READ 100 BOOKS IN 2011 - Page 38

JSWolf · 08-01-2011, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

I think those can only be started by GoodReads staff. I would suggest that you ask one of the mods over there.

I've been looking into challenges and the staff seem to think that a group challenge is good enough when it is nowhere even close to acceptable.

Catlady · 08-21-2011, 10:02 PM

Well, I've finally reached the halfway point--50 books read. I've picked up the pace considerably lately; my total was only 30 at the end of June. I still have hopes of hitting 100!

MrsJoseph · 08-23-2011, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catlady

Well, I've finally reached the halfway point--50 books read. I've picked up the pace considerably lately; my total was only 30 at the end of June. I still have hopes of hitting 100!

Congrats! I think you'll make it!

sonofpendragon · 09-04-2011, 01:15 PM

If I took up the challenge then I think I'd make it, just. I average about 2 books a week anyway, sometimes far more, as many as 5, which makes up for the non-reading weeks, but there's not too many of these.

coinín · 09-08-2011, 06:52 PM

2 in the last 2, and probably another today.
This is what happens when you stay home from work with a bad cold.

Iridal · 09-09-2011, 02:50 AM

I already know I won't get to my goal of reading 100 books this year. I have hardly touched a book these last weeks, there's too much happening in real life

The last book I read took me 2 weeks to finish.

Crusader · 09-09-2011, 03:40 AM

I'm at 80 books now so I should be able to make it.

pdurrant · 09-09-2011, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iridal

I already know I won't get to my goal of reading 100 books this year. I have hardly touched a book these last weeks, there's too much happening in real life

The last book I read took me 2 weeks to finish.

I think those newly in love get a special dispensation.

rpmazur · 09-09-2011, 02:37 PM

I looked at my status bar on Goodreads.com for the 100 in 2011 challenge, I am 61% behind at my current pace.....LOL. I also started like 2 months ago and have been reading as fast as I can and still enjoy the book.

My digital library grew exponentially here last night, so I might be able to pick up the pace a little

Nyssa · 09-09-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rpmazur

I looked at my status bar on Goodreads.com for the 100 in 2011 challenge, I am 61% behind at my current pace.....LOL. I also started like 2 months ago and have been reading as fast as I can and still enjoy the book.

My digital library grew exponentially here last night, so I might be able to pick up the pace a little

You're doing extremely well for only 2 months. I've been participating all year and am 43% behind - counting short stories.

jbcohen · 09-14-2011, 12:16 PM

I'm a little bit behind, should be at 67 or 68 by now if I'm going to make it, don't imagine that I will, I'm a tad slow for that.

Dazrin · 09-15-2011, 07:59 PM

I tried to make it this year, but it is time to throw in the towel.

I won't make it. I guess I should have held off on a couple of the larger ones (The Way of Kings = 1280 pages).

So far I have read 54 books (including short stories) and am somewhere north of 16,000 pages. I don't have page counts for most of the short stories and some e-books are only available electronically, so they aren't included. It would probably bring the total up to 17,000+ pages.

Of course if you look at page counts, even ignoring the ones I don't have pages for, I am on track to finish about 22,000 pages. And if you assume that every 200 pages is one book - I will make it at around 110 books.

So, if I keep this up, I will still count this year as a win!

HomeInMyShoes · 09-18-2011, 12:25 AM

^200 pages is a book?!? I'm at 28 books and about 9,200 pages.

I won't make 40 books this year, but it's been fun keeping track anyway.

@Nyssa: I see you've picked up on the reading again.

Dazrin · 09-20-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

^200 pages is a book?!? I'm at 28 books and about 9,200 pages.

There was some discussion about how long a book needed to be to count towards the 100 books this year (i.e. short stories don't, longer novellas might, etc.) I think the final page count that was "agreed" upon was between 150 and 200 pages, so I used the longer one as my threshold. I don't think anyone else took it they way I was playing with to get themselves closer to a "win". I just needed an excuse since I don't like missing goals.

Either way, I am really just having fun too. I love my Kindle and the ability to have any book I want at my finger tips. I have read more new authors this year than I have in the past 5 years combined, maybe even 10 years, because of it. Many of those were short stories and many of them were free, but I have purchased several other stories by the authors I have really liked and will continue to do so.

HomeInMyShoes · 09-20-2011, 02:02 PM

^I included The Metamorphosis which is way too short, but then Ulysses made up for it. To me, it's all a wash and the numbers don't matter that much.

Agreed on the more new authors. A quick check and I've read from 15 new authors this year.

09-04-2011, 01:15 PM	#559
sonofpendragon Member Retired Posts: 56 Karma: 696290 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle for PC	READ 100 BOOKS IN 2011 If I took up the challenge then I think I'd make it, just. I average about 2 books a week anyway, sometimes far more, as many as 5, which makes up for the non-reading weeks, but there's not too many of these.

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Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Well, I've finally reached the halfway point--50 books read. I've picked up the pace considerably lately; my total was only 30 at the end of June. I still have hopes of hitting 100!

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coinín dust bunny Posts: 158 Karma: 512427 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo WiFi, Sony PRS-650, BlackBerry PlayBook	2 in the last 2, and probably another today. This is what happens when you stay home from work with a bad cold.

09-09-2011, 02:50 AM	#561
Iridal Mysteriarch Posts: 1,422 Karma: 26606984 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The land of impossible deadlines Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3	I already know I won't get to my goal of reading 100 books this year. I have hardly touched a book these last weeks, there's too much happening in real life The last book I read took me 2 weeks to finish.

09-09-2011, 03:40 AM	#562
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	I'm at 80 books now so I should be able to make it.

09-09-2011, 02:37 PM	#564
rpmazur Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 1032 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas Device: Calibre (for MAC), MoonReader (Android)	I looked at my status bar on Goodreads.com for the 100 in 2011 challenge, I am 61% behind at my current pace.....LOL. I also started like 2 months ago and have been reading as fast as I can and still enjoy the book. My digital library grew exponentially here last night, so I might be able to pick up the pace a little

09-14-2011, 12:16 PM	#566
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,033 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	I'm a little bit behind, should be at 67 or 68 by now if I'm going to make it, don't imagine that I will, I'm a tad slow for that.

09-15-2011, 07:59 PM	#567
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,735 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I tried to make it this year, but it is time to throw in the towel. I won't make it. I guess I should have held off on a couple of the larger ones (The Way of Kings = 1280 pages). So far I have read 54 books (including short stories) and am somewhere north of 16,000 pages. I don't have page counts for most of the short stories and some e-books are only available electronically, so they aren't included. It would probably bring the total up to 17,000+ pages. Of course if you look at page counts, even ignoring the ones I don't have pages for, I am on track to finish about 22,000 pages. And if you assume that every 200 pages is one book - I will make it at around 110 books. So, if I keep this up, I will still count this year as a win!

09-18-2011, 12:25 AM	#568
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^200 pages is a book?!? I'm at 28 books and about 9,200 pages. I won't make 40 books this year, but it's been fun keeping track anyway. @Nyssa: I see you've picked up on the reading again.

09-20-2011, 02:02 PM	#570
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^I included The Metamorphosis which is way too short, but then Ulysses made up for it. To me, it's all a wash and the numbers don't matter that much. Agreed on the more new authors. A quick check and I've read from 15 new authors this year.