[Dazrin]

I kept the same page goal as 2015 and continued my ongoing sub-goals for genre diversity, indie authors, and re-reads, but did not track them here (see overall summary stats 1).

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Page Goal: Read 24,000 pages in 2016.
Status as of December 31: 30,320 pages read, 91 books/short stories completed.
Page goal completed 10/12/16

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Progress charts:



Overall Summary Stats: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

• Read 48 Books from 48 new authors
• Read 53 library books (58%)
• Read 24 books that either won or were shortlisted for a literary award
• Read books published in 43 different years (highest from 2014 with 8)
• Most read author: Terry Pratchett with 10
• Read 8 independently published books (9%)
• Re-read 9 books this year (10%)
• Read 29 different genres

Books in queue:

• The Right Stuff - Tom Wolfe - Library book and March 2014 book club nomination that is finally available for me to check out
• Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari - November 2016 Book Club - Library book just arrived

Completed books, sorted by finish date:

1. The Last Question - Isaac Asimov - Short story to get my year started right.
2. Turntables of the Night - Terry Pratchett - Short story
3. Judas Unchained - Peter F. Hamilton - Library book
4. Sphere - Michael Crichton - Library book
5. Beacon 23 - Hugh Howey
6. Bands of Mourning (Mistborn 6, Wax & Wayne 2) - Brandon Sanderson - Library book
7. Eric (Discworld 9) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
8. Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie
9. The Loo Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock 2) - Trevanian - Library audio book
10. Mistborn: Secret History (Mistborn 6.5) - Brandon Sanderson
11. Brat Farrar - Josephine Tey - February 2016 MR Book Club selection, alternative title Come and Kill Me
12. The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason 1) - Erle Stanley Gardner - February 2016 MR Book Club runner-up
13. House of Suns - Alastair Reynolds - Library book
14. Legion: Skin Deep (Legion 2) - Brandon Sanderson
15. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG 1) - Douglass Adams
16. Joyland - Stephen King
17. The Interrogation (Justin Hall 0) - Ethan Jones
18. Calamity (Reckoners 3) - Brandon Sanderson
19. A Brewing Storm (Derrick Storm 1) - "Richard Castle" - Library book
20. Hour Game (King and Maxwell 2) - David Baldacci - Library book
21. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody 1) - Elizabeth Peters - Library book
22. Moving Pictures (Discworld 10) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
23. Reaper Man (Discworld 11) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
24. Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz - Library book
25. The Night Life of the Gods - Thorne Smith - MR Library, March Book Club Selection
26. The Helmsman (Helmsman Saga 1) - Bill Baldwin
27. Odd Apocalypse (Odd Thomas 5) - Dean Koontz
28. Lacero - Andy Weir - Ready Player One fanfic accepted as canon by Ernest Cline
29. The Sleeper and the Spindle - Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell (illustrator) - Library book
30. American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot - Craig Ferguson - Library book
31. DragonQuest - Anne McCaffrey (Pern 2) - Library book
32. Deeply Odd (Odd Thomas 6) - Dean Koontz - Library book
33. Saint Odd (Odd Thomas 7) - Dean Koontz - Library book
34. You Are Destined to Be Together Forever (Odd Thomas 0.5) - Dean Koontz - Library book
35. Red Mars (Mars Trilogy 1) - Kim Stanley Robinson - Library book, April 2016 MR Book Club selection
    • Abandoned: Bats of the Republic - Zachary Thomas Dodson - Library book, weird formatting and coloring makes it very distracting/difficult to read on an e-ink Kindle, abandoned without starting.
36. The Stones - Richard Shelton
37. Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Trilogy 2) - Douglass Adams
38. Green Mars (Mars Trilogy 2) - Kim Stanley Robinson - Library book
39. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu) - Library book
40. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - David Grann - Library book
41. The Columbus Affair - Steve Berry - Library book
42. The Steerswoman - Rosemary Kirstein - MR Book Club Selection May 2016
43. Witches Abroad (Discworld 12) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
44. You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) - Felicia Day - Library book
45. The Postman - David Brin - Library book
46. The Road - Cormac McCarthy - Library book
47. Fool's Errand - Robin Hobb
48. The Water Room (Bryant and May 2) - Christopher Fowler - Library book
49. Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch - Library book, also called Midnight Riot
50. The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury - Library audio book
51. Sub-Human (Post-Human 1) - David Simpson
52. The Secret Garden - Francis Hodgson Burnett - Audio book/Kindle book
53. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien - Favorite
54. Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington 12) - David Weber
55. A Rising Thunder (HH13) - David Weber
56. The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan 3) - Tom Clancy
57. Something Fresh - P.G. Wodehouse - July 2016 MR Book Club Selection
    • Abandoned: Interview with the Vampire (Vampire Chronicles 1) - Ann Rice - Library book
58. The Strange Library - Haruki Murakami - Library book
59. Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects - Amy Stewart - Library book
60. I am Legend - Richard Matheson
61. The Cypher (Guardians Inc. 1) - Julian Rosado-Machain
62. Small Gods - Terry Pratchett - Library book
63. Blue Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson - Library book
64. Lords and Ladies (Discworld 14) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
65. No-Nonsense Technician-Class License Study Guide - Dan Romanchik
66. The Nine Worst Provisions in Your Publishing Contract - David P. Vandagriff
67. Moon over Soho (Rivers of London 2) - Ben Aaronovitch - Library book
68. Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London 3) - Ben Aaronovitch - Library book
69. Fablehaven - Brandon Mull - Library book
70. Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories - Edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant - Library book
71. Men at Arms (Discworld 15, City Watch 2) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
72. The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath 1) - Brad Thor - Completed 2016 page goal
73. Another book.
74. The Paper Magician - Charlie N. Holmberg
    • Abandoned: The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick - Just couldn't get into it.
75. A Death in Sweden - Kevin Wignall
76. The God's Eye View - Barry Eisler
77. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - Library book
78. The Martian - Andy Weir
79. Neuromancer - William Gibson - Library book
80. The Dark Forest (Earth's Past 2) - Cixin Liu - Library book
81. Casino Royale (James Bond 1) - Ian Fleming
82. Soul Music (Discworld 16, Death 3) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
    • Abandoned: Ocean of Storms - Christopher Mari and Jeremy K. Brown
83. Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres and the Methods of Rationality - Eliezer Yudkowsky
84. Foundation (Foundation 1) - Isaac Asimov - Library book
85. Lock In - John Scalzi - Library book
86. Interesting Times (Discworld 17, Rincewind 5) - Terry Pratchett - Library book
87. Death's End (Earth's Past 3) - Cixin Liu - Library book
88. The Paper Menagerie - Ken Liu
    • Abandoned: The Grace of Kings - Ken Liu - Library book - Just couldn't keep my interest. May try again later.
89. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Lewis Stevenson
90. Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science - Dr. Bill Blass - Library book
91. One Second After - William R. Forstchen - Library book

