12-27-2013, 11:50 AM | #16 |
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Read 24,000 Pages in 2014
I am going to increase my yearly page goal to 24,000 pages and will continue a couple of my ongoing sub-goals as well.
1) Page Goal: Read 24,000 pages in 2014. Multi-year Ongoing Goals: 2) Diversity: No more than 1/3 of pages read will be in a single genre. 3) Re-Read: No more than 1/4 of pages read will be re-reads. 4) Indies: At least 1/5 of pages read will be independently published. Status as of December 31: Final Page Goal Status: Completed on 11/14/14, ended at 27,557 pages read, 80 books/short stories completed. Diversity Goal: 31% Fantasy books Re-Read Goal: 24% Indie Goal: 21% Overall Summary Stats: 1, 2, 3
Books in progress at the end of the year:
Other list posts: 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 Last edited by Dazrin; 12-31-2014 at 01:46 PM. Reason: Finalized lists and stats. |
12-27-2013, 12:07 PM | #17 |
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6,000 pages in the second half of 2014
Including three Irish books of any kind, three famous English classics, three nominations of someone else's and three of my own that don't win in the second half of 2014 in either MR book club, and Surfing and Health by Dorian Paskowitz, and all should be books I haven't yet read. (more detail here)
Progress- 9345/6000 pages, complete! 3/3 Irish (The Country Girls, Gulliver's Travels, At Swim-Two-Birds), complete! 3/3 English classic (Bleak House, Animal Farm, Tess of the d'Urbervilles), complete! 3/3 club non-winner, others (Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, The Iron King, To Kill a Mockingbird), complete! 3/3 club non-winner, my own (The Bible Unearthed, The Country Girls, The Giver), complete! 1/1 Surfing and Health, complete! All goals complete Beginning with the most recent, December
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Goal: 4,000 pages in the first half of 2014 Including Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco and a 2014 MR book club (either one) nomination, originally nominated by someone other than me, that made it to the vote but didn't win Progress- 9212/4000 pages, 1/1 Foucault's Pendulum, 1/1 club non-winner (The Bridge of San Luis Rey), complete! Beginning with the most recent, June
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12-27-2013, 01:19 PM | #18 |
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To spend no more than $40/month on ebooks
My challenge for 2014 is to spend, on average, no more than $40 on ebooks per month. That's a total of $480 for the year.
In 2010 I read ebooks costing a total of $512.48 and spent $231.90 on ebooks In 2011 I read ebooks costing a total of $544.33 and spent $517.37 on ebooks In 2012 I read ebooks costing a total of $504.27 and spent $311.60 on ebooks. In 2013 I read ebooks costing a total of $546.20 and spent $702.54 on ebooks. I hope that by restricting my spending I might bring my TBR pile under control, as it grew by over 70 ebooks in 2013. In addition to the spending goal, I have a couple of subsidiary goals:
Books read in 2014
Gifts The Colour of Magic/The Light Fantastic Graphic Novel, Terra, Nothing, Peanuts, 1973-1974 Loans Don't Panic, The Man Who Counted Books bought in 2014
Analysis TBR: 750 Books read: 238 (including 20 freebies, 4 gifts, 2 loans) Books otherwise removed from TBR pile: 131 (5 previously read, 1 dictionary, 6 cookbooks, 4 discarded, 22->1 Anthology, 33->1 Anthology, 50 Grafton/Evanovitch freebies, 1 duplicate, 1 freebie, 10 MZB titles discarded) Books removed from TBR pile: 369 Books added to TBR pile: 319 (including 18 freebies, 4 gifts, 2 loans) Removed/Added: 1.16 Net reduction for 2014: 50 Non-free books read (or abandoned): 212 (including 0 re-reads and 4 abandoned) Total cost of books read: $540.92 Average cost of books read: $2.55 Non-free books bought: 295 Total cost of books bought: $478.44/$480 Average cost of books bought: $1.62 Unallocated budget: $1.56 (£ prices converted to $ prices at £1:$1.5) Rating System: 1: Bad. 2: Poor. (Or just not to my taste.) 3: Satisfactory. 4: Good. 5: Excellent. Pages are as given by the ADE algorithm in Calibre. Last edited by pdurrant; 12-31-2014 at 04:37 AM. |
12-27-2013, 01:39 PM | #19 |
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15000 pages
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12-27-2013, 01:42 PM | #20 |
It's about the umbrella
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2014 Goal - to keep track of what I have read and try to reduce my TBR pile
Audiobooks
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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spoiler:
Classics History Short Stories Mixed Stories Romance Holiday Overload Other ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥★ highly enjoyed ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥★ much enjoyed ♥ ♥ ♥★ enjoyed ♥ ♥★ OK ♥ not interesting/didn't finish/deleted ★ useful for some information Last edited by dreams; 06-11-2014 at 01:46 AM. |
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12-27-2013, 02:45 PM | #21 |
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To Keep track of any books read and Listen to at least 10 Audiobooks
