The 2020 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread - Page 5

Luffy · 01-26-2020, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by astrangerhere

Funny - I've never read Rothfuss, but I have two board games that are derived from the series - Tak, which is a game within the universe that was actually taken out and co-designed by Rothfus, and Call to Adventure - The Name of the Wind campaign. I enjoy both, but the books are not on my list.

It's wonderful that he designed a game. If only that could translate to good storytelling. The Name of the Wind is a book I recommend.

Tarana · 01-26-2020, 10:25 AM

My primary goal is to read 3,000 pages per month using Goodreads estimates, and I've met that for January. Issybird mentioned how we tend to get reading on the new, shiny novels. I have unread novels/magazines from 2010-2020 on a spreadsheet, so picked out something from every year and read those the first half of January before starting a 4 book series (Heritage of Shannara is all one story), so I'll get those other 2 years in February. Goodreads lists 21 books read this month, but 5 are under 100 pages.

My TBR, on the other hand, is still going upward despite the number of books read this month. That recent Members sale at Audible is partly to blame. Even got Name of the Wind since so many recommended it. I did resist a number of others though. My membership ends in March and I won't pick it up again until November, hopefully, that will keep the acquisitions down.

Roos · 01-27-2020, 05:03 AM

Set my goal to 100 as usual, noticed the number of books has a direct relation to how good i feel / my health is, with the number of books read. A good year shows around a 100, last year i topped 350.

And no, it's not a positive number, the worse things are the more i flee into books ;-)

pdurrant · 01-27-2020, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Roos

Set my goal to 100 as usual, noticed the number of books has a direct relation to how good i feel / my health is, with the number of books read. A good year shows around a 100, last year i topped 350.

And no, it's not a positive number, the worse things are the more i flee into books ;-)

In that case, I hope you don't make your goal this year.

Wearever · 01-27-2020, 07:16 PM

Read 4 books for January so far. 3 of them have been science fiction. Next will be another Sci fi. China Pandemic. by A.R. Shaw. Anyway I had this one on my list for a while and wanted to read it, now might be a good time.

Paperbackstash · 01-29-2020, 10:41 PM

I've read some seriously horrible romance books I had high hopes for, but they turned out to be plotless porn in disguise

I'm reading an old fashioned Harlequin that's feisty and fun to clean the palate.

Finished The Blackwater Chronicles audiobooks by Michael McDowell, that series was excellent. It will be missed. Now on to another Perry Mason audio, this time the case of the counterfeit eye. I need to learn to keep focusing with some of the side audio though.

astrangerhere · 01-30-2020, 08:49 AM

I had a smash up January in terms of reading. My wife and I have almost completely cut out TV save for a bit at dinner and watching our regular sports. It wasn't a conscious decision, it just sort of happened. And my super increased reading time has benefited. I don't think I'll finish anything else today or tomorrow, so I am posting a day early.

Goals:

Length Goals:
Total Books: 50 (stretch goal of 75) | Total Pages: 25,000 | ETBR Reduction: 25 | PTBR Reduction: 10
Substantive Goals:
Read at least 51% non-American authors | Read more female/nonbinary authors than male | Read at least 52 short stories | Read at least 10 of the New Leaf Book Club/Literary Book Club selections

January Totals:

17 books - 34% of my goal (22% of stretch) - On Target
9 short stories - 17% of my goal - On Target
4,737 pages - 19% of my goal - On Target
54% female/nonbinary authors / 46% male authors - On Target
35% US authors / 65% non-US authors - On Target
ETBR Reduction: Reduced by 4 - 16% of my goal - On Target
PTBR Reduction: Reduced by 3 - 30% of my goal - On Target

Roos · 01-31-2020, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

In that case, I hope you don't make your goal this year.

So do I, but i am already at 25 books, so it might be one of those years again.

Rumpelteazer · 01-31-2020, 03:00 PM

I had an okay month. Ten books and almost 3000 pages. Which is well below my January average, but the most I've read since September, so I'm happy.

Most of my reading was done during my annual Reading Retreat and I would have read more but for the past two weeks I've had a nasty cold and respiratory infection and I didn't read anything last week.

I've finished one series this month and read books by three new to me authors. In the next two month eight books of series I follow are going to be released. Normally I would read them quickly after they are released, but I don't want to burn out on series again, so I'll have to see how I'll handle those now.

It's too soon to tell if my

pdurrant · 02-02-2020, 07:35 AM

January was an odd month for me. Only six books read! But that's because two of them were enormous - 849 pages and 1121 pages.

But with eight books bought and one new freebie in January, that means my TBR has grown by three.

I hope to do a lot better in February, although I may well be reading another monster book.

PurpleStar · 02-02-2020, 12:01 PM

I did terrible in January since I've been reading The Institute for like 3 weeks. But I'm 85% done so hopefully in a couple days I'll be finished.

Paperbackstash · 02-04-2020, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Most of my reading was done during my annual Reading Retreat and I would have read more but for the past two weeks I've had a nasty cold and respiratory infection and I didn't read anything last week.

"Annual Reading Retreat?" Don't give me ideas.

Actually, tell me more.

Paperbackstash · 02-04-2020, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I did terrible in January since I've been reading The Institute for like 3 weeks. But I'm 85% done so hopefully in a couple days I'll be finished.

