (Audio)
43. Torn Apart: The Heartbreaking Story of a Childhood Lost - James Patterson & Hal Friedman (audio)
44. The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
45. The Boy in the Dress - David Walliams
46. The Calling - Inger Ash Wolfe
47. Spilling The Beans - Clarissa Dickson Wright (Audio)
48. The Swallow and the Dark - Andrew Matthews
49. Respect - Michaela Morgan
50. The Night Bus - Anthony Horowitz
51. Scared - Anthony Horowitz
52. Dying Light - Stuart MacBride
53. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon (Audio)
54. Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India - Madhur Jaffrey
55. Broken Skin - Stuart MacBride
56. Flesh House - Stuart MacBride (Audio)
57. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron
58. Blood Test - Jonathan Kellerman
59. Billy the Kid - Michael Morpurgo
60. Cool! - Michael Morpurgo
61.The Cave - Kate Mosse
62. The Okinawa Dragon - Nicola Monaghan
63. Falling Into The Limelight - Peter Sallis
64. Knife Edge - Robert Swindells
65. Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
66. The Woman In Black - Susan Hill
67. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips - Michael Morpurgo
68. Puberty Blues - Kathy Lette & Gabrielle Carey
69. Whistleblower - Tess Gerritsen
70. Jamica Inn - Daphne Du Maurier
71. Blind Eye - Stuart MacBride (Audio)
72. Jessi and the Dance School Phantom - Ann M. Martin
73. Sexing the Cherry - Jeanette Winterson
74. Cross Country - James Patterson
75. For One More Day - Mitch Albom
76. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
77. Sleepyhead - Mark Billingham
78. The Beekeeper - Maxence Fermine
79. Sawbones - Stuart MacBride
80. Succubus Blues - Richelle Mead
81. Wedding Babylon - Imogen Edwards-Jones & Anonymous
82. Succubus Nights - Richelle Mead
83. Meredith's Treasure - Philip Harbottle
84. Black Maria, M.A. - John Russell Fearn
85. Over The Edge - Jonathan Kellerman
86. No One You Know - Michelle Richmond
87. Succubus Dreams - Richelle Mead
88. Succubus Heat - Richelle Mead
89. Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
90. The Taxi Queue - Janet Davey
92. The Merchant's House - Kate Ellis
91. Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
92. The Merchant's House - Kate Ellis
93. Women & Ghosts - Alison Lurie
94. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
95. The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde
96. The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde
97. Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife - Niamh Greene
Wow, there are some great goal ideas here!My goal this year was pretty normal - 75 for my birth day (31 Mar 09 - 30 Mar 10) but am at 60 already. I had no idea how much I was reading before I started tracking it!
I'm also going to 'steal' some of your ideas here. For example, I'm increasing my goal to 125 books, and for each book I miss on the goal, I'm going to donate $5 to charity (coming out of my book-buying budget).
I also think I should add a goal around TBR books - maybe for every two books I already own that I read, I can only get 1 new book. I need something to limit the amount of books I buy!!
Paula wrote: "Wow, there are some great goal ideas here!My goal this year was pretty normal - 75 for my birth day (31 Mar 09 - 30 Mar 10) but am at 60 already. I had no idea how much I was reading before I s..."
You should look at my challenge
i have listed my TBR on my actual shelf and target is to read that and have also on another post started listing new purchases from september and this will continue till march and at that point will target myself to read those from march 2010 to march 2011. That way can try and keep up Have about 100 tbr
Hi Afsana - I'll go take a look. Unfortunately, I have about 300+ on my TBR shelf, so I don't want to set a goal so I don't want to commit to reading all of those this year. I see to have a book-buying addiction!I like your idea about tracking the ones you buy each year though!
Paula wrote: "Hi Afsana - I'll go take a look. Unfortunately, I have about 300+ on my TBR shelf, so I don't want to set a goal so I don't want to commit to reading all of those this year. I see to have a book-bu..."You could give yourself more time this is a personal challenge.
I have also sey up another challenge to reread all my old books over 350 by author and in order so this is something I haven't put a date on for the whole thing but for each author I will see how many books I have and my schedule and put a realistic time to aim to finish those
so maybe thats another idea-choose a chunk of books and then read those in a set period?
That's another good idea, Afsana. I'm hoping that my membership on a few groups will help as well. So far, of the 6-7 books that I'm slated to read for Oct/Nov, I own all but one. Perhaps it could be a side, personal goal to reduce the TBR pile by a certain number or percent each year? I like how other people have goals that of the overall # of books to read, a certain amount have to come from their TBR pile. Perhaps when I do my goal for age 32, I'll re-asses then.