My goal for 2014 is just to keep track of any books read and Listen to at least 10 Audiobooks (I really want to tick off some of my Audible library backlog, most of my audiobooks this year have been Graphic Audio ones)
1) Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones Finished 1/1/14 (45% of book read in 2013) 2) Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones Finished 3/1/14 3) The Dracons' Woman by Laura Jo Phillips Finished 5/1/14 4) The Lobos' HeartSong by Laura Jo Phillips Finished 6/1/14 5) The Katres' Summer by Laura Jo Phillips Finished 7/1/14 6) The Bearens' Hope by Laura Jo Phillips Finished 8/1/14 7) Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones Finished 11/1/14 8) Darkest Fear by Cate Tiernan Finished 15/1/14 9) The Aware by Glenda Larke Finished 21/1/14 (reread) 10) Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones Finished 2/2/14 11) The Fever by Diane Hoh Finished 6/2/14 12) Crimson Veil by Yasmine Galenorn Finished 9/2/14 13) Written in Red by Anne Bishop Finished 20/2/14 (reread) 14) Wild Things by Chloe Neill Finished 24/2/14 15) Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop Finished 28/2/14 16) The Gravity Engine by Kylie Chan Finished 7/3/14 17) Honour's Knight by Rachel Bach Finished 8/3/14 18) The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett Finished 10/3/14 19) The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan Finished 14/3/14 20) The Novice by Trudi Canavan Finished 18/3/14 21) Night Broken by Patricia Briggs Finished 20/3/14 22) The High Lord by Trudi Canavan Finished 25/3/14 23) The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde Finished 2/4/14 (reread) 24) The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde Finished 4/4/14 (reread) 25) Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead Finished 17/4/14 26) The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde Finished 1/5/14 27) A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix Finished 5/5/14 28) Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede Finished 10/5/14 (reread) 29) Across the Great Barrier by Patricia C. Wrede Finished 13/5/14 (reread) 30) The Far West by Patricia C. Wrede Finished 15/5/14 (reread) 31) Demon Child by Kylie Chan Finished 21/5/14 32) Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones Finished 24/5/14 33) Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead Finished 2/6/14 34) My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville Finished 9/6/14 (reread) 35) Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce Finished 13/6/14 (reread) 36) Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce Finished 14/6/14 (reread) 37) The Line by J.D. Horn Finished 15/6/14 38) The Source by J.D. Horn Finished 18/6/14 39) Terrier by Tamora Pierce Finished 5/7/14 (reread) 40) Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce Finished 9/7/14 (reread) 41) The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Finished 13/7/14 42) Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z. Martin Finished 22/7/14 43) Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep Finished 26/7/14 44) A Brothers Price by Wen Spencer Finished 26/7/14 (reread) 45) Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead Finished 2/8/14 46) Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson Finished 7/8/14 47) Blood Games by Chloe Neill Finished 12/8/14 48) Earth Flight by Janet Edwards Finished 15/8/14 49) Flight from Hell by Yasmine Galenorn Finished 21/8/14 50) The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Finished 7/9/14 51) Broken Blade by Kelly McCullough Finished 12/9/14 52) Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White Finished 17/9/14 53) The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White Finished 21/9/14 54) Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey Finished 13/10/14 55) Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones Finished 29/10/14 56) Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison Finished 3/11/14 57) Random by Alma Alexander Finished 6/11/14 58) Gift of the Unmage by Alma Alexander Finished 8/11/14 59) The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison Finished 15/11/14 60) Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison Finished 20/11/14 61) A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison Finished 23/11/14 62) For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison Finished 28/11/14 63) Black Widow by Jennifer Estep Finished 2/12/14 64) The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison Finished 6/12/14 65) White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison Finished 8/12/14 66) Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison Finished 11/12/14 67) Empress of Mijak by Karen Miller Finished 20/12/14 68) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Finished 29/12/14 Audiobooks 1) Doctor Who - Nothing O'Clock by Neil Gaiman Finished 16/1/14 2) Cemetery Girl by Charlaine Harris Finished 3/12/14 (Graphic Audio Edition) 3) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Finished 18/12/14 (narrated by Neil Gaiman) Last edited by Rakgi; 12-29-2014 at 04:17 AM. |
12-27-2013, 03:39 PM | #22 |
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Goal: 120 books in 2014
To read 120 books, including many from both the MR Book Club and the MR Literary Book Club. To limit my purchases to $40 monthly.
