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Of course I do. 70 books, 18,100 pages. You can check it out on my GoodReads profile.
Around the World, otherwise known as my 2014 bookshelf. I'm particularly excited about: Zee Edgell - Beka Lamb Sergio Ramirez - A Thousand Deaths Plus One Daniel Alarcon - Lost City Radio Jose Eduardo Agualusa - The Book of Chameleons David Malouf - Remembering Babylon Lihn Dihn - Blood and Soap Kim Young-Ha - Your Republic is Calling You Ryu Murakami - Audition Hamid Ismailov - The Railway Rafik Schami - Damascus Nights Radu Florescu - In Search of Dracula Georgi Gospodinov - Natural Novel Arto Paasilinna - The Year of the Hare Halldor Laxness - Under the Galcier |
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Thanks for posting your 2014 list. I already have four of the same books on my 2014 list and have read two others. I appreciate all your research and will certainly benefit from it.
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Well it's a really challenging list, and I tip my cap to you . But what about new books by your favourite authors that will be inevitably published next year? Are you going to postpone them, or slip them in amongst the world books you have listed?
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I've been compiling the list since the beginning of October. Researching authors from different countries has been a totally eye-opening experience. I think 2014 will be my last big challenge year though and I'll scale back to putting together a reasonable challenge list in future years. I think the Ryu Murakami novel would fit what you read very well. |
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I finished my goal of 100 books AND completing one series (trilogy +). Actually finished 2 series.
My challenge for 2014 isn't set in stone yet, but I'm thinking of pushing it to 110 plus completing 5 series (trilogy+). I have a lot of older, shorter books on my TBR list, so this should work out without a huge push. I've been plugging my way happily through several series, but they often keep publishing more books and then I get 'behind' again. I have one book plus novellas left in the Sookie Stackhouse series and then that is done since that series has been finished. Dresden files, 4 books left, plus the new one coming out. I started the 87th precinct series (Ed McBain) but there are another 50 books (all short compared to today's novels). Not to mention all those westerns. Last edited by Tarana; 12-13-2013 at 02:54 PM. |
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^Congratulations on finishing.
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I had 50 books as a goal for 2013, I have now read 100 books. I think no more than 5 are less than 350 pages. A lot twice that size and more.
I am very pleased with myself. I am thinking 100 books for 2014. We will see how I finish December applesauce |
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10 books and 16 days left. Anyone else taking it down to the wire?
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I'm not even close...but then again, I rarely am...
I'm very "Feast or Famine" with my entertainment. I spent more time in "TV" or "Music" mode than "Reading" or "Gaming" mode this year. |
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I've finished my sub-challenges, and am impossibly far from my main target. I've read plenty, I just failed to control my acquisitions sufficiently. I suspect the situation will be even worse by the end of the year. I haven't yet finished a single book in December, but I've bought a dozen or so.
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