Thanks for all the suggestions! :)
Paula wrote: "That's another good idea, Afsana. I'm hoping that my membership on a few groups will help as well. So far, of the 6-7 books that I'm slated to read for Oct/Nov, I own all but one. Perhaps it co..."
no probles good luck
So far-started my challenges 2nd september 2009 and will do till 1st september 2010My individual challenge to clear TBR I have done 15/81
A-Z title Challenge 11/26
updte 25/10/2009
25/81 in clearing TBR
15/26 in the A-Z title challenge
Reading 2 books. Goal since only few months left in year...30. (This may be hard since I have school, so kinda a challenge.)
I just reached my goal of completing 50 books for 2009!
My goal for the year is 65. I have 46 done don't know if I'll make the last 19 books on time.
My challenge runs from sept 09-sept 1029/81 in my clearing TBR challenge
17/26 in my a-z title challenge
My challenge is from Jan 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2009. This was my first annual challenge, so it was only 25. I have 22 done now, with #23 to be completed in the next couple of days. For 2010, I am thinking of trying 50.
Finished 94 of my 100 books so far. My challenge ends December 18. I'll probably be going over 100 since I just picked up several YA books and graphic novels from the library. Here's what I should be finishing in the next few weeks:95. The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes - Neil Gaiman
96. Jack of Fables, Volume 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape - Bill Willingham
97. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 - Alan Moore
98. The Eternal Smile: Three Stories - Gene Luen Yang
99. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling
100. Thirsty - M.T. Anderson
101. Proust - Samuel Beckett
102. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Tom Stoppard
103. Paper Towns - John Green
104. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter - Richard P. Feynman
105. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
106. Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger
107. A Season in Hell and The Drunken Boat - Arthur Rimbaud
Will be shooting for 120 books next year.
I have read like 3 more books. so I need about 25 more read...
My challenge was to read 25 for 2009, ending on 12/31/2009. I have read 23, with 2 more to go in the next month.
3nine6 wrote: "My challenge was to read 25 for 2009, ending on 12/31/2009. I have read 23, with 2 more to go in the next month."That should be doable as you are just under 1.5 a month so with a lttle push you should be able to do it
Go 3nine6!!
I am doing few challenges but my personal challenge of clearing TBR that is from Sept 09-sept 10 I have so far done 39/82 in clearing my TBR
Also at same time started A-Z title challenge
and 19/26 in the A-Z Title Challenge
In December 2009 and finishes 2010 started 7 classic challenge and have read 1
Also doing the countdown challenge. This challenge lasts from 9/9/09 through 10/10/10.
Have done 27/55
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VegasGal wrote: "As 2009 is coming to a close, I am surprised how many books I was able to read when I decided to not put a specific number amount on my challenge goals. Instead I was able to read 113 books and set..."congrats
While I have managed many books, didn't meet many of my challenges. Thinking about 2010 challenges and hoping to do better.Merry Christmas, all.
Ok, so I am beginning this as of yesterday Jan 1st 2010. (Last years, went downhill.) Anyways..through the challenges here on goodreads I expect to read about 100 books by December 31 2010. So, I will make my goal about 120 for now. Books read:
Life as I Know It A Novel
I had set the goal of 100 books for Jan - Dec for last year. I also got involved in the A-Z challenges, both author and book title. Always so ready to dive in over my head ... lol. Results: I read 85 books total. In the A-Z author, I was 6 short and the A-Z book titles I was 7 short.
Usually what I do is find an author I really like and if they have a series about one character like Clive Cussler, James Patterson, and many others I tend to go through those and then move on to the next author.
That's all besides books I read for research and about writing.
Not a bad year all-in-all.
Happy reading for 2010!
Self help challenge of 100 books for 2010.start date:Jan 7/2010
number of books read:1/100
Wish me luck everyone!!
I just may be a changed woman by 2011!!
I made a goal to read 100 books in a year! I started in July 2009. So far I have read 56! So far so good I think! December was a challenge for me though! I didn't get as much reading done due to the holidays! Wish me luck! I am hoping to read mostly books that I already have sitting on my book shelves! My TBR shelf is bursting!! I need to read some of those before I go buying any more books!!
Lauren wrote: "I made a goal to read 100 books in a year! I started in July 2009. So far I have read 56! So far so good I think! December was a challenge for me though! I didn't get as much reading done due to t..."good luck lauren if you keep this up will get it done
i ahve a huge tbr and am trying to limit the amount of books I buy
I am taking on the Book Challenge to read 36 books this year. I know I read more than that but we'll see how this goes. I'm currently into my first book of the year on page 114 as of last night...Great challenge!
