2023 Reading Challenge
2023 READING
CHALLENGE
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Ken has read 61 of 1 book in 2023.
KEN’S 2023 BOOKS
  • Being Flynn by Nick Flynn
  • A Village Life by Louise Glück
  • A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
  • Blackouts by Justin Torres
  • The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
  • Fixer by Edgar Kunz
  • My Feelings by Nick Flynn
  • The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
  • The Story of a Life by Konstantin Paustovsky
  • I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast
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message 1: by Dave (new)

Dave Schaafsma maybe a very long one....?


message 2: by Ken (new)

Ken Ha-ha. The one I'm reading now is actually quite short. SCORE!


message 3: by Lisa (new)

Lisa I see you've taken a page out of Candi's book and made this challenge easily conquerable! Congrats!


message 4: by Ken (last edited Jan 02, 2023 02:15PM) (new)

Ken Well, I've been challenging myself this way since the first year they did it, so who knows who's taking a page out of whose book, but I guess Candi and I think alike on the matter and can't be bothered competing against ourselves with something as enjoyable as reading. That said, other people may find the challenge inspiring, and whether they make it or not, I give their personal challenges a big LIKE.


message 5: by Lira (new)

Lira Ken wrote: "Well, I've been challenging myself this way since the first year they did it, so who knows who's taking a page out of whose book, but I guess Candi and I think alike on the matter and can't be both..."

I love this idea! Very Bartleby the Scrivener-esque :)


message 6: by Ken (new)

Ken lira wrote: "Ken wrote: "Well, I've been challenging myself this way since the first year they did it, so who knows who's taking a page out of whose book, but I guess Candi and I think alike on the matter and c..."

Hmn. Never connected it to Bartleby, but I guess you're right. We don't have to jump through every hoop that Goodreads puts up, now do we? We can choose not to!


message 7: by Lira (new)

Lira Precisely!


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