Books read: 129 Pages read: 41435 Average Page Count: 321 Purchases: January - $53.76; February - $79.89; March - $105.91; April - $33.71; May - $36.35; June - $45.38; July - $33.50; Aug - $70.34; Sept - $32.05; Oct - $19.92; Nov - $31.09, Dec - $69.08 Spoiler:
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12-27-2013, 04:39 PM | #23 |
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Stuart England, Great War and LitFic
Benchmark of 100 books.
24 Litfic books 12 books from/about the Great War 12 non-fiction books about Stuart England plus ancillary fiction 2 floaters I'll update numbers, but I'm too lazy to transcribe the titles here when I can have a 2014 shelf at Goodreads. Last edited by issybird; 12-27-2013 at 05:42 PM. |
12-27-2013, 04:58 PM | #24 |
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1 - read 52 books, 2 - read all selections for both book clubs
1 - read 52 books
A Peace to End All Peace, The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by*David Fromkin A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz The Chilling Spree by L S Sygnet All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Going Dutch by Katie Fforde 1421 by Gavin Menzies The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton Alex Cross' s Trial by James Patterson and Richard Dilallou The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Always Watching by L S Sygnet Outlander by Diana Gabaldon The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams The Adventures of Harry, Poppy, Dixie and Introducing Alfie by Pete Smith The Last Dance and Other Stories by Victoria Hislop The Two of Us by Sheila Hancock The Greek for Love: Life, Love and Loss in Corfu by James Chatto Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Bridget Jones Diary, Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding Oh Dear Sylvia by Dawn French Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Murder on the mind by L L Bartlett The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris A Special Relationship by Douglas Kennedy A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. With Stan Redding Fools Crow by James Welch B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton Life, The Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Sepulchre by Kate Mosse Tiger by Tash Aw Peter Pan by J M Barrie High Fidelity by Nick Hornby A Night To Remember by Walter Lord House Rules by Jodi Picoult Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale Marching Powder by Rusty Young The Giver by Lois Lowry Bad Move by Linwood Barclay Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane Always Looking Up by Michael J Fox The Dinner by Herman Koch 2 - read all bookclub selections All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Outlander by Diana Gabaldon The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith Fools Crow by James Welch Last edited by Stephjk; 12-26-2014 at 02:00 PM. |
12-27-2013, 05:50 PM | #25 |
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Goal: Read 100 Books In 2014
I read above my 100 books goal in 2013 but I didn't make the same goal in 2012, so I think that I'm going to keep 100 as my benchmark for the time being. I'll be listing all of the books that I've read to completion. I'll include audiobooks as books, and also any published novellas and short story collections. If a book is part of a series I will list the series name and the volume number. I won't be listing page counts because I never pay attention to that. Given my interests, most of the books on my list will probably fall into the science fiction, urban fantasy and mystery/suspense genres. I've been reading a lot of series books (seems everyone is getting a 3-book deal - lol). I'm not using any rating system. If I finish a book and list it here, then I found it enjoyable - if not, I'll mention why I probably won't read the rest of the series. If the book is part of a series, I'll list its name and volume number. (Note: All audiobooks listened-to are unabridged versions.) (Note: (SS) = short stories tied to a particular series not formally published as a collection, usually from author sites, or a published collection of short stories such as the Liaden Universe chapbooks) *********************************************** 001. Castillo, Linda - Sworn To Silence (Kate Burkholder series #1) 002. Aguirre, A. A. - Bronze Gods (Apparatus Infernum series #1) 