READ 100 BOOKS IN 2011 - Page 47

sun surfer · 12-28-2011, 09:37 PM

Didn't get anywhere near my goal of 50 in 2011 but I'm happy with what I read and always knew that it would be a big challenge for me. Well, hope springs eternal and there's always 2012!

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Originally Posted by jhempel24

And DONE!!!

I know some of them may not "count" for most people, but they do for me.

Like the "Walking Dead" Hardback collections, yes they are comics, but 12 of them in a HB is around 300 or so pages, and they can be wordy at times.

http://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/26894

Congrats and nothing wrong with counting "The Walking Dead". I did too!

I figured it helped even out the page counts of some other much longer books I read.

Justy · 12-28-2011, 11:32 PM

I had high hopes for reaching my goal this year and for a while it looked like I would reach it early. Then my husband was in a major motorbike accident in August and while I read a lot when he was in ICU, I haven't read nearly as much as normal since he started rehab. I am currently at 95 books, 29,622 pages, according to Goodreads.com though. I have more than a few books "on the go" right now so I could still add a few more before the year ends and get pretty close.

kiwipippa · 12-29-2011, 12:40 AM

I haven't been reporting my progress here but I set my initial target at 100, reduced it about early March to 52 (one a week) and have achieved that so I'm happy.

Thumbs up to goodreads for their excellent tracking tool. I'll be using it again in 2012.

Rumpelteazer · 12-31-2011, 03:24 AM

I finished Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere last night, my 120th book of the year. I was hoping to make 125 but the past month has be so busy I only managed to read 4 books. But an average of 10 books a month is more than I would have guessed I would be able to read.

orlok · 12-31-2011, 07:08 AM

Well in the end I managed 107 books, which I'm pleased with. I'm still deciding exactly what challenge I will be taking on for 2012, but it won't be as many, I don't think. I'd rather vary it, and allow myself to read longer books if I fancy (though 2011 did include The Count of Monte Cristo, which was 1400+ pages).

David71 · 12-31-2011, 11:48 PM

I managed to read 102 this year without really pushing myself. That was a little under 39,000 pages read according to Goodreads and I'm happy with those numbers. I got off to a bit of a slow start this year so I can probably do a bit better next year. I figure I'll do a challenge as long as I'm enjoying myself.

abookreader · 01-02-2012, 11:03 AM

Finished up with 129 books.

My 2012 goal is to improve by one book - 130.

pdurrant · 01-02-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

The first part is easy. My TBR pile is about 420 ebooks. I've read 127 ebooks this year so far.

Unfortunately, the second part isn't so easy. I've bought 173 ebooks this year so far.

I started a thread to help me (& others) with the second part — feel free to join in. I managed to buy only 15 ebooks since starting the thread. It's now 13 days since I last bought an ebook.

Well, I ended up the year with 205 read, 3 abandoned, and 30 previous read removed from my TBR pile, and 'only' 218 bought. Which means in the last five months of 2011, I only bought 45 ebooks, an average of nine a month, but I read 78, over 15 per month! Pretty good going.

I go into 2012 with a TBR pile of 380 and a target of 300 of less at the end of 2012. If I can carry on as I did over the past five months, I should make it...

afv011 · 01-02-2012, 02:18 PM

I didn't join the challenge because I knew 100 was out of my reach; my only goal was just to keep reading, and I managed 65 books, about 10 more than in 2010. For 2012, my only goal is to enjoy myself with my books.

ATDrake · 01-02-2012, 02:34 PM

If we're doing year-end stats, then mine are:

210 brand-new novel-length read in full
18 paper re-reads
12 e-book re-reads
+ a bunch of separately packaged short stories and graphic novels I'm not going to scroll through and count (I need a better numeration system for those)

total paid purchases read: 108 purchased prior to finishing re/reading (a few picked up after if they were on sale and I liked it enough)

CWatkinsNash · 01-02-2012, 03:28 PM

I had hoped to squeeze in one last book in 2011, but my end total was 86. I'm happy with that.

orlok · 01-02-2012, 08:20 PM

Nicely done

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Shack70 · 01-02-2012, 08:34 PM

I made my goal of 100 and read 101 in 2011. I am only going to 50 in 2012, 100 was a struggle and I want to read some long ones this year!

sabredog · 01-03-2012, 12:14 AM

Well I predicted last month I would get to 90 and I did, finishing book number 90 before new year.

tponzo · 01-03-2012, 01:02 AM

Well I got to 148 by the end of 2011 missed 150 by 2 but only started counting in February so I'm sure I did read more than 150. Got 1 for 2012 already. Congratulations to everybody and hope everyone has fun reading in 2012.

