The 2016 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread - Page 5

JSWolf · 01-02-2016, 01:29 PM

I've defined my goal which is to read 60 books this year. I want to read all of the MR book club books for 2016. But that came goal came to a raging fail because I am not rereading The Golden Compass. It's not a reread worthy book. Good for a read, but not a reread.

Nyssa · 01-02-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Good goals. I hope you hit them.

Thank you.

I hope you meet yours as well.

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've defined my goal which is to read 60 books this year. I want to read all of the MR book club books for 2016. But that came goal came to a raging fail because I am not rereading The Golden Compass. It's not a reread worthy book. Good for a read, but not a reread.

It's not really a fail as you have read The Golden Compass before, and therefore can participate in the discussion if you so choose to.

bookaho!ic · 01-03-2016, 08:24 AM

Is anyone doing an A-z challenge

DrNefario · 01-03-2016, 01:45 PM

I'm doing an A-Z Series challenge, which I'm already about half way through (it started mid 2015) and am tracking elsewhere.

CRussel · 01-03-2016, 02:38 PM

First book of the new year read, and recorded, along with the first purchase of the new year (two Baen Bundles). Now, if I can just be as timely going forward...

orlok · 01-04-2016, 06:43 AM

At the moment I will stick with an overall challenge of reading 75 books in the year. Need to think a bit more about any sub-challenges.

pdurrant · 01-04-2016, 08:14 AM

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783, but I'm nearly finished with my latest book. I hope to be down to 770 or 765 or so by the end of the year.

Well, I was certainly optimistic! I actually finished the year at 787. (My list thread post said 787 but calibre said 788, so I took 788 as my starting point for 2016.)

I expect that my TBR will go well above 800 before the end of January. Depending on how I do in finding bargains, it might hit 850. But I'm still going to aim for sub-700 by the end of 2016! (I'm still an optimistic kind of mouse.)

issybird · 01-04-2016, 10:26 AM

This is that moment of high anxiety that happens at the beginning of every year, when my Goodreads counter shows me already behind on my annual challenge. The pressure!

I had holiday company through yesterday but things are getting back to normal today and I should start to catch up. I hope.

The Monday after New Year's is the day when all those resolutions start to chafe. They seemed so benign in the holiday glow.

HomeInMyShoes · 01-04-2016, 10:38 AM

^Lol. Mine says I'm on schedule, but only putting 50 in the bucket makes that a little easier. 50 might be a stretch for me this year. I'm no where near as motivated as last year at this time. We'll see. 366 days is a long time to get through 50 books.

I'm doing well on the sub-challenges already having read a Dystopian book from Sweden.

bookaho!ic · 01-04-2016, 01:22 PM

within my 50 gonna try to do the a-z title challenge can read in any order and generally for some Q X Z are hard ones so as long as there is an x in the title it will count. X was the only one i dont have a full title for

The / a / and do not count tho

bfisher · 01-05-2016, 09:57 AM

First book read in 2016, and off my TBR. Life is good.

Dngrsone · 01-05-2016, 10:07 AM

I'm thinking it's a good thing I'm not using Goodreads to track, if it's going to nag me about my reading progress...

oblox · 01-05-2016, 10:54 AM

Set my 2016 Challenge on Goodreads for 75 books again same as last year.

Easily achievable.

HomeInMyShoes · 01-05-2016, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bookaho!ic

within my 50 gonna try to do the a-z title challenge can read in any order and generally for some Q X Z are hard ones so as long as there is an x in the title it will count. X was the only one i dont have a full title for

The / a / and do not count tho

I did an a to z author challenge, but not titles. I might have to try that one some time.

Hmmm...X...Xerxes is probably an option. Xenon was a graphic (manga I think). Xanth was a series, but I think none of the books actually started being titled Xanth.

Q would be The Quick and the Dead for me.

I'm totally going to research this as a potential challenge.

issybird · 01-05-2016, 01:39 PM

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Q would be The Quick and the Dead for me.

Quo Vadis?, The Quiet American and And Quiet Flows the Don are what occur to me of the top of my head.

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01-02-2016, 01:29 PM	#61
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,786 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've defined my goal which is to read 60 books this year. I want to read all of the MR book club books for 2016. But that came goal came to a raging fail because I am not rereading The Golden Compass. It's not a reread worthy book. Good for a read, but not a reread.

01-03-2016, 08:24 AM	#63
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	Is anyone doing an A-z challenge

01-03-2016, 01:45 PM	#64
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,204 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I'm doing an A-Z Series challenge, which I'm already about half way through (it started mid 2015) and am tracking elsewhere.

01-03-2016, 02:38 PM	#65
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	First book of the new year read, and recorded, along with the first purchase of the new year (two Baen Bundles). Now, if I can just be as timely going forward...

01-04-2016, 06:43 AM	#66
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	At the moment I will stick with an overall challenge of reading 75 books in the year. Need to think a bit more about any sub-challenges.

01-04-2016, 10:26 AM	#68
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,297 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	This is that moment of high anxiety that happens at the beginning of every year, when my Goodreads counter shows me already behind on my annual challenge. The pressure! I had holiday company through yesterday but things are getting back to normal today and I should start to catch up. I hope. The Monday after New Year's is the day when all those resolutions start to chafe. They seemed so benign in the holiday glow.

01-04-2016, 10:38 AM	#69
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^Lol. Mine says I'm on schedule, but only putting 50 in the bucket makes that a little easier. 50 might be a stretch for me this year. I'm no where near as motivated as last year at this time. We'll see. 366 days is a long time to get through 50 books. I'm doing well on the sub-challenges already having read a Dystopian book from Sweden.

01-04-2016, 01:22 PM	#70
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	within my 50 gonna try to do the a-z title challenge can read in any order and generally for some Q X Z are hard ones so as long as there is an x in the title it will count. X was the only one i dont have a full title for The / a / and do not count tho

01-05-2016, 09:57 AM	#71
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	First book read in 2016, and off my TBR. Life is good.

01-05-2016, 10:07 AM	#72
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'm thinking it's a good thing I'm not using Goodreads to track, if it's going to nag me about my reading progress...

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01-05-2016, 10:54 AM	#73
oblox Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 1007000 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Gen)	Set my 2016 Challenge on Goodreads for 75 books again same as last year. Easily achievable.