The 2012 Annual Reading Challenge - Discussion Thread! - Page 15

MrsJoseph · 01-25-2012, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

This is my second try with Ms. Hobb. First was a complete non-starter. This? I'm not sure. But I suspect I'll probably go back to finish the trilogy if I ever get caught up on my TBR. (Yeah, like that will happen. )

lol! Funny enough, that's pretty close to what I thought, too!

HomeInMyShoes · 01-25-2012, 06:44 PM

-- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z --
-- PRE 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 --

Is that right? January 25th and I've only got five more decade spots and 16 more letters of the alphabet to cover?

HomeInMyShoes · 02-01-2012, 10:56 AM

Well, the first month is over, how goes the progress boys and girls?

11 books and 3,300 pages. Those are shocking numbers for me.

MrsJoseph · 02-01-2012, 11:04 AM

8 books, no clue on page count, let me go find out...

CWatkinsNash · 02-01-2012, 11:11 AM

I'm almost 70% through my 17th book, which puts me at about 4,000 pages.

paulsalter · 02-01-2012, 11:14 AM

I am going to have to revise my stats, wanted to read 50 books this year, just finished number 23 (7 where shorts though)

Not sure on page counts, I use goodreads to get this, but with recent changes things are messed up

Dazrin · 02-01-2012, 12:01 PM

I had two weeks of travel for work where I didn't read as much as I had hoped, so that slowed me down. I ended with 7 complete books (including the one I started in December) and 1,710 pages. Before those two weeks I was at 5 books and 1,100 pages.

This is just barely on pace for my goal, but based on last year, I will probably have a couple months where I go way above average too. I need to get some extra mileage before March since I will be traveling more then too, this time with the kids, and I know there won't be much time for reading, especially since I do most of my reading on the commuter train to work.

Rumpelteazer · 02-01-2012, 12:18 PM

So far I've finished 6 books and 1 short story, which total 2201 pages.

Book wise I'm behind on last year, but since I'm having a bit of a reading burn out it surprised me that I managed to read over 2000 pages.

orlok · 02-01-2012, 01:10 PM

I've only read 4, and am 2 books behind on my challenge. I'll make it up soon though

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MrsJoseph · 02-01-2012, 01:34 PM

4 new books arrived today!!!!

Nyssa · 02-01-2012, 05:24 PM

I've read 7 books (one of which was a short story) equaling 1,875 pages. I am approximately 2 books behind my 100 book goal, but I'm doing quite nicely with my series goal(s).

missimpossible · 02-01-2012, 06:38 PM

Read 9 books in January, which apparently equals 3076 pages. A little below par for me, tbh, but Gardens of the Moon took up a large part of both the page count and my time. Hopefully have a better February!

treadlightly · 02-02-2012, 08:03 AM

I'm at 19 out of 150, so I'm on track. I'm really enjoying the last two series I've started - Allie Beckstrom and Chicagoland Vampires.

jessicalynn · 02-02-2012, 10:11 PM

I read 11 books in January. I had a lot of downtime at work this month which I put to good use by reading.

I finished my re-read of the Last Vampire series by Christopher Pike, which I would consider fluff books. Also, they were god awful. I enjoyed them when I was younger, and I bought the reissued series on a whim months ago. I wish I hadn't. They are going straight to the used bookstore next week! *shudder*

tponzo · 02-03-2012, 09:27 AM

I seem to be doing pretty well towards my challenge. As of Jan. 28 I was at 20 books with 13 of them new. (gotta update that ticker!) Two were short stories and I counted them together as one book. Re-reading the Seven Brides by Leigh Greenwood put me in the mood to read more of his books so I might tackle the Cowboys series next. Not right away though because it's a long series (10 or 12 books IIRC) and I want to get further along on reading new books. I tried to read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. I've always wanted to read it, but the digital copy I have is missing some text. I can't seem to find a good (free!) copy. All of the ones I found have the same problem. I might have to "gasp" check out a dead tree book from the library.

I just got a couple of new books by by Cynthia Eden and Nicky Charles so am looking forward to those. I also didn't get a lot of the new release books from my favorite authors at the end of 2011/beginning of 2012 so have about a
20 or 30 book backlog to catch up on with lots of new stuff anticipated for spring. At some point in the next few months or so I'm going to read Under the Dome and 11/23/63 by Stephen King. So plugging right along.
Happy reading everyone!