I set a goal of 60 books by November 2010. Im currtly reading my 26th book. Good so far though I know it will slow down when my son is born next month.
I set a goal of 26 books for the year, starting from April 2009 and ending in April 2010. I finished my 26th book yesterday, January 23rd. Yeah me! :)
Lynne wrote: "I set a goal of 26 books for the year, starting from April 2009 and ending in April 2010. I finished my 26th book yesterday, January 23rd. Yeah me! :)"congrats-whats the next the new target for the coming year?
Afsana wrote: "Lynne wrote: "I set a goal of 26 books for the year, starting from April 2009 and ending in April 2010. I finished my 26th book yesterday, January 23rd. Yeah me! :)"congrats-whats the next th..."
I have several other challenges I have yet to complete by April. Reading classics, the alphabet title challenge, and 1001 books before you die and BBC. That should keep me busy, and I think I will set my goal at 52 books next year.
Lynne wrote: "Afsana wrote: "Lynne wrote: "I set a goal of 26 books for the year, starting from April 2009 and ending in April 2010. I finished my 26th book yesterday, January 23rd. Yeah me! :)"congrats-wh..."
ok
do you overlap in your challenges?
Believe me, I use a book for as many things as I can! :)
I'm at 3/80 begun January 1, 2010. Ambitious and I know I won't make it, because I keep adding books (and winning books from Goodreads lol)
I'm afraid I will have to drop out. Having goals and time constraints just seems to ruin the enjoyment I get from reading. I am dropping out of all of my challenges. I like to enjoy my reading.
Catamorandi wrote: "I'm afraid I will have to drop out. Having goals and time constraints just seems to ruin the enjoyment I get from reading. I am dropping out of all of my challenges. I like to enjoy my reading."Thats a shame-I am doing several challenges but am not stressing about meeting them. Am reading as normal but usuing the challenges to help me focus on the books I may read.
I don't know if I will meet my challeges but it will be interesting if I do meet them .
My challenges are to clear TBR, Az title which is by doing what I read and 144 books a year. which I am using just to see how many books I read
I wish you the best in enjoy your reading
Mod
Why not just simply keep track of what you'd like to read, and then what you actually read for the year (or whatever time frame). Have fun reading, and don't stress if you read only one book or end up reading one hundred.
Good luck and have fun reading!
Catamorandi wrote: "I'm afraid I will have to drop out. Having goals and time constraints just seems to ruin the enjoyment I get from reading. I am dropping out of all of my challenges. I like to enjoy my reading."
Hi there, first post here.I've been addicted to books my whole life and to Challenges since I first heard of them in January 2008.
I go absolutely mental about making my various Challenge lists, it is such an OCD turn-on! But I never stress about completing the tasks. If I get a few of my mountain of TBRs read it's all good. I know some Challenges out there offer various prizes but I'm not interested in anything but enjoying books
and (hopefully) clearing out some clutter as a result since the books have totally taken over my living space and it's starting to tick my non-reader husband off.
My goal for 2010 is 50 books.
as of today I've read 12. Not so bad for the beginning of April!
Last year was my first year of college, and reading for pleasure became non-existent while I was taking classes. I didn't want that to happen again my second year, and I thought setting up a challenge for myself would help, and it has!I started the challenge on October 31st and I've read 21 books out of 40 (my goal for the year). I'm also doing the A-Z Title Challenge, and I've read 15 of the 26. So far, so good. I'm still on track, and summer vacation is only a few weeks away. I have a huge TBR list lined up for the summer already. Can't wait.
I started in September o9 to clear my TBRAt that poit I had 86. So far i have read 58/86 so have 28 left to go
I also started a-z Title Challenge and have 4 to go J, X,Y,z a
Was doing the & classics challenge from dec 09 completed that a couple of days agao
Also doing the countdown challenge. Read books that were published in each yr of tle last decade. You need to read an amount corresponding to the year. I.e for 2002 you need to read 2 books first published in 2002 , in 2003 3 books etc..
I have 13 to go- 8 from 2010 and rest from 2004, 2005. Challenge started in 09/09/09 to 10/10/10
Like most -- my goal is to complete 5o books this calendar year, with 7 of them being "classics". I have completed 19 books and read 2.5 classics (finishing up The Adventures of Tom Sawyer so far. I had been "ahead" of the game....but now with spring arriving (I am in the DC area and it was pretty snowy this year) I remain only "on track".
Glad to see that many of us enjoy a reading challenge!
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