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12-28-2011, 11:32 PM	#692
Justy Fanatic Posts: 547 Karma: 27509 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Sony Xperia z3 tablet, Kobo Glo, Boyue T63	I had high hopes for reaching my goal this year and for a while it looked like I would reach it early. Then my husband was in a major motorbike accident in August and while I read a lot when he was in ICU, I haven't read nearly as much as normal since he started rehab. I am currently at 95 books, 29,622 pages, according to Goodreads.com though. I have more than a few books "on the go" right now so I could still add a few more before the year ends and get pretty close.

12-29-2011, 12:40 AM	#693
kiwipippa Fanatic Posts: 578 Karma: 613022 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo glo, kobo touch (dead), kindle touch, android phone	I haven't been reporting my progress here but I set my initial target at 100, reduced it about early March to 52 (one a week) and have achieved that so I'm happy. Thumbs up to goodreads for their excellent tracking tool. I'll be using it again in 2012.

12-31-2011, 03:24 AM	#694
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,340 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I finished Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere last night, my 120th book of the year. I was hoping to make 125 but the past month has be so busy I only managed to read 4 books. But an average of 10 books a month is more than I would have guessed I would be able to read.

12-31-2011, 07:08 AM	#695
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Well in the end I managed 107 books, which I'm pleased with. I'm still deciding exactly what challenge I will be taking on for 2012, but it won't be as many, I don't think. I'd rather vary it, and allow myself to read longer books if I fancy (though 2011 did include The Count of Monte Cristo, which was 1400+ pages).

12-31-2011, 11:48 PM	#696
David71 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ashland, AL Device: Kindle Touch	I managed to read 102 this year without really pushing myself. That was a little under 39,000 pages read according to Goodreads and I'm happy with those numbers. I got off to a bit of a slow start this year so I can probably do a bit better next year. I figure I'll do a challenge as long as I'm enjoying myself.

01-02-2012, 11:03 AM	#697
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Finished up with 129 books. My 2012 goal is to improve by one book - 130.

01-02-2012, 02:18 PM	#699
afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,965 Karma: 2079999999 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	I didn't join the challenge because I knew 100 was out of my reach; my only goal was just to keep reading, and I managed 65 books, about 10 more than in 2010. For 2012, my only goal is to enjoy myself with my books.

01-02-2012, 02:34 PM	#700
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	If we're doing year-end stats, then mine are: 210 brand-new novel-length read in full 18 paper re-reads 12 e-book re-reads + a bunch of separately packaged short stories and graphic novels I'm not going to scroll through and count (I need a better numeration system for those) total paid purchases read: 108 purchased prior to finishing re/reading (a few picked up after if they were on sale and I liked it enough)

01-02-2012, 03:28 PM	#701
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 had hoped to squeeze in one last book in 2011, but my end total was 86. I'm happy with that.

01-02-2012, 08:20 PM	#702
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Nicely done .

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01-02-2012, 08:34 PM	#703
Shack70 Guru Posts: 777 Karma: 1043626 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, Pa Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation	I made my goal of 100 and read 101 in 2011. I am only going to 50 in 2012, 100 was a struggle and I want to read some long ones this year!

01-03-2012, 12:14 AM	#704
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,630 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Well I predicted last month I would get to 90 and I did, finishing book number 90 before new year.

01-03-2012, 01:02 AM	#705
tponzo Addict Posts: 239 Karma: 237 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: OH USA Device: Sony PRS 900(gave it to my sister); Sony PRS-T1; onyx book note air	Well I got to 148 by the end of 2011 missed 150 by 2 but only started counting in February so I'm sure I did read more than 150. Got 1 for 2012 already. Congratulations to everybody and hope everyone has fun reading in 2012.