The 2014 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread! - Page 40

pdurrant · 07-08-2014, 04:01 AM

For very young children, I found the best rule was to sleep when they slept!

Yapyap · 07-08-2014, 04:45 AM

In spite of having had next to no reading time the last two weeks, I'm still on track with my main challenge: at 65 books read, that's just over half of my 120 book goal.

I also managed to keep my buying (of new ebooks for myself) down to 9 in June, which is nicely within my goal of "no more than 10 ebooks a month".

I'm also on track with all of my reading sub-challenges, but now that I will soon have some reading time again, I'll have to make sure to keep up with those again.

ccowie · 07-08-2014, 10:05 AM

June: tough month for reading! Too much work, playoffs, nice weather, beer drinking on the porch, baseball on the radio. . . So, I fell behind, but I'm still on track and should exceed my goal of 75 books this year.

Bookpossum · 07-08-2014, 08:31 PM

I'm on track, but only just. I have been on a short holiday visiting family, and didn't get much reading time, so I hope to catch up a bit of time now I'm home again.

Xanthe · 07-09-2014, 11:09 PM

Added a bunch of books that I had read on my T1 and in paper format. I still have to post the ones that I read on my Nook. I've been doing a lot of re-reads, some due to the fact that favorite authors have issued new books and I like to re-read the series to refamiliarize myself, and also, I think, because it's rather a stressful time for me right now and favorite series are like comfort food - minus the calories.

So, I'm still on target for my goal.

jbcohen · 07-11-2014, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

For very young children, I found the best rule was to sleep when they slept!

Being the pop of a young child you are correct, the best thing to do is to sleep when your children are asleep.

Tarana · 07-13-2014, 07:17 PM

Now that I'm done with Dresden Files, I'm reading some shorter books so that I can catch up with my reading challenge. GR says I'm still 3 books behind. So, I'm trying to stick with some audios under 9 hours. Once I catch up there, I can work on my magazines, which have been hopelessly ignored since February.

CharredScribe · 07-14-2014, 12:19 PM

Still on track, and about to give my sub-goal (15 books of African fiction) a big boost, since I decided to read (and re-read) the wonderful books of Nadine Gordimer, who passed away yesterday.

sun surfer · 07-16-2014, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

I'm on track, but only just. I have been on a short holiday visiting family, and didn't get much reading time, so I hope to catch up a bit of time now I'm home again.

Good luck!

I had something come up this month that's really cut into my reading, and here right at the beginning of my challenge.

Katsunami · 07-16-2014, 02:43 PM

I'm still catching up. My projected number of pages at year's end (using my own counting method), when reading at the average speed of this year is now 11.050.

January 15: 17.568 pages, Success
January 26: 14.993 pages, Success
Febuary 02: 14.933 pages, Success
Febuary 09: 15.622 pages, Success
Febuary 17: 15.695 pages, Success
March 13: 10.782 pages, Fail
May 25: 8.002 pages, Fail
June 8: 8.700 pages, Fail
June 14: 9.112 pages, Fail
June 19: 9.677 pages, Fail
June 27: 10.049 pages, Fail
July 04: 10.375 pages, Fail
July 10: 10.690 pages, Fail
July 16: 11.050 pages, Fail

I caught up roughly 3,000 pages in my project, in about 52 days, starting from May 25th, thanks to the Belgariad and Malloreon series, which I read back to back. I'm actually a bit sad that they're done, but I still have the companion books to go

If I keep going at this rate, I'll be back on track around September 6 or so

Unbelievable. 3,5 months of hard reading to catch up 6 weeks of slacking due to busy days....

Xanthe · 07-19-2014, 09:33 PM

Updated my list with my books from the Nook and I'm now at 73/100, so I'm ahead of my game right now.

Stress = more books series books re-read, LOL.

Hampshire Nanny · 07-19-2014, 10:02 PM

I finished book #93 last night -- The Martian by Andy Weir. I'm so glad I saw the recommendations for this book here on MobileRead. I'm almost one month ahead of schedule to meet my goal of 150 books this year.

Now reading Heavenly Pleasures, a cozy mystery by Kerry Greenwood. This is an eBook borrowed from my library through their subscription to Freading.com.

CWatkinsNash · 07-22-2014, 12:27 PM

I'm behind, but I'm reading again so I should catch up fairly easily.

CharredScribe · 07-24-2014, 10:02 AM

Oh dear, my reading has plummeted. This month so far, I have read only 2 (two!) books

Work has really ramped up this month, and it will continue through until the end of August. And since so much of my work is about reading, the last thing I feel like doing in the evenings and on the weekends is reading.

Hopefully, my reading-for-pleasure will pick up a little in September so that I can still make my target (not that it is about the number itself, but the number shows me how little I am reading which makes me sad

)

HomeInMyShoes · 07-24-2014, 10:03 AM

I'm ahead, but quickly falling behind as I haven't read anything in a few weeks now.