003. Andrews, Ilona - Clean Sweep 004. Castillo, Linda - Pray For Silence (KB #2) 005. Castillo, Linda - Breaking Silence (KB #3) 006. Quaid, Jamie - Boyfriend From Hell (Saturn's Daughters series #1) 007. Quaid, Jamie - Damn Him To Hell (SD #2) 008. Benedict, Lyn - Sins & Shadows (Shadows Inquiries series #1)(re-read) 009. Benedict, Lyn - Ghosts & Echoes (SI #2) 010. Benedict, Lyn - Gods & Monsters (SI #3) 011. Benedict, Lyn - Lies & Omens (SI #4) 012. Briggs, Patricia - Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson series #7) (re-read) 013. Wells, Jaye - Rusted Veins (Sabina Kane series novella) 014. Hallaway, Tate - Precinct 13 015. Hunter, Faith - Black Arts (Jane Yellowrock series #7) 016. Wells, Jaye - Dirty Magic (Prospero's War series #1) 017. Shearin, Lisa - The Grendel Affair (SPI Files series #1) 018. Mayer, Shannon - Priceless (Rylee Adamson series #1) 019. Mayer, Shannon - Immune (RA #2) 020. Mayer, Shannon - Raising Innocence (RA #3) 021. Mayer, Shannon - Shadowed Threads (RA #4) 022. Mayer, Shannon - Blind Salvage (RA #5) 023. Bennett, Jenn - Bitter Spirits (Roaring Twenties series #1) 024. Kiernan-Lewis, Susan - Murder on the Cote d'Azure (Maggie Newberry series #1) (stupid protagonist) 025. Vanderlinden, Colleen - Lost Girl (Hidden series #1) 026. Vanderlinden, Colleen - Broken (H #2) 027. Vanderlinden, Colleen - Home (H #3) 028. Hicks, Michael R. - Confederation (In Her Name series #2) 029. Hicks, Michael R. - Final Battle (IHN #3) 030. McGuire, Seanan - Discount Armageddon (InCrypted series #1) 031. McGuire, Seanan - Midnight Blue-Light Special (I #2) 032. McGuire, Seanan - Half-Off Ragnarok (I #3) 033. McGuire, Seanan - Rosemary and Rue (October Daye series #1) (re-read) 034. McGuire, Seanan - A Local Habitation (OD #2) (re-read) 035. McGuire, Seanan - An Artificial Night (OD #3) 036. McGuire, Seanan - Late Eclipses (OD #4) 037. McGuire, Seanan - One Salt Sea (OD #5) 038. McGuire, Seanan - Ashes of Honor (OD #6) 039. McGuire, Seanan - Chimes at Midnight (OD #7) 040. Murphy, C. E - No Dominion (The Walker Papers/Garrison Report #1) 041. Murphy, C. E. - Spirit Dances (TWP #6) (re-read) 042. Murphy, C. E. - Raven Calls (TWP #7) (re-read) 043. Murphy, C. E. - Mountain Echoes (TWP #8) (re-read) 044. Murphy, C. E. - Shaman Rises (TWP #9) 045. Hearne, Kevin - Shattered (Iron Druid #7) (ARC) 046. Brockmann, Suzanne - Do Or Die (Reluctant Heroes series #1) (ARC) 047. Lonely Planet - Pocket San Francisco 048. Scalzi, John - Old Man's War (audiobook) (re-listen) 049. Hearne, Kevin - Hunted (Iron Druid #6) (re-read) 050. Shea, Kieran - Koko Takes A Holiday (Koko Martstellar series #1) 051. Bennett, Jenn - Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell series #1) (re-read) 052. Bennett, Jenn - Summoning the Knight (AB #2) (re-read) 053. Bennett, Jenn - Binding the Shadows (AB #3) (re-read) 054. Bennett, Jenn - Banishing the Dark (AB #4) 055. Briggs, Patricia - Night Broken (MT #8) 056. Bernard, Marcella - Nightmare Ink (Living Ink series #1) 057. Shepherd, Joel - Crossover (Cassandra Kresnov series #1) (re-read) 058. Shepherd, Joel - Breakaway (CK #2) (re-read) 059. Shepherd, Joel - Killswitch (CK #3) 060. Shepherd, Joel - 23 Years On Fire (CK #4) 061. Shepherd, Joel - Operation Shield (CK #5) 062. Bach, Rachel - Fortune's Pawn (Paradox series #1) 063. Weber, David & Ringo, John - March Upcountry (Empire of Man series #1)(audiobook)(re-listen) 064. Weber, David & Ringo, John - March to the Sea (EoM series #2) (re-read) 065. Weber, David & Ringo, John - March to the Stars (EoM series #3) (re-read) 066. Weber, David & Ringo, John - We Few (EoM series #4) (re-read) 067. Hendricks, Gay & Lindsay, Tinker - The First Rule of Ten (Tenzing Norbu series #1) 068. Hendricks, Gay & Lindsay, Tinker - The Second Rule of Ten (TN series #2) 069. Hendricks, Gay & Lindsay, Tinker - The Third Rule of Ten (TN series #3) 070. Bach, Rachel - Honor's Knight (P #2) 071. Hobson, M. K. - The Native Star (Veneficas Americana series #1) 072. Lee, Sharon & Miller, Steve - The Rifles First Wife (Liaden Universe SS) 073. Olson, Melissa F. - Dead Spots (Scarlet Bernard series #1) Last edited by Xanthe; 07-19-2014 at 09:31 PM. Reason: To add books to the list |
12-27-2013, 06:42 PM | #26 |
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52 Books in 2014
Once again my challenge is to read a book a week in 2014. Also just to keep track of the books I've read.
