The 2013 Annual Reading Challenge – List Thread!

[barb2cats]

Barb.

[Quake1028]

Stats
Books Read: 032
Pages Read: 4,698
Books Bought: 010

001.No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed OBL - Mark Owen (5/5)
002.Casino Royale - Ian Fleming (4/5)
003.The Gun Seller - Hugh Laurie (3/5)
004.Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe - Cullen Bunn (2/5)
005.Gambit, Vol. 1: Once A Thief... - James Asmus (3/5)
006.We3 - Grant Morrison (5/5)
007.Hulk Smash Avengers - Tom Defalco (3/5)
008.Batman: Cacophony - Kevin Smith (2/5)
009.Marvel Zombies - Robert Kirkman (3/5)
010.Spider-Man: Noir - David Hine (4/5)
011.Wolverine & the X-Men, Vol. 1 - Jason Aaron (4/5)
012.Wolverine & the X-Men, Vol. 2 - Jason Aaron (4/5)
013.All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday's X-Men - Brian Michael Bendis (4/5)
014.Saga, Vol. 1 - Brian K. Vaughan (5/5)
015.Avengers, Vol. 1: Avengers World - Jonathan Hickman (4/5)
016.Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 1: The God Butcher - Jason Aaron (5/5)
017.Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon - Matt Fraction (4/5)
018.Peter Panzerfaust, Vol.1: The Great Escape - Kurtis J. Wiebe (5/5)
019.The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 1: Science Bad - Jonathan Hickman (4/5)
020.House of M - Brian Michael Bendis (4/5)
021.Avengers: X-Sanction - Jeph Loeb (2/5)
022.Carnage U.S.A. - Zeb Wells (4/5)
023.Astonishing Thor - Rob Rodi (3/5)
024.Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy - Dan Slott (4/5)
025.Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom - Mark Waid (4/5)
026.Deadpool, Vol. 1: Dead Presidents - Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan (3/5)
027.Silver Surfer: Requiem - J. Michael Straczynski (5/5)
028.Captain America, Vol. 1: Cast Away in Dimension Z - Rick Remender (4/5)
029.Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 1: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Mark Waid (4/5)
030.Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 1: The Red Shadow - Rick Remender (5/5)
031.All New X-Men, Vol. 2: Here to Stay - Brian Michael Bendis (4/5)
032.Saga, Vol. 2 - Brian K. Vaughan (5/5)

XXX.Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 2: Godbomb - Jason Aaron
XXX.Gambit, Vol. 2: Tombstone Blues - James Asmus
XXX.Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 2: Gods and Monster - Mark Waid
XXX.Nova, Vol. 1: Origin - Jeph Loeb
XXX.Thanos Rising - Jason Aaron
XXX.Fearless Defenders, Vol. 1: Doom Maidens - Cullen Bunn
XXX.Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers - Brian Michael Bendis
XXX.Young Avengers, Vol. 1: Style > Substance - Kieron Gillen
XXX.Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 2: Ragnarok Now - Rick Remender
XXX.Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 2: Magik - Brian Michael Bendis
XXX.Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1: Let it Bleed - Sam Humphries
XXX.Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 2: A Troubled Mind - Dan Slott
XXX.Avengers Arena, Vol. 1: Kill or Die - Dennis Hopeless
XXX.Avengers Arena, Vol. 2: Game On - Dennis Hopeless
XXX.Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1: Revolution - Brian Michael Bendis
XXX.New Avengers, Vol. 1: Everything Dies - Jonathan Hickman
XXX.All-New X-Men, Vol. 3: Out of Their Depth - Brian Michael Bendis
XXX.Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits - Matt Fraction
XXX.Blackacre, Vol. 1: An Errand Into The Wilderness - Duffy Boudreau
XXX.The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 2: Above Beyond - Jonathan Hickman
XXX.Dial H, Vol. 1: Into You - China Miéville
XXX.Avengers, Vol. 2: The Last White Event - Jonathan Hickman
XXX.Nemo: Heart of Ice - Alan Moore
XXX.Fantastic 4 Season One - Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
XXX.Spider-Man Season One - Cullen Bunn
XXX.X-Men Season One - Dennis Hopeless
XXX.Dark Reign: Fantastic Four - Jonathan Hickman
XXX.Avengers vs. X-Men - Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman, etc.
XXX.Essential Thor, Vol. 1 - Stan Lee
XXX.The Case of the Bouncing Betty - Michael Avallone

