2013 Reading Challenge
2013 READING
CHALLENGE
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karen has read 275 of 275 books in 2013.
KAREN’S 2013 BOOKS
  • The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones
  • Review of My Cat by Tanner Ringerud
  • The Busy Beaver by Nicholas Oldland
  • The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
  • The Night Life of Trees by Bhajju Shyam
  • Black Spring by Alison Croggon
  • Bird Box by Josh Malerman
  • The Hunger Gays by Nathan Alexander
  • The Maiden and the Bear Gods by Alice Xavier
  • Kill Town, USA by Joseph Love
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message 1: by karen (new)

karen i just want to see how it will go...

considering i am starting the moby dick tomorrow, i don't want to get too ambitious


message 2: by karen (new)

karen i made a promise to revisit it and hopefully like it more this time. fingers crossed.


message 3: by karen (new)

karen i am hoping that reading the snazzy tony millionaire cover will help.


message 4: by karen (new)

karen


message 5: by karen (new)

karen i feel it will make the book less boring to me.


message 6: by karen (new)

karen either way, i will have fulfilled my promise.


message 7: by Marc (last edited Jan 02, 2013 07:55PM) (new)

Marc Kozak Read the entire thing picturing Ahab as Captain Barbossa from Pirates of the Caribbean. It made the whole thing seem more jaunty for me.


message 8: by Elle (new)

Elle good luck!


message 9: by Hadil (new)

Hadil Zawahreh WoW !! it seems a good number !!
Good luck in that :)


message 10: by Asha (new)

Asha Seth Going good, Karen! But I'm sure you'll end up reading a lot more than what's listed here. I'll keep coming to check all that you read. :)
All the best!

-Asha


message 11: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Karen- do you read 275 books a year?


message 12: by karen (new)

karen i read more than that last year, but this year i am slow.


message 13: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Wow!! I put 12 as my goal, but changed it to 20 and I am sure I won't read that much. How do you do it?


message 14: by karen (new)

karen an empty, empty life...


also - a commute!


message 15: by Aria (new)

Aria  Tatiana 275... Impressive is a euphemism!! ^^

I just set my goal to 30 xD


message 16: by Elle (new)

Elle I can't read on my commute or I'd throw up :(

Shame. It'd be 2hrs of reading everyday!


message 17: by Patrice (new)

Patrice Hoffman Good luck!


message 18: by Alissa (new)

Alissa Metzler how do you read so quick!!!


message 19: by karen (new)

karen well, i am actually six books behind schedule now. oops.

i don't have as much time to read as i used to, so i am a little concerned.


message 20: by Janene (new)

Janene She asked HOW. Stop evading the question. ;)


message 21: by karen (new)

karen oh. WITH MY EYES!!

right? they move fast, like hummingbirds.


message 22: by Jenbebookish (new)

Jenbebookish omg! girl you are cuhrazzzyyy! how in the world do you manage to read so many books?! I have what I think is an abnormally large amount of time to read in a day considering I also have a commute and have a job that allows me plenty of reading time and I can barely get thru a book a week! I'm jealous ;/ I wanna compete with you but I know I caaant! waah waah!


message 23: by Reggie_Love (new)

Reggie_Love I don't know how you do the voodoo that you do so well


message 24: by Summeralism (new)

Summeralism Go girl!


message 25: by karen (new)

karen i'm getting there!!!


message 26: by S (new)

S Almost there!


message 27: by karen (new)

karen but i am falling behind!! i have been too busy to read lately! oh no!


message 28: by karen (new)

karen then i would be as bad as greg!


message 29: by karen (new)

karen wow, i could finish every book then!


message 30: by Jane (new)

Jane GodDAMMIT. And I was so proud of myself for reading over 100 this year. What's your secret?


message 31: by Josephine (new)

Josephine And here i am bosting to everyone that i reached 59 books *sigh* how on earth do you manage it?!


message 32: by karen (new)

karen well, i am still seven behind, so i might not manage it at all!


message 33: by Beth (new)

Beth WOW! Okay, I'll admit it, I'm jealous...


message 34: by Paul (new)

Paul One to go! Unbelievable number!


message 35: by karen (new)

karen what if i don't maaaake it!? it is hard to read on vacation - what a nailbiter!


message 36: by karen (new)

karen awwwww, that's better than some silly book challenge. congratulations!


message 37: by karen (new)

karen yes! yes! yes!


message 38: by karen (new)

karen well, they can postpone. books are important. love will still be there a week later. and if it isn't - well, that saves a lot of money for them. I SOLVE PROBLEMS!


message 39: by Melissa (new)

Melissa One more book, two more days!! :)


message 40: by Christie (new)

Christie I read 110 books, how in the world do you read 275? I need to know!


message 41: by Melissa (new)

Melissa Wooooo!!!! :)


message 42: by [deleted user] (new)

superlike!!


message 43: by Sian (new)

Sian Lile-Pastore 275 is insane. i love you.


message 44: by Erin (new)

Erin You are awesome. Or you exist to make me feel guilty that I don't read enough. I'm not sure.

Happy New Year!


message 45: by Erica (new)

Erica You did it! Now it is time to treat yourself! WITH MOAR BOOKS!


ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ That's awesome. Congrats!


message 47: by karen (new)

karen Kelly wrote: "OR MAYBE! since my birthday is a few days before then too... SOMEONE WHO IS GOING, could MAYBE, just maybe PICK UP A BOOK FOR ME. maybe"

is that me?? i can do this for you!

happy new year, booknerds!!! i am going to celebrate with some more alcohols...


message 48: by Erica (new)

Erica Happy New Year, friend!

Drink up, be merry, Frances thinks you're naked. And drunk.
Apparently.


message 49: by karen (new)

karen oh, no - where did she say that?? that little goose....


message 50: by Ronyell (new)

Ronyell Congrats and Happy New Year Karen!!!!


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