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Added 2/26: The Something For Everyone Challenge:

Spoiler:

• A book based on a fairy tale - The Sleeper and the Spindle - Neil Gaiman
• A major book award National Book Award winner - Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie - (Pre-Puppy) Hugo, Nebula and Locus award winner
• A YA bestseller - Calamity - Brandon Sanderson
• A book you haven't read since high school - DragonQuest - Anne McCaffrey
• A book set in your home state - The Postman - David Brin
• A book translated to English - The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu
  A romance set in the future
• A book set in Europe - The Water Room - Christopher Fowler
• A book that's under 150 pages - Mistborn: Secret History - Brandon Sanderson (149 pgs)
• A New York Times bestseller - Mission of Honor - David Weber (debuted at #13 on NYT list)
• A book that is becoming a movie this year - The Lost City of Z - David Grann
  A book recommended by someone you just met
• A self-improvement book - No-Nonsense Technician-Class License Study Guide - Dan Romanchik
• A book you can finish in a day - Joyland - Stephen King
• A book written by a celebrity - You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) - Felicia Day
• A political memoir - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride - Cary Elwes
• A book at least 100 years older than you - The Secret Garden - Francis Hodgson Burnett
• A book that's more than 600 pages - Judas Unchained - Peter F. Hamilton (1,235 pgs)
• A book from the MobileRead book club Oprah's Book Club - The Steerswoman - Rosemary Kirstein - May 2016
• A science-fiction novel - Sphere - Michael Crichton
  A book recommended by a family member
• An illustrated graphic novel - The Strange Library - Haruki Murakami
• A book that is published in 2016 - Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz
• A book with a protagonist who has your occupation - Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
• A book that takes place during Summer - The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
• A book and its prequel - Saint Odd & You Are Destined to Be Together Forever by Dean Koontz
• A murder mystery - The Case of the Velvet Claws - Erle Stanley Gardner
• A book written by a comedian - American on Purpose - Craig Ferguson
• A dystopian novel - The Road - Cormac McCarthy
• A book with a blue cover - Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
• A book of with poetry - The Helmsman - Bill Baldwin (It has more in it than anything else I am likely to read.)
• The first book you see in a librarybookstore - The Columbus Affair - Steve Berry
• A classic from the 20th century - The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
• A book from the library - Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters (and many others)
  An autobiography
• A book about a road trip - Odd Apocalypse - Dean Koontz
• A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Blue Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
• A satirical book - Night Life of the Gods - Thorne Smith
• A book that takes place on an island - Brat Farrar - Josephine Tey
• A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglass Adams

• = Already read
Upcoming read, either on hold at the library or already purchased
Read something that fits but used it in another category
Not started or identified yet

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