Spoiler:

GOAL: Finish the Half-Orc Series
1.The Weight of Blood
2.The Cost of Betrayal
3.The Death of Promises
4.The Shadows of Grace
5.A Sliver of Redemption
6.The Prison of Angels

GOAL: Stay current with the Paladin Series
1.Night of Wolves
2.Clash of Faith
3.The Old Ways
4.The Broken Pieces

GOAL: Finish the Shadowdance Trilogy
1.A Dance of Cloaks
2.A Dance of Blades
3.A Dance of Death

GOAL: Finish the Millennium Trilogy
1.The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo
2.The Girl Who Played with Fire
3.The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

GOAL: Read the 8 available Dark Tower books
1.The Gunslinger
2.The Drawing of the Three
3.The Waste Lands
4.Wizard and Glass
5.Wolves of the Calla
6.Song of Susannah
7.The Dark Tower
8.The Wind Through the Keyhole

GOAL: Finish the Hunger Games Trilogy
1.The Hunger Games
2.Catching Fire
3.Mockingjay

GOAL: Finish the Mistborn Trilogy
1.Mistborn: The Final Empire
2.The Well of Ascension
3.The Hero of Ages

GOAL: Finish the Strain Trilogy
1.The Strain
2.The Fall
3.The Night Eternal

Upcoming
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone By - Robert Kirkman
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us - Robert Kirkman
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars - Robert Kirkman
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 4: The Heart's Desire - Robert Kirkman
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 5: The Best Defense - Robert Kirkman
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 6: This Sorrowful Life - Robert Kirkman
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 7: The Calm Before - Robert Kirkman
XX.The Walking Dead Volume 8: Made to Suffer - Robert Kirkman

[malarkey]

I've never actually made a reading goal before, but thanks to GoodReads I know that I read eighteen to twenty-two books on average each year, alongside a random selection of comic books and manga. It seems like excellent fun to jump on this bandwagon, though, so my (various short) goals for 2013 are:

001. Read the W.I.T.C.H. comic book / graphic novel series.

1. Part I: The Twelve Portals
2. Part II: Nerissa's Revenge
3. Part III: A Crisis On Both Worlds
4. Part IV: The Trial Of The Oracle
5. Part V: The Book Of Elements
6. Part VI: Ragorlang
7. Part VII: New Power
8. Part VIII: Teach 2b Witch
9. Part IX: 100% Witch
10. Part X: Ladies vs. W.I.T.C.H.
11. Part XI: Magical Sovereign

002. Read five works from the public domain.

1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Note: "Public Domain" is used loosely, as my country of residence has a life + 70 copyright law and so I may purchase books which are in the public domain in life + 50 countries and count these as part of this goal. Perhaps.

003. (Re-)Read The Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody.

1. Obewnewtyn
2. The Farseekers
3. Ashling
4. The Keeping Place
5. The Stone Key
6. The Sending
7. The Red Queen (to be released)

004. Read Viking by Tim Severin.

1. Odinn's Child
2. Sworn Brother
3. King's Man

005. (Re-)Read A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R.R. Martin.

1. A Game Of Thrones
2. A Clash Of Kings
3. A Storm Of Swords
4. A Feast For Crows
5. A Dance With Dragons
6. The Winds Of Winter (to be released)
7. A Dream Of Spring (to be released)

[JSWolf]

2012, I set a goal of 75 books which I did meet. This year, I'm going to be reading a lot more larger books and I doubt I'll get to 75 books. But, I like knowing how many I've read, So as Yoda would say, track I shall.

