Really?? Sir, I know you are a genius but you now have 2 small children at home, a wife, a legacy of saving the world (Wordbuilders) and that small task of something left over ... oh yeah, the 3rd book in an epic that everyone wants to read, so...365 books...could you please take 1 day off to play with your kids, one day off to play with your wife (maybe you will have 3 kids by 2015?) and 1 day off to deliver your brilliant 3rd book. Also, there's those starving children you would sort of like it if you still could continue to motivate us to purchase a sheep or a cow or something they could use. Unless of course you took a speed reading course over the holidays, then 365 books is well within your realm of greatness

I'm guessing there will be a lot of comic book issues read this year, eh?

H2oyea wrote: "I'm guessing there will be a lot of comic book issues read this year, eh?"

I'm not a single-issue comic sort of guy. 22 pages just doesn't do it for me. I only get the collected editions of stories, with very rare exception....

Reading aloud children's books should count as well.

@cathie I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Pat may actually know what he's doing.... thats only a book a day, and for someone that doesn't watch TV that's not hard to do. Also im pretty sure he hasn't forgotten about having children. When I was in third grade, I read a 'Hank the cowdog' book every day... ahh AR points

Well I'm one to talk, taking the same 365 book challenge, of course I'm only reading manga this year, so it's doable. But if you intend to read regular books, then you are doomed to fail, doomed I tell you.

@Cathie: Back it up, son. Pat can do what he likes, and you are coming across really badly here. Besides, reading makes people happy, and happy writers are more productive. I'm pretty sure that works the same for happy fathers and happy bosses.

It's probably a really bad idea for me to engage with you, but I'm feeling feisty this morning.

Plus I think Pat might be some kind of genius speed reader. Or an alien. Or something else hella unnatural. Lord, 365 books. It's not that I don't think he *should* do it, but that whoa, CAN he do it? I worked my ass off to do 150 this year. 365 makes my brain want to cry.

Holy banana, I'd kill to be able to read that many books in one year :O

Ashley and James; I worked my ass off also to read 184 books in 2013 and I really think he was only doing that goal in jest. I too was just answering in jest ;-)

I didn't think I was coming across here badly, (I was listing all his amazing abilities and wonderful life) so I apologize. I thought anyone would have realized what I wrote was all tongue-in-cheek but I guess everyone did not. I'll crawl back into my reading nook now

@Cathie: I had to go back and see what you wrote that was so terrible. I thought the tongue-in-cheek part came through alright :) Humor on the internet can be a minefield ;)

@Cathie: Sorry to bite your head off, in that case. I didn't get that it was tongue in cheek at all, and I know Pat gets jumped on a lot genuinely for all the things you said.

Conversations on the internet, man.

365? You must really jog.. more like trot ... through those books! Good luck!

Yeah, it's pretty insulting to think that people need to take a day off reading to be with their kids or lives. Reading is a part of our lives, no different than eating for some of us. Some of read to our children as well (which you'd see if you looked through his challenge last year).

Hats off to you Pat! Just make sure we get a third book soon :) we all are anxiously waiting for it

Whoa, lighten up people. I've always read to my children but wouldn't count them in my reads because, well, that would be ridiculous; it's their reads not mine, even if I had to read it to them when they were small. (it would seem this was the norm because from what I can see from read lists you haven't been counting them either.)

No insults were ever intended; if that's how it was viewed then that's the point of the viewer's perspective and not the writer's. You bring your own baggage and viewpoints with you when you read just as I did. I own my own stuff; see post 10

Pat is a big guy and he can defend himself if he feels the need! @Cathie: your original post actually made me smile, I didn't see anything offensive about it. And you're right. People do bring their own baggage into an innocent conversation! Happy reading!

@Cathie
Yeah so Patrick's personal life is none of your business and neither is how or when he spends time with his children. If he wants to read 365 books or a million it doesn't give you the right to comment how he chooses to live his life. Cloaking your comments in fangirl bootlicking doesn't make them, or you, any less obnoxious.

Normally I would roll my eyes at such a twitty post, but the fact that you felt it necessary to again insult the people calling you out forced me to throw in my two cents. Simply because we are irritated by your presumptuous little suggestions suddenly we have baggage? That's an amazingly idiotic connection.

so she can't(in jest) comment on his life but you are free to comment on how she chooses to spend hers(posting)...right

@Scott
Do you even understand what you're asking me? Because I sure as hell don't.

A book a day how wonderful best of luck to you!

You've inspired me to do the same, so I increased mine from 300. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I hope Doors of Stone is one of the books that I'm able to read this year!

Good luck!

Wow, how on earth did you manage to read 30 books already?? Haha tell me your secret please:) I've barely managed to read 10 and that was a struggle^^
Well, anyway good luck to you:)

As an impartial bystander, who decided to follow Patrick's lead and make my goal 365....

I work full time, and have an almost 3 year old. I manage to work, do several hours of cooking/housework, have ample quality time with my daughter AND read an average of a book a day. My husband and I work opposite shifts and so only really see each other on the weekends, which means I don't really read on those days.

So I basically read 7 books in 5 days. I would say that about 10% of my books are graphic novels or novellas. With the remaining 90% being regular books.

Just to point out that it is possible, to read an insane amount and still have a balanced life. :)

Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I work full time, and have an almost 3 year old. I manage to work, do several hours of cooking/housework, have ample quality time with my daughter AND read an average of a book a day."

Madam, I wish I could read as fast as you. Sadly, my average seems to be at about 300 wpm /: I can't shut up that pesky narrator voice in my head. (Which doesn't mean that I gave up on increasing my reading speed. I'll hopefully get better.)

Since a lot of these are under 150 pages and then there's the Roald Dahl children's books that could be breezed through in a couple hours, this is doable. Don't get so worked up, people.

Sparrowlicious wrote: "Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I work full time, and have an almost 3 year old. I manage to work, do several hours of cooking/housework, have ample quality time with my daughter AND read an average of a bo..."

I hate when that happens to me! Not because it slows down my reading time, but because I feel like it removes me from the book (and I become so aware of myself!)

A book a day? You are a madman.

And here I thought I was good because I'm going for 104 books at a rate of 2 per week! You're crazy, my dear sir, crazy! In that good, I wish I were that sort of crazy kind of way, of course. *grin*

I'm going to have to find more time, though, because I'm currently 11 books behind. I've read 57, but should be at 68 by now. Ah well...time to set aside the 980 page book about Teddy Roosevelt and pick up some lighter stuff until I catch up again!

I hope you make your goal! I can't wait to see what other books are on your final list. :)

I gotta say Pat, you are an inspiration. I imagine having a kid that loves being read to helps, but man oh man, that is so bad ass. On top of that, when I see you reading and reviewing, I get to add to my list. Fuck yeah.

Clayton wrote: "A book a day? You are a madman."

Oh, indeed he is. A genius madman.

wha-- how?

Cathie wrote: "Really?? Sir, I know you are a genius but you now have 2 small children at home, a wife, a legacy of saving the world (Wordbuilders) and that small task of something left over ... oh yeah, the 3rd..."

He read lots of children books and graphic novel so i'm sure he had time to do what he wanted for his life. And if he wanted to spend his time reading it's his choice not yours.