FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2015

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by worktolive

I never make reading goals or participate in challenges because for me, that turns reading into a task to be accomplish rather than the fun thing I do to relax.

I have learned that this is the case for me, too. No more challenges for me. Trying to follow them is what fractures my reading in all directions, instead of concentrating on a series at a time.

I still have some books in Calibre tagged to read in 2013. Still unread.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by booklover6

I have learned that this is the case for me, too. No more challenges for me. Trying to follow them is what fractures my reading in all directions, instead of concentrating on a series at a time.

I still have some books in Calibre tagged to read in 2013. Still unread.

There's a really fun challenge making it way through Facebook I am eying.

[ATDrake]

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[Terisa de morgan]

First of all, happy belated year! My wallet with all my cards and ids disappeared on Wednesday, so I wasn't very happy yesterday, sorry.

Originally Posted by worktolive

I never make reading goals or participate in challenges because for me, that turns reading into a task to be accomplish rather than the fun thing I do to relax. However, I am going to continue to try to read more of the free and bargain priced books that are languishing on my TBR mountain instead of always being distracted by NEW!!! SHINY!!!

I don't make reading goals (goodreads challenges aren't because they're lower than my expected outcome), and I only do challenges where I can choose the book according to a theme, so my TBR decreases and no too much pressure.

Originally Posted by Blossom

There's a really fun challenge making it way through Facebook I am eying.

I'm looking at it, although there're some entries I'm not going to fulfill.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Blossom

There's a really fun challenge making it way through Facebook I am eying.

Yes, I'm participating in PopSugar's Reading Challenge 2015; even blogged about it here, in BN's NOOK community forums, where I pasted the same numbered list I've posted below, in order to make the items easier to refer to and follow.

I would have worded some of these tasks differently. As written, one has to interpret or adapt some tasks as s/he sees fit, such as the Huh?-inducing #24 and any which do not apply, such a #25 for me.

This thread's participants could likely complete tasks #2, #9, and #34 with both hands tied behind their back!

1. A book with more than 500 pages

2. A classic romance

3. A book that became a movie

4. A book published this year

5. A book with a number in the title

6. A book published by someone under 30

7. A book with nonhuman characters

8. A funny book

9. A book by a female author

10. A mystery or thriller

11. A book with a one-word title

12. A book of short stories

13. A book set in a different country

14. A nonfiction book

15. A popular author's first book

16. A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet

17. A book a friend recommended

18. A Pulitzer Prize-winning book

19. A book based on a true story

20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list

21. A book your mom loves

22. A book that scares you

23. A book more than 100 years old

24. A book based entirely on its cover

25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't

26. A memoir

27. A book you can finish in a day

28. A book with antonyms in the title

29. A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit

30. A book that came out the year you were born

31.A book with bad reviews

32. A trilogy [Froide's Note: which really brings this list to 52 books, one book per week!]

33. A book from your childhood

34. A book with a love triangle

35. A book set in the future

36. A book set in high school

37. A book with a color in the title

38. A book that made you cry

39. A book with magic

40. A graphic novel

41. A book by an author you've never read before

42. A book you own but have never read

43. A book that takes place in your hometown

44. A book that was originally written in a different language

45. A book set during Christmas

46. A book written by an author with your same initials

47. A play

48. A banned book

49. A book based on or turned into a TV show

50. A book you started but never finished

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by Froide

This thread's participants could likely complete tasks #2, #9, and #34 with both hands tied behind their back!

I don't know why you say that

BTW, same with #24 and #25 here.

[laurla]

If you're looking for fun reading challenges that are not overly time consuming to keep up with (thus making them too task oriented for some), check out the Yearly Challenges in the GR group Romance Readers Reading Challenges (RRRC). Here is a link to the RRRC home page. Here is a link to the Yearly Challenges page/folder as well. Most of them are self-explanatory but there are a couple like Dream Man, the 2015 RRRC Countdown or the 2015 RT Award Nominees that look to be rather interesting.

For me, challenges have focused my reading. I found that because I had so many series, I was reading them almost straight through and getting burnt out on the series after 3 or 4 (in the longer running series) and forcing myself to finish the series. Or, putting it aside because I just couldn't continue then never getting back to it because I forgot about it. But with the challenges, I now have finished more series than ever. Partly because there are challenges focused on series but also because I can choose my books for the challenge categories from a group of started series. So now I read a couple books from several series each month and I'm not getting burnt out on them which means I'm actually enjoying them so much more. I know I could do this without the challenges (purposely choose to only read 2 or 3 books from a series at a time), but I also like the challenges themselves and the group interaction, so it's a win-win for me.

Anyway, just my 2 cents (since it's been awhile since I contributed ).
BTW, I read 302 books in 2014 (my goal was 250). I'll keep the same goal for 2015

Happy New Year to everyone and blessings to all of you on this coming year.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I don't know why you say that

BTW, same with #24 and #25 here.

I read alot of books based on it's cover only. I have a list for #25 books I was suppose to read but didn't. This really does look like a doable challenge which gives you plenty of options.

I suppose I am doing #45 now.

[Atunah]

Happy New Year everyone.

I hope to read more this year than last. I tried the challenges on Goodreads a couple of years ago. I think I tried to do too many at once and never finished one. I gave up looking at them by half year. The one listed above, I wouldn't be able to do such. I don't read graphic novels for example, or memoirs. So I'd never be able to finish. I have to read stuff I want to read. So for me the challenge would have to be romance based mostly. I'll check out those romance ones on RRRC.

My thing is always that I don't want it to become a chore. They can't be too narrow. So I could try 2 or 3, but I'll have to find the right ones.

I usually only do the GR reading challenge of how many I read for the year. Thats just a number of what I read, that is it.

So far I read one book this year. I had a really bad reading slump the last 3 months of the year so I hope I'll do better.

I also will try not to buy a lot of books. I already own so many and I said that last year around this time. I have Scribd, library and owned books. I have to work my way through that pile.

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[ScalyFreak]

Originally Posted by Froide

I would have worded some of these tasks differently. As written, one has to interpret or adapt some tasks as s/he sees fit, such as the Huh?-inducing #24 and any which do not apply, such a #25 for me.

This thread's participants could likely complete tasks #2, #9, and #34 with both hands tied behind their back!

#50 makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. There's a good reason I didn't bother finishing those books...

[Froide]

Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

#50 makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. There's a good reason I didn't bother finishing those books...

I find that true for some books; even created a "not finished-disliked" category for them in Goodreads. But I'd like to finish certain other books, such as anthologies or textbooks I've read selections or certain chapters of, that left me wanting to read more.

[Britomart]

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[Blossom]

Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

#50 makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. There's a good reason I didn't bother finishing those books...

You've never started a book that was good but you wasn't in the mood for it at the time to finish it? I have a list of these types books. I need to finish.