For now, my challenge is simply to read 75 books in 2014. I will add some specific challenges once I get my head round what they are
. One thing I am going to do is keep track of pages read, as I've never bothered with that before.
EDIT: I am including novellas and some short stories in my book count, balanced by some books which are around 600 pages. So my secondary challenge is to average the page count to about 300 pages overall.
Stats:
Books read: 76
Pages read: 25,781
Average page count: 339
List:
01.
1632 (Assiti Shards #1) by Eric Flint (****) - 597 pages
02.
77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz (***) - 451 pages
03.
Fire and Brimstone by Colin Bateman (****) - 400 pages
04.
Visually Disturbed by V.M. Fahy (**) - 214 pages
05.
Legacies: A Repairman Jack Novel by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages
06.
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin (****) - 208 pages
07.
Equoid by Charles Stross (***) - 65 pages
08.
Robert B. Parker's Bull River by Robert Knott (****) - 353 pages
09.
Graveyard of Memories by Barry Eisler (****) - 344 pages
10.
Killer by Jonathan Kellerman (****) - 448 pages
11.
Getting Off: A Novel of Sex and Violence by Lawrence Block (****) - 336 pages
12.
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (****) - 332 pages
13.
Lastnight by Stephen Leather (****) - 288 pages
14.
The Martian by Any Weir (*****) - 369 pages
15.
The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons by Lawrence Block (****) - 250 pages
16.
The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (****) - 260 pages
17.
Beer Trip to Llandudno by Kevin Barry (***) - 25 pages
18.
BioShock: Rapture by John Shirley (***) - 444 pages
19.
Conspiracies by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 416 pages
20.
Touchstone (1. The Sins of the Fathers) by Andy Conway (***) - 226 pages
21.
Touchstone (2. Family at War) by Andy Conway (***) - 85 pages
22.
Day by Day Armageddon: Grey Fox by J.L. Bourne (****) - 42 pages
23.
All the Rage by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 512 pages
24.
Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot by Ace Atkins (****) - 320 pages
25.
Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge (***) - 364 pages
26.
Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey (****) - 399 pages
27.
His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue by Wesley Allison (***) - 172 pages
28.
Things You Should Know by Pete Clark (***) - 9 pages
29.
A Face in the Crowd by Stephen King (***) - 32 pages
30.
Hosts by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 512 pages
31.
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (****) - 336 pages
32.
Doughnut by Tom Holt (****) - 400 pages
33.
Still Bleeding by Stephen Leather (****) - 40 pages
34.
Hollow World by Michael J Sullivan (****) - 384 pages
35.
The Haunted Air by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages
36.
Killing Hope by Keith Houghton (***) - 522 pages
37.
Gateways by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages
38.
Bite by Nick Louth (***) - 278 pages
39.
Second Suicide by Hugh Howey (****) - 22 pages
40.
Missing You by Harlan Coben (****) - 400 pages
41.
The Twelve by Justin Cronin (****) - 576 pages
42.
Crisscross by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 512 pages
43.
Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo (****) - 367 pages
44.
Wheat Belly by William Davis (*****) - 292 pages
45.
Infernal by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 432 pages
46.
To Sail a Darkling Sea by John Ringo (****) - 384 pages
47.
Harbingers by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages
48.
The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk (****) - 161 pages
49.
Not a Drill by Lee Child (***) - 53 pages
50.
Cold City by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 481 pages
51.
The Last Town by Blake Crouch (***) - 285 pages
52.
Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lyndsay (****) - 352 pages
53.
Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia (****) - 400 pages
54.
Dark City by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages
55.
Bloodline by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 544 pages
56.
Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman (****) - 352 pages
57.
Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes (***) - 375 pages
58.
By The Sword by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 464 pages
59.
Ground Zero by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 464 pages
60.
Personal by Lee Child (*****) - 460 pages
61.
From The Cradle by Louise Voss (****) - 383 pages
62.
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (****) - 703 pages
63.
Fatal Error by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 416 pages
64.
The Dark at the End by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 432 pages
65.
The Fear by Charlie Higson (***) - 496 pages
66.
The Fallen by Charlie Higson (****) - 502 pages
67.
100 Most Pointless Things in the World by Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman (***) - 304 pages
68.
Nightworld by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 462 pages
69.
More Fool Me by Stephen Fry (***) - 388 pages
70.
Rivers of London by Peter Grant (****) - 392 pages
71.
Fear City by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 462 pages
72.
Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein (****) - 392 pages
73.
100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World by Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman (***) - 340 pages
74. Private Dancer by Stephen Leather (***) - 288 pages
75.
The Flying Sorcerers by David Gerrold, Larry Niven (****) - 322 pages
76. Nobody Runs Forever by Richard Stark (***) - 304 pages
THE END