Unfortunately that happens to me with King a lot, too. I like him as an author but it depends on my mood.

PurpleStar · 02-04-2020, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash

Unfortunately that happens to me with King a lot, too. I like him as an author but it depends on my mood.

It's a good book. It's just...long and I don't have much time to read except on the bus and weekends.

Luffy · 02-05-2020, 03:59 AM

King has more bad books than good, IMO. You need to choose carefully. Someone so prolific can't stay as good.

01-26-2020, 10:25 AM	#62
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,977 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	My primary goal is to read 3,000 pages per month using Goodreads estimates, and I've met that for January. Issybird mentioned how we tend to get reading on the new, shiny novels. I have unread novels/magazines from 2010-2020 on a spreadsheet, so picked out something from every year and read those the first half of January before starting a 4 book series (Heritage of Shannara is all one story), so I'll get those other 2 years in February. Goodreads lists 21 books read this month, but 5 are under 100 pages. My TBR, on the other hand, is still going upward despite the number of books read this month. That recent Members sale at Audible is partly to blame. Even got Name of the Wind since so many recommended it. I did resist a number of others though. My membership ends in March and I won't pick it up again until November, hopefully, that will keep the acquisitions down. Last edited by Tarana; 01-31-2020 at 07:36 PM. Reason: Fixed number error

01-27-2020, 07:16 PM	#65
Wearever Wizard Posts: 1,063 Karma: 10944084 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New England Device: Oasis 2,Voyage, Kindlle hdx 8.9, Ipad mini 4. Air 2	Read 4 books for January so far. 3 of them have been science fiction. Next will be another Sci fi. China Pandemic. by A.R. Shaw. Anyway I had this one on my list for a while and wanted to read it, now might be a good time. Last edited by Wearever; 01-27-2020 at 07:25 PM.

01-29-2020, 10:41 PM	#66
Paperbackstash Wizard Posts: 1,586 Karma: 20086276 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Central Florida Device: Oasis 3, PW 3, 4, 5, Fire HD 2012, Fire HD 8 (8th Gen)	I've read some seriously horrible romance books I had high hopes for, but they turned out to be plotless porn in disguise I'm reading an old fashioned Harlequin that's feisty and fun to clean the palate. Finished The Blackwater Chronicles audiobooks by Michael McDowell, that series was excellent. It will be missed. Now on to another Perry Mason audio, this time the case of the counterfeit eye. I need to learn to keep focusing with some of the side audio though. Last edited by Paperbackstash; 01-30-2020 at 11:14 AM.

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01-27-2020, 05:03 AM	#63
Roos Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 2371918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Almere, Nederland Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe, Phone	Set my goal to 100 as usual, noticed the number of books has a direct relation to how good i feel / my health is, with the number of books read. A good year shows around a 100, last year i topped 350. And no, it's not a positive number, the worse things are the more i flee into books ;-)

01-30-2020, 08:49 AM	#67
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,638 Karma: 65526796 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	I had a smash up January in terms of reading. My wife and I have almost completely cut out TV save for a bit at dinner and watching our regular sports. It wasn't a conscious decision, it just sort of happened. And my super increased reading time has benefited. I don't think I'll finish anything else today or tomorrow, so I am posting a day early. Goals: Length Goals: Total Books: 50 (stretch goal of 75) \| Total Pages: 25,000 \| ETBR Reduction: 25 \| PTBR Reduction: 10 Substantive Goals: Read at least 51% non-American authors \| Read more female/nonbinary authors than male \| Read at least 52 short stories \| Read at least 10 of the New Leaf Book Club/Literary Book Club selections January Totals: 17 books - 34% of my goal (22% of stretch) - On Target 9 short stories - 17% of my goal - On Target 4,737 pages - 19% of my goal - On Target 54% female/nonbinary authors / 46% male authors - On Target 35% US authors / 65% non-US authors - On Target ETBR Reduction: Reduced by 4 - 16% of my goal - On Target PTBR Reduction: Reduced by 3 - 30% of my goal - On Target

01-31-2020, 03:00 PM	#69
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,098 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I had an okay month. Ten books and almost 3000 pages. Which is well below my January average, but the most I've read since September, so I'm happy. Most of my reading was done during my annual Reading Retreat and I would have read more but for the past two weeks I've had a nasty cold and respiratory infection and I didn't read anything last week. I've finished one series this month and read books by three new to me authors. In the next two month eight books of series I follow are going to be released. Normally I would read them quickly after they are released, but I don't want to burn out on series again, so I'll have to see how I'll handle those now. It's too soon to tell if my

02-02-2020, 07:35 AM	#70
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,490 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	January was an odd month for me. Only six books read! But that's because two of them were enormous - 849 pages and 1121 pages. But with eight books bought and one new freebie in January, that means my TBR has grown by three. I hope to do a lot better in February, although I may well be reading another monster book.

02-02-2020, 12:01 PM	#71
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,620 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2E	I did terrible in January since I've been reading The Institute for like 3 weeks. But I'm 85% done so hopefully in a couple days I'll be finished.

02-05-2020, 03:59 AM	#75
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	King has more bad books than good, IMO. You need to choose carefully. Someone so prolific can't stay as good.

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