1. Live to Tell (D D Warren #4): Lisa Gardner 2. The Gallows Curse (CRYPT #1): Andrew Hammond 3. Desert Places (Andrew Z Thomas #1): Blake Crouch 4. Locked In (Andrew Z Thomas #2): Blake Crouch 5. Break You (Andrew Z Thomas #3): Blake Crouch 6. The English Gentleman (Count of Samerand #3): Bryan M. Porter 7. Two Brothers: Ben Elton 8. Blue Monday (Frieda Klein #1): Nicci French 9. With a Twist (Lt. Jack Daniels Locked Room Mystery): J.A. Konrath 10. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared: Jonas Jonasson 11. Killer (Alex Delaware #29): Jonathan Kellerman 12. Love you More (D D Warren #5): Lisa Gardner 13. The 7th Month (D D Warren #5.5): Lisa Gardner 14. Stranded (Maggie O'Dell #11): Alex Kava 15. Deeply Odd (Odd Thomas #6): Dean Koontz 16. The Dying Hours (Thorne #11): Mark Billingham 17. Thorne at Christmas (Thorne #11.5): Mark Billingham 18. Simon Said (Simon Shaw #1): Sarah Shaber 19. Catch Me (D D Warren #6): Lisa Gardner 20. Where the Hell am I? trips I have Survived: Ken Levine 21. Fear Nothing (D D Warren #7): Lisa Gardner 22. Never Saw it Coming: Linwood Barclay 23. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: T.S. Eliot 24. James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing (James Potter #1): G. Norman Lippert 25. The Perfect Husband (Quincy & Rainie #1): Lisa Gardner 26. The Ballad of Reading Gaol: Oscar Wilde 27. Look Who's Back: Timur Vermes (Jamie Bulloch: Translator) 28. The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1): Robert Galbraith 29. News from Gardenia: Robert Llewellyn 30. The True Story of the First Bicycle In The Antarctic: Gordon Mackenzie 31. Entry Island: Peter May 32. The Travel Auction: Mark Green 33. Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher #13): Lee Child 34. I Want it Now! A Memoir to Life on the Set of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: Julie Dawn Cole & Michael Esslinger 35. My Name is Martha Brown: Nicola Thorne 36. The Bones Beneath (Thorne #11): Mark Billingham 37. Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Book Shop: Robin Sloan 38. Is It Really Too Much To Ask? (The World According to Clarkson #5): Jeremy Clarkson 39. A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy: Enrico Lamet 40. A Tap on the Window: Linwood Barclay 41. Genesis (Will Trent/Alanta #3): Karin Slaughter 42. James Potter and the Curse of the Gate Keeper: (James Potter #2): G. Norman Lippert 43. Deserves to Die (Alvarez & Pescoli #6): Lisa Jackson 44. Touching Distance: James Cracknell & Beverly Turner 45. To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee 46. 1913: The Year Before the Storm: Florian Illies 47. The Bone Polisher (Simeon Grist Mystery #6): Timothy Hallinan 48. The Dark Labyrinth: Lawrence Durrell 49. The Advent Killer (Antonia Hawkins #1): Alastair Gunn 50. The Ritual Bath (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus #1): Faye Kellerman 51. The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike #2): Robert Galbraith 52. Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 0.5): robin Sloan 53. Twelve Years a Slave: Solomon Northup 54. The Monster in the Hall: David Greig 55. Traitors Revenge (CRYPT #2): Andrew Hammond Short Stories Re-Read Play Poetry Last edited by Polarpenguin; 12-31-2014 at 09:50 PM. |
12-27-2013, 07:19 PM | #27 |
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Goal: At least 33% of fiction reading from outside of SF/Fantasy genres.
Current status: Science Fiction 51%; Fantasy 19%; Other fiction 30%.
