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astrangerhere · 04-30-2018, 09:21 AM

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 April):

55 books - 110% of my goal (73% of stretch goal) - on target; might expand again
27 short stories - 52% of my goal - on target
16,125 pages - 64% of my goal - on target
49% female/nonbinary authors / 51% male authors - off target - Balance again improved by 1%
52% US authors (down from 60%) / 48% non-US authors (up from 40%) - off target but making gains
128 of 365 chapters of War and Peace complete - on target
TBR Reduction: Reduced by 21 - 84% of my goal (42% of stretch goal) - on target
New Leaf Book Club selections - 5 for 5 - on target

04-30-2018, 09:21 AM	#165
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 April): 55 books - 110% of my goal (73% of stretch goal) - on target; might expand again 27 short stories - 52% of my goal - on target 16,125 pages - 64% of my goal - on target 49% female/nonbinary authors / 51% male authors - off target - Balance again improved by 1% 52% US authors (down from 60%) / 48% non-US authors (up from 40%) - off target but making gains 128 of 365 chapters of War and Peace complete - on target TBR Reduction: Reduced by 21 - 84% of my goal (42% of stretch goal) - on target New Leaf Book Club selections - 5 for 5 - on target Last edited by astrangerhere; 06-01-2018 at 07:41 AM.