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astrangerhere · 04-02-2018, 02:06 PM

Goals:

Total Books: 50 (stretch goal of 75) | Total Pages: 25,000 | TBR Reduction: 25 (stretch goal of 50)
Read at least 51% non-American authors | Read more female/gender-fluid authors than male | Read at least 52 short stories | Read at least 10 of the New Leaf Book Club selections | Complete a re-read of the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation of War and Peace

Aggregate Totals (Updated through March):

46 books - 92% of my goal (61% of stretch goal) - on target; might expand again
23 short stories - 44% of my goal - on target
12,783 pages - 51% of my goal - on target
48% female/nonbinary authors / 52% male authors - off target - Balance improved by 1%
52% US authors (down from 60%) / 48% non-US authors (up from 40%) - off target but making gains
95 of 365 chapters of War and Peace complete - on target, but behind if i I don't get 7 or 8 chapters in this week
TBR Reduction: Reduced by 20 - 80% of my goal (40% of stretch goal) - on target
New Leaf Book Club selections - 4 for 4 - on target - though I could not participate in the Hemingway discussion because I was too damn sick.

04-02-2018, 02:06 PM	#147
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	Goals: Total Books: 50 (stretch goal of 75) \| Total Pages: 25,000 \| TBR Reduction: 25 (stretch goal of 50) Read at least 51% non-American authors \| Read more female/gender-fluid authors than male \| Read at least 52 short stories \| Read at least 10 of the New Leaf Book Club selections \| Complete a re-read of the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation of War and Peace Aggregate Totals (Updated through March): 46 books - 92% of my goal (61% of stretch goal) - on target; might expand again 23 short stories - 44% of my goal - on target 12,783 pages - 51% of my goal - on target 48% female/nonbinary authors / 52% male authors - off target - Balance improved by 1% 52% US authors (down from 60%) / 48% non-US authors (up from 40%) - off target but making gains 95 of 365 chapters of War and Peace complete - on target, but behind if i I don't get 7 or 8 chapters in this week TBR Reduction: Reduced by 20 - 80% of my goal (40% of stretch goal) - on target New Leaf Book Club selections - 4 for 4 - on target - though I could not participate in the Hemingway discussion because I was too damn sick.