Science Fiction: 66 Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow. ***** Mary Doria Russell, Children of God. **** Jack Vance, Lurulu. *** Robert Charles Wilson, Mysterium. *** Sheri S. Tepper, The Companions. *** Paolo Bacigalupi, Pump Six and Other Stories. ***** Robert Silverberg, The World Inside. *** C. S. Friedman, This Alien Shore. **** Charles Sheffield, Cold as Ice. *** Charles Sheffield, The Ganymede Club. *** Charles Sheffield, Dark as Day. **** Elizabeth Moon, The Speed of Dark. **** Brian W. Aldiss, Helliconia Spring. **** Brian W. Aldiss, Helliconia Summer. **** Brian W. Aldiss, Helliconia Winter. **** Linda Nagata, Goddesses & Other Stories. *** Michael Swanwick, Stations of the Tide. **** William Gibson, Burning Chrome. **** Walter Jon Williams, Aristoi. *** Vernor Vinge, The Children of the Sky. **** Jack McDevitt, Infinity Beach. *** Brian W. Aldiss, Greybeard. **** Gregory Benford and Larry Niven, Bowl of Heaven. *** Robert Silverberg, The Stochastic Man. **** Bernard Werber, Empire of the Ants. **** Brian W. Aldiss, Earthworks. *** C. S. Friedman, The Madness Season. ***** Peter F. Hamilton, Misspent Youth. *** Ken MacLeod, The Cassini Division. **** Ken MacLeod, The Sky Road. **** Dan Simmons, Hyperion. ***** Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion. **** Greg Bear, The Forge of God. **** Greg Bear, Anvil of Stars. *** Sheri S. Tepper, The Fresco. ** Poul Anderson, The Van Rijn Method. *** Robert Silverberg, Tower of Glass. **** Kenneth Bulmer, The Doomsday Men. ** Poul Anderson, David Falkayn: Star Trader. *** Sheri S. Tepper, The Family Tree. **** Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake. **** Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood. **** Margaret Atwood, MaddAddam. **** Robert Charles Wilson, Burning Paradise. **** Karen Traviss, View of a Remote Country. *** Eileen Gunn, Stable Strategies and Others. *** Nancy Kress, Yesterday's Kin. **** Brian Stableford, Rhapsody in Black. *** Vernor Vinge, Rainbows End. *** C. S. Friedman, The Wilding. **** Jack Vance, Big Planet. *** Jack Vance, The Magnificent Showboats of the Lower Vissel River, Lune XXIII South, Big Planet. *** Jack McDevitt, Ancient Shores. **** Peter Watts, Echopraxia. ***** Nancy Kress, Probability Moon. *** Nancy Kress, Probability Sun. *** Nancy Kress, Probability Space. ** Charles Sheffield, The Amazing Dr. Darwin. *** Vernor Vinge, The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. **** Ursula K. 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Read 35,000 pages
I am going to repeat my goals from 2013
Read 35,000 pages of which 20 books will deal with The American Civil War and Biographies of Western figures (such as famous gunfighters, Native Americans, etc.) 10 Civil War Books 001. The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 3: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote 1120 pages **** 10 Biographies of Western Figures 001. American Legends: The Life of Sitting Bull by Charles River Editors 46 pages *** Miscellaneous 001. Fatal Destiny (Fatal Series) by Marie Force 180 pages *** 002. Pandemonium (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith) by John Jackson Miller 101 pages **** 003. Clue of the Silken Ladder (Penny Parker Series) by Mildred Wirt 166 pages ** 004. Look to the East (The Great War) by Maureen Lang 368 pages **** 005. Revan (Star Wars: The Old Republic) by Drew Karpyshyn 345 pages **** 006. A Daughter of the Sioux by Charles King 264 pages ** 007. Fatal Flaw (Fatal Series) by Marie Force 406 pages **** 008. The Secret Pact (Penny Parker Series) by Mildred Wirt 127 pages *** 009. Wool - Part 1 by Hugh Howey 58 pages ***** 010. Wool - Part 2 by Hugh Howey 106 pages **** 011. Untamed Hunger by Aubrey Ross 81 pages **** 012. Wool - Part 3 by Hugh Howey 122 pages **** 013. United Passion by Aubrey Ross 70 pages *** 014. Wool - Part 4 by Hugh Howey 148 pages **** Spoiler:
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My goal for 2014 is to read 80 books
For 2013, my goal was to read 135 books, which I achieved. My goal for 2014 is to read 80 books, as I have less time this year.
