[Dazrin]

I am going to increase my yearly page goal to 24,000 pages and will continue a couple of my ongoing sub-goals as well.
1) Page Goal: Read 24,000 pages in 2014.
Multi-year Ongoing Goals:
2) Diversity: No more than 1/3 of pages read will be in a single genre.
3) Re-Read: No more than 1/4 of pages read will be re-reads.
4) Indies: At least 1/5 of pages read will be independently published.

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Status as of December 31:
Final Page Goal Status: Completed on 11/14/14, ended at 27,557 pages read, 80 books/short stories completed.
Diversity Goal: 31% Fantasy books
Re-Read Goal: 24%
Indie Goal: 21%

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Overall Summary Stats: 1, 2, 3

• Read 36 books from 32 new authors.
• Read 38 library books.
• Read 29 books that either won or were shortlisted for a literary award.
• Read books published in 29 different years (highest from 2013 with 9).
• Read 6 books published in 2014.

Completed books (in order of date finished):

1. The School - Donald Barthelme - Short story
2. My Life - Bill Clinton
3. Microcosmic God - Theodore Sturgeon - Short story
4. A Father's Fist - Hugh Howey - Short story
5. Earth Abides - George R. Stewart - Library book
6. Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson - Library book
7. Sand Omnibus - Hugh Howey
8. Killing Floor (Jack Reacher 1) - Lee Child - Library book
9. Fire Watch - Connie Willis - Library book
10. The Star - Arthur C. Clarke - Short story
11. Side Jobs (Dresden Files Anthology #1) - Jim Butcher - Library book
12. Decision Points - George W. Bush
13. Sandstorm (Sigma Force 1) - James Rollins
14. Steelheart (Reckoners 1) - Brandon Sanderson
15. Chimera - Stephen Gallagher
16. The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles 1) - Kady Cross - Library book
17. Sourcery (Discworld 5) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
18. Odd Hours (Odd Thomas 4) - Dean Koontz - Library book
19. Die Trying (Jack Reacher 2) - Lee Child - Library book
20. Mitosis (Reckoners 1.5) - Brandon Sanderson
21. Heaven is a Place on Planet X - Desirina Boskovich - Short story from "The End is Nigh" pre-apocalyptic anthology
22. Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentlemen Bastards 2) - Scott Lynch - Library book
23. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Trilogy 1) - Stieg Larsson - Library book
24. Echoes of Honor (Honor Harrington 8) - David Weber
25. Ashes of Victory (HH9) - David Weber
26. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - MR Library
27. Holes - Louis Sachar - Library book
28. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker - Library book
29. Just One Damned Thing After Another (Chronicles of St Mary's 1) - Jodi Taylor
30. Rules of Prey - John Sandford - Library book
31. Sealed Correspondence - Richard Rudomanski
32. The End of Marking Time - CJ West
33. Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (Bern Saga 1) - Hugh Howey
34. Snuff (Discworld 39, City Watch 8) - Terry Pratchett
35. The Martian - Andy Weir - Library Book, "traditionally published" version, only the ending changed noticeably (slightly shorter)
36. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo - Tom Reiss
37. Walker - Michael Langlois
38. Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos 1) - Dan Simmons - Library book, June 2014 MR Book Club
39. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum - MR Library, April 2014 MR nomination
40. Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer 1) - Robin Hobb
41. They're Made out of Meat - Terry Bisson
42. The Delta Chain - Iain Edward Henn
43. Royal Assassin (Farseer 2) - Robin Hobb - Library book
44. The Cuckoo's Calling - J.K. Rowling as Robert Galbraith - Library book, May 2014 MR Book Club
45. The Club of Queer Trades - G.K. Chesterton - July 2014 MR Literary Book Club
46. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline - Library book
47. Assassin's Quest (Farseer 3) - Robin Hobb - Library book
48. The Dispossessed - Ursula Le Guin - Aug 2014 MR Book Club
49. Riders of the Purple Sage - Zane Grey
50. Arctic Wargame (Justin Hall 1) - Ethan Jones
51. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling - Library book
    • Abandoned: The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - September 2014 MR Book Club - Just can't take it.
52. Equoid (Laundry Files 2.9) - Charles Stross
53. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (HP 2) - J.K. Rowling - Library book
54. The Black Echo (Harry Bosch 1) - Michael Connelly - Library book
55. The Black Ice (Harry Bosch 2) - Michael Connelly - Library book
56. Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle (Tom Swift 1) - Victor Appleton - MR Library
57. The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles 2) - Kady Cross - Library book
58. The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy (Steampunk Chronicles 2.5) - Kady Cross - Library book
59. Full Dark House (Bryant and May 1)- Christopher Fowler - Library book
60. Ender's Game (Ender Wiggin 1) - Orson Scott Card - Library book
61. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card - Original short story version
62. The Man Who Would Be King - Rudyard Kipling - MR October 2014 Selection from the MR Library
63. The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama
64. The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos 2) - Dan Simmons - Library book
65. The Slow Regard of Silent Things (Kingkiller Chronicles 2.5) - Patrick Rothfuss - Library book
66. Great North Road - Peter F. Hamilton - Library book - Finished yearly page goal and crossed 100,000 pages since 2011.
67. The Bat (Harry Hole 1) - Jo Nesbø - Library book - November 2014 MR Book Club selection
68. Last Son of Tomorrow - Greg van Eekhout - Tor.com short story
69. Tomorrow is Waiting - Holli Mintzer
70. Mayfly - Heather Lindsley
71. Good Omens; The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett - Library book
72. Zen - Jerome Bixby
73. Hive - Griffin Hayes
74. Manna: Two Visions of Humanity's Future - Marshall Brain
75. All Seated on the Ground - Connie Willis - Christmas themed novella, 2008 Hugo winner
76. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter 3) - J.K. Rowling - Library book
77. Wool - Hugh Howey - Audio adaptation of the original short story
78. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter 4) - J.K. Rowling - Library book
79. Extremis (John Rain 5) - Barry Eisler - Reading it under the original title "The Last Assassin", Library book
80. Hogfather (Discworld 20) - Terry Pratchett - Library book

Books in progress at the end of the year:

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (HP 5) - J.K. Rowling - Library book

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