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01-25-2012, 06:44 PM	#212
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	-- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z -- -- PRE 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 -- Is that right? January 25th and I've only got five more decade spots and 16 more letters of the alphabet to cover?

02-01-2012, 10:56 AM	#213
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Well, the first month is over, how goes the progress boys and girls? 11 books and 3,300 pages. Those are shocking numbers for me.

02-01-2012, 11:04 AM	#214
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	8 books, no clue on page count, let me go find out...

02-01-2012, 11:11 AM	#215
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I'm almost 70% through my 17th book, which puts me at about 4,000 pages.

02-01-2012, 11:14 AM	#216
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	I am going to have to revise my stats, wanted to read 50 books this year, just finished number 23 (7 where shorts though) Not sure on page counts, I use goodreads to get this, but with recent changes things are messed up

02-01-2012, 12:01 PM	#217
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,631 Karma: 73864785 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I had two weeks of travel for work where I didn't read as much as I had hoped, so that slowed me down. I ended with 7 complete books (including the one I started in December) and 1,710 pages. Before those two weeks I was at 5 books and 1,100 pages. This is just barely on pace for my goal, but based on last year, I will probably have a couple months where I go way above average too. I need to get some extra mileage before March since I will be traveling more then too, this time with the kids, and I know there won't be much time for reading, especially since I do most of my reading on the commuter train to work.

02-01-2012, 12:18 PM	#218
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	So far I've finished 6 books and 1 short story, which total 2201 pages. Book wise I'm behind on last year, but since I'm having a bit of a reading burn out it surprised me that I managed to read over 2000 pages.

02-01-2012, 01:10 PM	#219
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	I've only read 4, and am 2 books behind on my challenge. I'll make it up soon though .

02-01-2012, 01:34 PM	#220
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	4 new books arrived today!!!!

02-01-2012, 05:24 PM	#221
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I've read 7 books (one of which was a short story) equaling 1,875 pages. I am approximately 2 books behind my 100 book goal, but I'm doing quite nicely with my series goal(s).

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02-01-2012, 06:38 PM	#222
missimpossible Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 491236 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Glasgow Device: Libra 2, Clara 2e, Oasis 3	Read 9 books in January, which apparently equals 3076 pages. A little below par for me, tbh, but Gardens of the Moon took up a large part of both the page count and my time. Hopefully have a better February!

02-02-2012, 08:03 AM	#223
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	I'm at 19 out of 150, so I'm on track. I'm really enjoying the last two series I've started - Allie Beckstrom and Chicagoland Vampires.

02-02-2012, 10:11 PM	#224
jessicalynn Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 10099 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook First Gen (broken), iPad, Kindle Touch SO	I read 11 books in January. I had a lot of downtime at work this month which I put to good use by reading. I finished my re-read of the Last Vampire series by Christopher Pike, which I would consider fluff books. Also, they were god awful. I enjoyed them when I was younger, and I bought the reissued series on a whim months ago. I wish I hadn't. They are going straight to the used bookstore next week! shudder

02-03-2012, 09:27 AM	#225
tponzo Addict Posts: 239 Karma: 237 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: OH USA Device: Sony PRS 900(gave it to my sister); Sony PRS-T1; onyx book note air	I seem to be doing pretty well towards my challenge. As of Jan. 28 I was at 20 books with 13 of them new. (gotta update that ticker!) Two were short stories and I counted them together as one book. Re-reading the Seven Brides by Leigh Greenwood put me in the mood to read more of his books so I might tackle the Cowboys series next. Not right away though because it's a long series (10 or 12 books IIRC) and I want to get further along on reading new books. I tried to read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. I've always wanted to read it, but the digital copy I have is missing some text. I can't seem to find a good (free!) copy. All of the ones I found have the same problem. I might have to "gasp" check out a dead tree book from the library. I just got a couple of new books by by Cynthia Eden and Nicky Charles so am looking forward to those. I also didn't get a lot of the new release books from my favorite authors at the end of 2011/beginning of 2012 so have about a 20 or 30 book backlog to catch up on with lots of new stuff anticipated for spring. At some point in the next few months or so I'm going to read Under the Dome and 11/23/63 by Stephen King. So plugging right along. Happy reading everyone!