1. The Blood Crows - Simon Scarrow 2. Imperial Glory - Richard Williams 3. Cold Days - Jim Butcher 4. The Dirty Streets of Heaven - Tad Williams 5. Kill Shot - Vince Flynn 6. Fated - Benedict Jacka 7. Knight Errant - Anthony Reynolds 8. Transfer of Power - Vince Flynn 9. Sleepyhead - Mark Billingham 10. Sword of Rome - Douglas Jackson 11. Knight of the Realm - Anthony Reynolds 12. The Third Option - Vince Flynn 13. City of Shadows - Alex Scarrow 14. The Pirate Kings - Alex Scarrow 15. Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch 16. Master of War - David Gilman 17. Moon Over Soho - Ben Aaronovitch 18. Bitterseeds - Ian Tegillis 19. Step on a Crack - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge 20. Cursed - Benedict Jacka 21. Fortress of Spears - Anthony Riches 22. The Charlemagne Pursuit - Steve Berry 23. The Leopard Sword - Anthony Riches 24. Run For Your Life - James Patterson 25. Brothers of the Snake - Dan Abnett 26. Kiss the Girls - James Patterson 27. The Wolf's Gold - Anthony Riches 28. Spilled Blood - Brian Freeman 29. Iron Hands - Jonathan Green 30. Jack and Jill - James Patterson 31. Dark Vengeance - C.Z. Dunn 32. Off Armageddon Reef - David Weber 33. Forged in Battle: The Ragged Company March to War - Justin Hunter 34. Cat and Mouse - James Patterson 35. Imager - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. 36. Lord of the Night - Simon Spurrier 37. Separation of Power - Vince Flynn 38. Titanicus - Dan Abnett 39. Executive Power - Vince Flynn 40. Sanctus - Simon Toyne 41. The Key - Simon Toyne 42. Locked In - Kerry Wilkinson 43. The Tower - Simon Toyne 44. Worst Case - James Patterson 45. Tick Tock - James Patterson 46. Memorial Day - Vince Flynn 47. Black Legion: Gates of Cilicia - Michael G. Thomas 48. I, Michael Bennett - James Patterson 49. Gone - James Patterson 50. Pop Goes The Weasel - James Patterson 51. Upon a Pale Horse - Russell Blake 52. Consent to Kill - Vince Flynn 53. Roses Are Red - James Patterson 54. Dauntless - Jack Campbell 55. First Daughter - Eric Van Lustbader 56. Knights of Dark Renown - David Gemmell 57. Fearless - Jack Campbell 58. Taken - Benedict Jacka 59. Chosen - Benedict Jacka 60. Prince of Thorns - Mark Lawrence 61. Act of Treason - Vince Flynn 62. Protect and Defend - Vince Flynn 63. Extreme Measures - Vince Flynn 64. The Nemesis Program - Scott Mariani 65. King of Thorns - Mark Lawrence 66. Knots and Crosses - Ian Rankin 67. Hide and Seek - Ian Rankin 68. Tooth and Nail - Ian Rankin 69. Hounded - Kevin Hearne 70. The Striker - Clive Cussler 71. Hexed - Kevin Hearne 72. Hammered - Kevin Hearne 73. White Bones - Graham Masterton 74. The Devil You Know - Mike Carey 75. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 76. The Godfather - Mario Puzo 77. Vicious Circle - Mike Carey 78. Tricked - Kevin Hearne 79. Trapped - Kevin Hearne 80. Ice Station Zebra - Alistair Maclean 81. Tenth Justice - Brad Meltzer 82. A Time To Kill - John Grisham 83. Hunted - Kevin Hearne 84. Grail Knight - Angus Donald 85. Pursuit of Honor - Vince Flynn 86. The Last Man - Vince Flynn 87. Courageous - Jack Campbell 88. Sycamore Row - john Grisham 89. Into the Valley of Death - A.L. Berridge 90. Swords of Good Men - Snorri Kristjansson 91. The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul - Jon F. Merz 92. Hannibal: Clouds of War - Ben Kane 93. The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski 94. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith 95. Promise of Blood - Brian McClellan 96. Runner - Patrick Lee 97. Farewell, My Lovely - Raymond Chandler 98. Emperor of Thorns - Mark Lawrence 99. Blood Song - Anthony Ryan 100. Sten - Chris Bunch 101. The Ocean at The End of The Lane - Neil Gaiman 102. I am Pilgrim - Terry Hayes 103. Pacific Vortex - Clive Cussler 104. Traitor's Blade - Sebastien de Castell 105. Malice - John Gwynne 106. Hidden - Benedict Jacka 107. Lethal People - John Locke 108. Lethal Experiment - John Locke 109. Desert Places - Blake Crouch 110. Locked Doors - Blake Crouch 111. Break You - Blake Crouch 112. Zero Day - David Baldacci 113. The Breach - Patrick Lee 114. Saving Rachel - John Locke 115. Passenger 13 - Scott Mariani 116. Bring Him Back - Scott Mariani 117. Ghost Country - Patrick Lee 118. Deep Sky - Patrick Lee 119. No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay 120. Strip Jack - Ian Rankin 121. American Gods - Neil Gaiman 122. Germline - T.C. McCarthy 123. Exogene - T.C. McCarthy 124. Chimera - T.C. McCarthy 125. Termination Orders - Leo J. Maloney 126. Silent Assassin - Leo J. Maloney 127. The Great Stagnation - Tyler Cowen 128. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn 129. The Double Eagle - James Twining 130. Black Skies - Leo J. Maloney 131. The Black Sun - James Twining 132. The Hunter - Tom Wood 133. The Enemy - Tom Wood 134. The Game - Tom Wood 135. Brothers in Blood - Simon Scarrow 136. Better Off Dead - Tom Wood Challenge Officially completed as of July 25 2014 Last edited by Waylander; 01-02-2015 at 06:41 AM. Reason: Added books |
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Read at least 75 books
This year I want to explore some new genres (until now I've read mostly SF and fantasy, with a bit of mystery and historical fiction) and finish the series I started in 2013.
