Success: My 2011 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Well, 2011 is almost in the books, folks. Tis the time to reflect back on the past year, and see what we did and didn't do. For me, a big activity was reading books. I set my goal at a modest 100 books, and I'm at 122, so I did a little better than I projected.

2011 blessed me with more 5-star reads than previous years, and that's always a pleasant surprise to encounter. I stayed, for the most part, with fiction, although I included a few nonfiction titles.

Much of my time is consumed by my writing projects, so it cuts down on my reading time. On the other hand, I see my reading as an essential extension of my writing. So, I read. This Xmas I got the Kindle Basic, so that gives me another option for books. Better yet, I'm finding I like it just fine despite looking at a computer screen all day.

So, I'm getting primed for another reading year with lots of books. Best for your reading adventures, as well.

Ed Lynskey
Twitter: @edlynskey
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Published on December 29, 2011 11:40 Tags: ed-lynskey, reading-challenge
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message 1: by Michele (new)

Michele bookloverforever I listed over 700 books/novellas as read in 2011 and those are only the ones I entered into goodreads. I still have a list of at least 30 more I did not enter as yet. Being housebound leaves me lots of reading time and I am a very fast reader. My dad always said it was because I was so anxious to find out how the book ended. He never understood my need to own a book as he felt the library was free...as I told him, but sometimes they just don't have the book I want to read!


message 2: by Ed (new)

Ed That prodigious amount would fill up half of my new Kindle. Good for you!


message 3: by Michele (new)

Michele bookloverforever 60% of the books I read I borrow from the library. But there are a lot of paperbacks in genres I love that never make a library shelf. sigh. ordering electronically makes it too easy to spend money on books.


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