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latepaul · 12-30-2013, 08:26 AM

Main goal:

Sub-goals:

reduce TBR by 20 (1 Jan 2014 TBR is 327)
read exclusively from TBR in Jan/Feb/Mar*
finish 4 of the 6 abandoned books that I was more than 10% through
try to choose books I'll enjoy and increase my average score above 2013's 7.0/10
read 2-3 short stories a month

Current Status:

Spoiler:

List of Read Books:

Spoiler:

List of Short Stories:

Spoiler:

(* aka the "Triple Dog Dare" challenge I've already signed up for)

12-30-2013, 08:26 AM	#38
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	Goal: To read 40 books in 2014 Main goal: 40 books Sub-goals: reduce TBR by 20 (1 Jan 2014 TBR is 327) read exclusively from TBR in Jan/Feb/Mar* finish 4 of the 6 abandoned books that I was more than 10% through try to choose books I'll enjoy and increase my average score above 2013's 7.0/10 read 2-3 short stories a month Current Status: Spoiler: Books Read: 2 Abandoned: 0 Average Score: 8 TBR: 328 New Books Acquired: 4 Money Spent on Books: £6.60 Cost of Books Read: £1.29 Cost of TBR: £450.9 Favourite Book So Far: The Complete Alan Moore Future Shocks Worst Book So Far: TBD Favourite Story So Far: TBD Worst Story So Far: TBD List of Read Books: Spoiler: 1. 4-jan The Complete Alan Moore Future Shocks - 8/10 A blast from my past being a 2000AD reader in the 80s. Actually remembered a lot of these. Some were dated but still a lot of fun. 2. 5-jan Good News of Great Joy, John Piper - 6/10 An advent devotional book that I finished this year (cheating? maybe. At least it wasn't a new book) List of Short Stories: Spoiler: Story 1 - one line review (* aka the "Triple Dog Dare" challenge I've already signed up for) Last edited by latepaul; 01-22-2014 at 05:18 PM.