June challenge change: When I set the goal to 75 books I expected to read mid-size books. So far, I have 3 books over 1000 pages and so I've decided to change my goal to reading at least 30.000 pages. Pages read: 26.215 / Books read: 63 Fiction 1. Venus in Copper - Lindsey Davis (Marcus Didius Falco #3) 2. Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead - L. Ron Hubbard 3. The Gunslinger - Stephen King 4. The Mystery of the Blue Train - Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #6) 5. Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #1) 6. The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson 7. The Iron Hand of Mars - Lindsey Davis (Marcus Didius Falco #4) 8. The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #2) 9. Hogfather - Terry Pratchett (Discworld #20) 10. The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #3) 11. Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov (Foundation #3) 12. Stardust - Neil Gaiman (audiobook) 13. Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #4) 14. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 15. The First Man in Rome - Colleen McCullough 16. Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson 17. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson 18. Deeds of the Disturber - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #5) 19. Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #10) 20. Three Act Tragedy - Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #11) 21. Raising Steam - Terry Pratchett (Discworld #40) 22. Old Man's War - John Scalzi 23. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith 24. The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #6) 25. Cast in Shadow - Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #1) 26. Cast in Courtlight - Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #2) 27. Sweet Silver Blues - Glen Cook (Garrett P.I. #1) 28. And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander (Lady Emily #1) 29. Cast in Secret - Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #3) 30. Shades of Milk and Honey - Mary Robinette Kowal 31. Death in the Stocks - Georgette Heyer (Inspector Hannasyde #1) 32. A Poisoned Season - Tasha Alexander (Lady Emily #2) 33. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #7) 34. Behold, Here's Poison - Georgette Heyer (Inspector Hannasyde #2) 35. A Fatal Waltz - Tasha Alexander (Lady Emily #3) 36. Then Came You - Lisa Kleypas 37. The Princess Bride - William Goldman 38. Everything and the Moon - Julia Quinn 39. These Old Shades - Georgette Heyer 40. With This Ring - Amanda Quick 41. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn 42. A Morbid Taste for Bones - Ellis Peters (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 43. Cast in Fury - Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #4) 44. Cinder - Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #1) 45. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1) 46. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch (Gentleman Bastard #1) 47. The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer Non-Fiction 1. 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot - Richard Wiseman 2. The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos - Brian Greene 3. The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography - Simon Singh 4. Kon-Tiki - Thor Heyerdahl 5. The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan - Robert Kanigel 6. 10% Happier - Dan Harris (audiobook) 7. At Home: A Short History of Private Life - Bill Bryson (audiobook) 8. Seriously... I'm Kidding - Ellen DeGeneres (audiobook) 9. Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures - Virginia Morell 10. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants - Malcolm Gladwell 11. The Day the Universe Changed: How Galileo's Telescope Changed the Truth - James Burke 12. The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen - Stephen R. Bown 13. The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps - Michael Blanding 14. How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming - Mike Brown 15. You Are Here - Chris Hadfield 16. Letters of Note- Shaun Usher Not finished The Wars of the Roses - Alison Weir The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins (audiobook) Along Came a Spider - James Patterson Cat Sense - John Bradshaw A Spell for Chameleon - Piers Anthony Blue Moon Rising - Simon R. Green To the Ends of the Earth: The Selected Travels - Paul Theroux Sarum - Edward Rutherfurd Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy and the New Science of Desire - Martin Lindstrom (audiobook) Last edited by orangedotgreen; 01-06-2015 at 06:43 AM. Reason: Added books |
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