My Books for 2013

Blue = To be read
Red = Currently reading
Black = read
Bold = Series name

Click the covers for more information on each book.

001. In Death 19 - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb
002. Word & Void 01 - Running with the Demons by Terry Brooks
003. Among Others by Jo Walton
004. Word & Void 02 - A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks
005. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute

[tecweston]

26 Books Read in 2013!

1. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis - January 29, 2013
   Guns by Stephen King (Kindle single) - January 26, 2013
2. Time for Sherlock Holmes by David Dvorkin - January 30, 2013
3. The Twelve by Justin Cronin - February 14, 2013
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[ElsieC]

I am hoping to read 52 books in 2013.

Highly Recommended are in green

1. Wonderful Memories of a Wonderful Life by Jimmy Hawkins (audio)
   
   
   

[astrangerhere]

2013 Reading Goals - Going to tentatively set this at 50. I am sure to have a big slow down during heavy exam periods at the university. The only downside of having so many students - so many exams to read.

Books Read Total: 17
Pages Read Total: 6213

001. Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh, 256p
002. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter, 337p
003. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, 672p
004. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, 419p
005. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, 386p
006. Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell, 208p
007. Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd, 384p
008. Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia deLuce #5) by Alan Bradley, 388p
009. My Ántonia by Willa Cather, 272p
010. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway, 160p
011. Jazz Age Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 464p
012. The Law of Superheroes by James Daily and Ryan Davidson, 304p
013. The Magicians by Lev Grossman, 402p
014/015. ßehemoth by Peter Watts, 944p (the version released on his site and here on mobile reads had both Behemoth: ß-Max and Behemoth: Seppuku in one volume)
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, 509p - dropped due to sheer lack of enjoyment
016. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, 358p
017. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 268p


Currently Reading:
Pardonable Lies by Jaqueline Winspear, 384p
Bleak House by Charles Dickens, 1017p

[toomuchreading]

I have never kept track of how many books I have actually read in any given year.

I'm going to try to use this to keep a record of how many books I have actually read this year. I read a lot, so it will be interesting to see how many books I really do read in a year.

And the list begins...:

1. Martin, George R. R. - A Game of Thrones
2. Bear, Greg - Dinosaur Summer
3. Hamilton, Laurell K. - Kiss the Dead
4. Comwell, Bernard - Sharpe's Tiger
5. Burroughs, Edgar Rice - Princess of Mars
6. Foster, Alan Dean - Expectations to Reality
7. Anderson, Evangeline - Kidnapped for Christmas
8. Rowling, J. K. - Casual Vacancy
9. Butcher, Jim - Cold Days
10. Klima, Jeff - Dead Janitors Club
11. Hart, Megan - Switch
12. Gaiman, Neil - Stardust
13. Collins, Suzanne - The Hunger Games
14. Fennell, Judi - Magic Gone Wild
15. L'Amour, Louis - Sackett Land
16. Burroughs, Edgar Rice - Gods of Mars
17. L'Amour, Louis - To the Far Blue Mountains
18. L'Amour, Louis - Warrior's Path
19. L'Amour, Louis - Jubal Sackett
20. L'Amour, Louis - Mojave Crossing I'm on a Sackett binge...
21. L'Amour, Louis - Ride the River
22. L'Amour, Louis - The Daybreakers
23. L'Amour, Louis - The Courting of Grizelda
24. Berger, Thomas - Little Big Man
25. L'Amour, Louis - Milo Talon
26. L'Amour, Louis - War Party
27. L'Amour, Louis - Sackett
28. L'Amour, Louis - End of the Drive
29. L'Amour, Louis - Lando
30. L'Amour, Louis - Treasure Mountain
31. L'Amour, Louis - Booty for a Bad Man
32. L'Amour, Louis - The Sky-Liners
33. L'Amour, Louis - The Lonely Men
34. L'Amour, Louis - The Sackett Brand
35. L'Amour, Louis - Galloway
36. L'Amour, Louis - Mustang Man
37. L'Amour, Louis - Ride the Dark Trail
38. L'Amour, Louis - Lonely on the Mountain
April
39. L'Amour, Louis - Sackett Short Stories
40. L'Amour, Louis - Borden Chantry
41. L'Amour, Louis - Fair Blows the Wind
42. L'Amour, Louis - The Ferguson Rifle
43. L'Amour, Louis - The Man from the Broken Hills
44. L'Amour, Louis - Milo Talon
45. L'Amour, Louis - North to the Rails
46. L'Amour, Louis - Over on the Dry Side
47. L'Amour, Louis - Rivers West
48. King, Stephen - The Wind Through the Keyhole
May
49. Aidan, Nadia - Mating Season
50. Leah Bramel - Perfect Proposal
51. Foster, Alan Dean - Design For A Great Day
52. Anderson, Poul - Starfarers
53. Harris, Charlaine - Dead Ever After
54. Child, Lee - Killing Floor