07-16-2014, 02:43 PM	#595
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I'm still catching up. My projected number of pages at year's end (using my own counting method), when reading at the average speed of this year is now 11.050. January 15: 17.568 pages, Success January 26: 14.993 pages, Success Febuary 02: 14.933 pages, Success Febuary 09: 15.622 pages, Success Febuary 17: 15.695 pages, Success March 13: 10.782 pages, Fail May 25: 8.002 pages, Fail June 8: 8.700 pages, Fail June 14: 9.112 pages, Fail June 19: 9.677 pages, Fail June 27: 10.049 pages, Fail July 04: 10.375 pages, Fail July 10: 10.690 pages, Fail July 16: 11.050 pages, Fail I caught up roughly 3,000 pages in my project, in about 52 days, starting from May 25th, thanks to the Belgariad and Malloreon series, which I read back to back. I'm actually a bit sad that they're done, but I still have the companion books to go If I keep going at this rate, I'll be back on track around September 6 or so Unbelievable. 3,5 months of hard reading to catch up 6 weeks of slacking due to busy days.... Last edited by Katsunami; 07-16-2014 at 02:52 PM.

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07-08-2014, 04:01 AM	#586
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,075 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	For very young children, I found the best rule was to sleep when they slept!

07-08-2014, 04:45 AM	#587
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	In spite of having had next to no reading time the last two weeks, I'm still on track with my main challenge: at 65 books read, that's just over half of my 120 book goal. I also managed to keep my buying (of new ebooks for myself) down to 9 in June, which is nicely within my goal of "no more than 10 ebooks a month". I'm also on track with all of my reading sub-challenges, but now that I will soon have some reading time again, I'll have to make sure to keep up with those again.

07-08-2014, 10:05 AM	#588
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	June: tough month for reading! Too much work, playoffs, nice weather, beer drinking on the porch, baseball on the radio. . . So, I fell behind, but I'm still on track and should exceed my goal of 75 books this year.

07-08-2014, 08:31 PM	#589
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I'm on track, but only just. I have been on a short holiday visiting family, and didn't get much reading time, so I hope to catch up a bit of time now I'm home again.

07-09-2014, 11:09 PM	#590
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Added a bunch of books that I had read on my T1 and in paper format. I still have to post the ones that I read on my Nook. I've been doing a lot of re-reads, some due to the fact that favorite authors have issued new books and I like to re-read the series to refamiliarize myself, and also, I think, because it's rather a stressful time for me right now and favorite series are like comfort food - minus the calories. So, I'm still on target for my goal.

07-13-2014, 07:17 PM	#592
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Now that I'm done with Dresden Files, I'm reading some shorter books so that I can catch up with my reading challenge. GR says I'm still 3 books behind. So, I'm trying to stick with some audios under 9 hours. Once I catch up there, I can work on my magazines, which have been hopelessly ignored since February.

07-14-2014, 12:19 PM	#593
CharredScribe Addict Posts: 266 Karma: 959704 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: South Africa Device: Kobo Aura HD, Aura ONE	Still on track, and about to give my sub-goal (15 books of African fiction) a big boost, since I decided to read (and re-read) the wonderful books of Nadine Gordimer, who passed away yesterday.

07-19-2014, 09:33 PM	#596
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Updated my list with my books from the Nook and I'm now at 73/100, so I'm ahead of my game right now. Stress = more books series books re-read, LOL.

07-19-2014, 10:02 PM	#597
Hampshire Nanny Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 8064562 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 KB, iPad2	I finished book #93 last night -- *The Martian* by Andy Weir. I'm so glad I saw the recommendations for this book here on MobileRead. I'm almost one month ahead of schedule to meet my goal of 150 books this year. Now reading *Heavenly Pleasures*, a cozy mystery by Kerry Greenwood. This is an eBook borrowed from my library through their subscription to Freading.com.

07-22-2014, 12:27 PM	#598
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I'm behind, but I'm reading again so I should catch up fairly easily.

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07-24-2014, 10:02 AM	#599
CharredScribe Addict Posts: 266 Karma: 959704 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: South Africa Device: Kobo Aura HD, Aura ONE	Oh dear, my reading has plummeted. This month so far, I have read only 2 (two!) books Work has really ramped up this month, and it will continue through until the end of August. And since so much of my work is about reading, the last thing I feel like doing in the evenings and on the weekends is reading. Hopefully, my reading-for-pleasure will pick up a little in September so that I can still make my target (not that it is about the number itself, but the number shows me how little I am reading which makes me sad )

07-24-2014, 10:03 AM	#600
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I'm ahead, but quickly falling behind as I haven't read anything in a few weeks now.