The 2015 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread - Page 10

jbcohen · 01-31-2015, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm trying to finish Perdido Street Station. It varies as to how interesting it is. I do feel it's a bit longer than it needs to be.

Don't ever read Moby Dick, in the days the book was written authors were paid based on the number of pages they wrote so there was an incentive to ramble and he book really rambles a lot.

DrNefario · 02-01-2015, 06:24 AM

I just realised I missed my first day on my daily short story challenge yesterday. I'm quite annoyed at myself about that. I had plenty of free time, but just clean forgot.

I'm still on target - I was allowing for a few slip-ups and unusually busy days - but it's still annoying to break the chain after 30 days.

Nyssa · 02-01-2015, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

I've been in a manga mood lately.
Its not very helpful for either of my book club challenges, nor my genre/category challenge, but its great for my series challenge as I'm now 3 books into a 10 book series called Kitchen Princess. I own the entire collection thanks to my daughter being interested in it first.

I finally took a break from the manga! I'm currently reading The Rook by Daniel O'Malley. It is quite interesting and humorous!

HomeInMyShoes · 02-02-2015, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

Don't ever read Moby Dick, in the days the book was written authors were paid based on the number of pages they wrote so there was an incentive to ramble and he book really rambles a lot.

It's a great story buried in a book on whaling terminology.

Not my favourite read.

pdurrant · 02-02-2015, 07:34 AM

We're now well past January and into February. I'm doing well on my main challenge of keeping to a book buying budget. I think I'm a little behind on my reading of the books I bought in 2004 and 2005 but haven't yet read, but I'm sure I can catch up.

A most enjoyable start to my reading year.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-02-2015, 09:58 AM

I finished my second Canadian book and have started my third Canadian book. Looking good to make a serious dent in that subchallenge this month.

Nyssa · 02-02-2015, 08:05 PM

Flights of Fantasy Book Club Reads :
Primary - One Book Club Selection from Each Month: [00 / 11]
Secondary - Additional Book Club Selections from Each Month: [00 out of 33]
Bonus - Unread Book Club Selections from 2014: [01 out of 44]

Flights of Fantasy Series Challenge Reads[ :
Primary - One Series Book Every Month: [01 / 12]
Secondary - Additional Series Books Every Month: [07]
Bonus - Complete a Minimum of 3 Series by the End of the Year: [01 / 03]

The "I'll Try Anything Once" Challenge :
Primary - One "Anything Once" Book Every Month: [01 / 12]
Secondary - Additional "Anything Once" Books Every Month: [02]
Bonus - Complete the "Anything Once" list by the End of the Year: [03 / 52]

MobileRead Book Club Selections :
Primary - One Book Club Selection from Each Quarter: [00 / 04]
Secondary - Additional Book Club Selections from Each Quarter: [00]
Bonus - All Book Club Selections for the Year: [00 / 12]
Add'l Bonus - Any Previous Unread Book Club Selections (2008 -2014): [00 / 78]

HomeInMyShoes · 02-05-2015, 10:11 AM

Finished my third Canadian book and am halfway through my fourth. Definitely making some progress this month.

Dngrsone · 02-05-2015, 10:49 AM

I am on track, despite my ENGL 44B class. Ooh, my first essay is up this weekend. Let's see how painful it will be-- every instructor is different, you know, and this one is a PhD, which might mean I spend the whole weekend trying to craft a B essay when I am not actually working.

I have no idea about a thesis yet. :/

Hampshire Nanny · 02-05-2015, 12:13 PM

Now that January is over ...

I completed 14 books in January, 3 short of the average of 17 which I need to read each month to meet my goal of 200 books. But I know that the number of books I read each month varies by quite a lot. In 2014, they varied from 7 to 17. The characteristics of the books I'm reading contribute and there's always work and life which can affect the amount of time available for reading.

My secondary goal is to read at least 50,000 pages. That's a monthly objective of 4166 pages, and I exceeded that in January with 4391 pages.

Regarding the other challenges I have decided to attempt, I have made no progress toward completing any of the designated series. I'm working on the Brother Cadfael series and about 60% of the way through The Leper of Saint Giles.

CRussel · 02-07-2015, 02:17 PM

I've completed 15 books so far this year, and managed to record all of them. But I'm really struggling to keep the total spent, including Audible Credits, up to date and accurate. It's just way too easy to lose track. A real struggle. I think I've got it accurate, but I might well have missed one or two. But at least nothing major.

So far I've spent $45, and used 7 Audible credits. Which, considering my usual spending on books, makes it a good month. That number of Audible credits is high, obviously, but I used up several extra credits that I'd carried over from last year, plus three credits I got as freebies for joining KU. I'll be killing that account shortly.