[sakura-panda]

Katie's 2013 Reading List

January 2012
1. Echoes of Honor by David Weber
2. Song of Renewal by Emily Sue Harvey
3. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
4. Making of a Duchess by Shana Galen
5. Ashes of Victory by David Weber
6. The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters
7. Making of a Gentleman by Shana Galen
8. The Dogs of Rome by Conor Fitzgerald
9. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

February 2013
10. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
11. War of Honor by David Weber
12. The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen
13. Getting Away is Deadly by Sara Rosett
14. More Than Honor by David Weber
15. The Dead Saint by Marilyn Brown Oden
16. At All Costs by David Weber
17. Blood of My Brother by James LePore

March 2013
18. He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
19. The Fairy Tale Bride by Kelly McClymer
20. The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
21. Crown of Slaves by David Weber
22. The Deadliest Sin by Caroline Richards
23. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
24. Lord and Lady Spy by Shana Galen

April 2013
25. The Shadow of Saganami by David Weber
26. I, Spy? by Kate Johnson
27. Worlds of Honor by David Weber

Currently Reading
1. Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang
2. At All Costs bu David Weber
3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (audio book)
4. Cover Me by Catherine Mann
5. Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters

[auntykatkat]

I have never taken part in this challenge but I would like to try. My goal is twofold: 150 Novels and Novellas. I don't think I can keep up a list but we try.

1) Lure of Song and Magic by Patricia Rice
2) Monster in the Closet by R.L. Naquin
3) Trouble with Air and Water by Patricia Rice
4) Trapped by Kevin Hearne
5) And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper
6) A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie Macalister
7) Christmas on Mimosa Lane by Anna DeStefano
8) Mountain Echoes by C E Murphy
9) Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
10) Sex and the Single Vampire by Katie Macalister
11) Calculated in Death by J D Robb
12) Sex, Lies, and Vampires by Katie Macalister
13) Restoree by Anne McCaffrey
14) Prince Charming by Julie Garwood
15) Shadow Music by Julie Garwood
16) Undead in My Bed by Katie Macalister, Molly Harper & Jessica Sims
17) The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
18) The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
19) The Rising by Kelley Armstrong
20) Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon
21) If He's Tempted by Hannah Howell
22) Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood
23) Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
24) Lion’s Lady by Julie Garwood
25) Dream Eyes by Jayne Anne Krentz
26) Kitty’s Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn
27) This Magic Moment by Patricia Rice
28) Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn
29) Rivited by Meljean Brook
30) The Prize by Julie Garwood
31) Beyond the Storm by Carolyn Zane
32) Garden of Desire by Delilah Devlin
33) Come Toy with Me by Cara Summers
34) Love Irresistibly by Julie James
35) Love in the Afternoon by Alison Packard
36) Predatory Anthology by Alexandra Ivy, Nina Bangs, Dianne Duvall, Hannah Jayne
37) The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
38) The Rowen by Anne McCaffrey
39) Damia by Anne McCaffrey
40) Obsessed: America's Food Addiction by Mika Brzezinski
41) Heart Change by Robin D Owens
42) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
43) Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

