The 2023 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread - Page 5

Paperbackstash · 04-11-2023, 07:04 PM

I've switched from library loans to KU Urban Fantasy series again. Reading has picked up, and got back into mystery audio. Have been happy with progress this year with exception of my print-reading goal (0!)

pdurrant · 05-02-2023, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

March: Bought 5, read 6, TBR down 1 (to 682).
Success!

April: Bought 3, got 1 freebie, read 15, discarded 1, TBR down 12 (to 670).
Success!

I've bought fewer books in the first four months of this year than in the first four months of any year in the last 20+ years!

issybird · 05-02-2023, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

April: Bought 3, got 1 freebie, read 15, discarded 1, TBR down 12 (to 670).
Success!

I've bought fewer books in the first four months of this year than in the first four months of any year in the last 20+ years!

Good on you!

I've been successful in my own right, as I'm still on target or slightly ahead in all of my goals, even though I feel a little frantic, as if I'm playing Whac-a-Mole. I don't think I've had as successful a run from the start of the year in a long time and I knowingly overcommitted at that.

HLS · 05-10-2023, 04:28 PM

I am reading walking With Ghosts Gabriel Byrne Worst memoir ever written. it's all jumbled with no clear timeline.

issybird · 05-10-2023, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

I am reading walking With Ghosts Gabriel Byrne Worst memoir ever written. it's all jumbled with no clear timeline.

I loved it. I gave it five stars at Goodreads and it made my ten-best list in 2021.

astrangerhere · 05-11-2023, 11:55 AM

Goal Status through April:

Length Goals:

Total Books: 50 (stretch goal of 75) 34/50 - On Target
Total Pages: 15,000 (stretch of 20,000) - 10,673/15,000 - On Target
E-TBR Reduction: 25 - 8/25 - On Target
Read from Print-TBR: 10 - 10/10 - GOAL MET

Substantive Goals:

Read at least 51% non-American authors - 31%/61% - Off Target
Read more female/nonbinary authors than male - 64%/36% - On Target
Read at least 52 short stories - 17/52 - On Target
Read at least 10 books across all our collections that are selected by my wife. - 6/10 - On Target

PlatinumWarlock · 05-11-2023, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash

I just went on a mini buying splurge after I'd been doing so well :/

OMFG!!! Your spreadsheet!! I am in awe. I am not worthy. I want to come learn at your knee.

Seriously, that's incredible. I especially love the colorful pie charts. And how satisfying it must be to track all of that data!!

BTW, where are you from in Central FL? I grew up in Tampa, although I live in the PNW now. Hate the heat...

Paperbackstash · 05-15-2023, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by PlatinumWarlock

OMFG!!! Your spreadsheet!! I am in awe. I am not worthy. I want to come learn at your knee.

Seriously, that's incredible. I especially love the colorful pie charts. And how satisfying it must be to track all of that data!!

BTW, where are you from in Central FL? I grew up in Tampa, although I live in the PNW now. Hate the heat...

Aw, thank you. It's actually a mess right now as I need to update stuff and am all over the place (like my brain)

I do live in Lakeland, so not far from Tampa. Do agree completely on the heat and humidity, though! Maybe that's one reason my brain is so chaotic

Tarana · 05-15-2023, 10:07 PM

April Wrapup

Books to read: 33/60 Meeting so far
20,000 pages: 11,954 Meeting so far
6 books over 600 pages: 1 Meeting so far
6 books from GR WantToRead Fail so far
Storygraph Mobile Reads Challenge: 3/12 Slight blip
Read 12 ebooks costing over $6: 7 Meeting so far

TBR Down 10 for each category:
Ebooks: Up 26 Fail so far
Audiobooks: Up 5 Fail so far
Magazines: Down 1 Meeting so far

Plenty of reading and plenty of buying. I have discontinued my Audible membership for now.

05-11-2023, 11:55 AM	#66
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,423 Karma: 62958074 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	Goal Status through April: Length Goals: Total Books: 50 (stretch goal of 75) 34/50 - On Target Total Pages: 15,000 (stretch of 20,000) - 10,673/15,000 - On Target E-TBR Reduction: 25 - 8/25 - On Target Read from Print-TBR: 10 - 10/10 - GOAL MET Substantive Goals: Read at least 51% non-American authors - 31%/61% - Off Target Read more female/nonbinary authors than male - 64%/36% - On Target Read at least 52 short stories - 17/52 - On Target Read at least 10 books across all our collections that are selected by my wife. - 6/10 - On Target

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04-11-2023, 07:04 PM	#61
Paperbackstash Wizard Posts: 1,426 Karma: 19048018 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Central Florida Device: Oasis 3, PW 3, 4, 5, Fire HD 2012, Fire HD 8 (8th Gen)	I've switched from library loans to KU Urban Fantasy series again. Reading has picked up, and got back into mystery audio. Have been happy with progress this year with exception of my print-reading goal (0!)

05-10-2023, 04:28 PM	#64
HLS Guru Posts: 623 Karma: 8175260 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Sage, Scribe Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S7 &S*	I am reading walking With Ghosts Gabriel Byrne Worst memoir ever written. it's all jumbled with no clear timeline.

05-15-2023, 10:07 PM	#69
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,840 Karma: 38485954 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	April Wrapup Books to read: 33/60 Meeting so far 20,000 pages: 11,954 Meeting so far 6 books over 600 pages: 1 Meeting so far 6 books from GR WantToRead Fail so far Storygraph Mobile Reads Challenge: 3/12 Slight blip Read 12 ebooks costing over $6: 7 Meeting so far TBR Down 10 for each category: Ebooks: Up 26 Fail so far Audiobooks: Up 5 Fail so far Magazines: Down 1 Meeting so far Plenty of reading and plenty of buying. I have discontinued my Audible membership for now.