Nyssa · 02-07-2015, 02:58 PM

I'm still reading my 7th book of the year. Its taking me way too long to complete, but that technically can't be helped. At least I'm enjoying the ride, even if I feel like I'm stuck in traffic.

The more frustrating situation, however, is my internal struggle over which of 3 options I should read next.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-09-2015, 09:00 AM

What are the options?

Nyssa · 02-09-2015, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

What are the options?

Continuing the Kitchen Princess series, rereading Volume 1 and then finishing the Omnibus Versions of the Chobits series , or Age of Innocence.

I feel like I'm forgetting a 4th one, but I'm not sure what it is at the moment.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-09-2015, 07:54 PM

^Fugitive Pieces.

02-02-2015, 08:05 PM	#142
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	As of January 31st: *Flights of Fantasy Book Club Reads* : Primary - One Book Club Selection from Each Month: [00 / 11] Secondary - Additional Book Club Selections from Each Month: [00 out of 33] Bonus - Unread Book Club Selections from 2014: [01 out of 44] *Flights of Fantasy Series Challenge Reads[* : Primary - One Series Book Every Month: [01 / 12] Secondary - Additional Series Books Every Month: [07] Bonus - Complete a Minimum of 3 Series by the End of the Year: [01 / 03] *The "I'll Try Anything Once" Challenge* : Primary - One "Anything Once" Book Every Month: [01 / 12] Secondary - Additional "Anything Once" Books Every Month: [02] Bonus - Complete the "Anything Once" list by the End of the Year: [03 / 52] *MobileRead Book Club Selections* : Primary - One Book Club Selection from Each Quarter: [00 / 04] Secondary - Additional Book Club Selections from Each Quarter: [00] Bonus - All Book Club Selections for the Year: [00 / 12] Add'l Bonus - Any Previous Unread Book Club Selections (2008 -2014): [00 / 78]

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02-01-2015, 06:24 AM	#137
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,196 Karma: 12000000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I just realised I missed my first day on my daily short story challenge yesterday. I'm quite annoyed at myself about that. I had plenty of free time, but just clean forgot. I'm still on target - I was allowing for a few slip-ups and unusually busy days - but it's still annoying to break the chain after 30 days.

02-02-2015, 07:34 AM	#140
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,842 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	We're now well past January and into February. I'm doing well on my main challenge of keeping to a book buying budget. I think I'm a little behind on my reading of the books I bought in 2004 and 2005 but haven't yet read, but I'm sure I can catch up. A most enjoyable start to my reading year.

02-02-2015, 09:58 AM	#141
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I finished my second Canadian book and have started my third Canadian book. Looking good to make a serious dent in that subchallenge this month.

02-05-2015, 10:11 AM	#143
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Finished my third Canadian book and am halfway through my fourth. Definitely making some progress this month.

02-05-2015, 10:49 AM	#144
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	I am on track, despite my ENGL 44B class. Ooh, my first essay is up this weekend. Let's see how painful it will be-- every instructor is different, you know, and this one is a PhD, which might mean I spend the whole weekend trying to craft a B essay when I am not actually working. I have no idea about a thesis yet. :/

02-05-2015, 12:13 PM	#145
Hampshire Nanny Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 8064562 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 KB, iPad2	Now that January is over ... I completed 14 books in January, 3 short of the average of 17 which I need to read each month to meet my goal of 200 books. But I know that the number of books I read each month varies by quite a lot. In 2014, they varied from 7 to 17. The characteristics of the books I'm reading contribute and there's always work and life which can affect the amount of time available for reading. My secondary goal is to read at least 50,000 pages. That's a monthly objective of 4166 pages, and I exceeded that in January with 4391 pages. Regarding the other challenges I have decided to attempt, I have made no progress toward completing any of the designated series. I'm working on the Brother Cadfael series and about 60% of the way through *The Leper of Saint Giles*.

02-07-2015, 02:17 PM	#146
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,289 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	I've completed 15 books so far this year, and managed to record all of them. But I'm really struggling to keep the total spent, including Audible Credits, up to date and accurate. It's just way too easy to lose track. A real struggle. I think I've got it accurate, but I might well have missed one or two. But at least nothing major. So far I've spent $45, and used 7 Audible credits. Which, considering my usual spending on books, makes it a good month. That number of Audible credits is high, obviously, but I used up several extra credits that I'd carried over from last year, plus three credits I got as freebies for joining KU. I'll be killing that account shortly.

02-07-2015, 02:58 PM	#147
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I'm still reading my 7th book of the year. Its taking me way too long to complete, but that technically can't be helped. At least I'm enjoying the ride, even if I feel like I'm stuck in traffic. The more frustrating situation, however, is my internal struggle over which of 3 options I should read next.

02-09-2015, 09:00 AM	#148
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	What are the options?

02-09-2015, 07:54 PM	#150
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^Fugitive Pieces.

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