[Mystweaver]

I've never really given myself a reading challenge before, but I suspect that it's an excellent way to integrate myself with a new forum over the course of the year and to help me decide upon the perfect e-book reader for me through deliberately frequent usage. As such, my primary goal is to read 50,000 pages for the year (based on the page count displayed within books in my PRS-T2 Reader).


Books Read:

001. Jack Of Diamonds by Bryce Courtenay; 646
002. Storm Front by Jim Butcher; 233
003. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher; 273 (currently reading)

Progress:

879/50,000

[AnneT]

50 books, of which only 25 mystery/crime/thriller, and at least 10 of those books should be in Dutch.

January:
#1 Tonio by A.F.Th. van der Heijden. 471 p (1/10 Dutch)
#2 A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie. 145 p (1/25 Mystery)
#3 The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell. 384 p
#4 De Wezenlozen by Wietske Versteeg (2/10 Dutch)
#5 Hulpgids ADHD (not considering this a Dutch book, since it's a translation, not Dutch literature...)
#6 Happy Birthday Turk by Jacob Arjouni (2/25 Mystery)
#7 Dit zijn de namen by Tommy Wieringa (3/10 Dutch)
#8 Currently reading: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Total pages: 2136 p

[fantasyfan]

I'm going to try to read 40 books during 2013.

So far I've read:

1. The Greater Trumps by Charles W. S. Williams.
2. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
3. Persuasion by Jane Austen
4. The War Poems by Siegfried Sassoon
5. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang by Emma Thompson
6. The Robot Rocket by Carey Rockwell (pseud.)
7. Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Harold L. Goodwin {under the pseud, of Blake Savage}
8. Lolita by Nabokov
9. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
10. Face Cards by Carolyn Wells
11. The High Place by James Branch Cabell
12. Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
13. 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea (Complete modern Translation) by Jules Verne
14. "Slow Life" by Michael Swanwick in Lightspeed Magazine, Aug. 2012
15. The Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming
16. Chess by Stefan Zweig
17. Star Born by Andre Norton
18. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
19. The Dragon Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine {pseud.}
20, The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

[Iridal]

BOOKS READ: 7
PAGES READ:

1. The wind singer - William Nicholson

Fast paced fantasy, very easy read, 341 pages, 3.5/5

2. Slaves of the mastery - William Nicholson

Another fast-paced fantasy story, 340 pages, 4/5

3. Firesong - William Nicholson

Nice ending to a nice trilogy, 4/5

4. The painted man - Peter Brett (reread)

Still one of the best books I have ever read!, 4,5/5

5. The desert spear - Peter Brett (reread)

As good as The Painted Man, 4,5/5

6. The daylight war - Peter Brett

AWESOME!!, 5/5

7. City of dragons - Robin Hobb (reread)

Good book (as are all books written by Robin Hobb) 4/5

8. Blood of dragons - Robin Hobb

Currently reading

[Hatgirl]

1. The Magic World by E. Nesbit (ebook)
2. Clarkesworld Magazine #69 (Jun 2012) (ebook)
3. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne (ebook)
4. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (paper book)
5. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (paper book)
6. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (paper book)
7. The Revolving Boy by Gertrude Friedberg (paper book)
8. London Falling by Paul Cornell (ebook)
9. The Kingdom and the Cave by Joan Aiken (paper book)
10. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells (ebook)
11. Wood Beyond the World by William Morris (ebook)
12. Probability Moon by Nancy Kress (ebook)
13. Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations ed. Paula Guran (ebook)
14. Running with the Pack ed. Ekaterina Sedia ed. (ebook)
15. Living Alone by Stella Benson (ebook)