Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Hi,

I'm new to this group, but I am so glad I found it. I joined Goodreads in July this year and can't be entirely sure if I've remembered to list all the books I read prior to that, but it looks as I will end up with a total of 40 books for 2012 without even trying. My TV died a few weeks ago, so I am reading a lot more these days, and I decided to set myself a little challenge - I want to read 50 pages a day throughout the year - i.e. 18,250 pages in total. That averages out as 52 books of 350 pages each, so I am aiming for 50 as some books will be a lot longer than that.

I haven't set myself a reading list for the whole year yet, but my first priority is to finish reading all the books I have hard copies of first. I will be moving into a mobile home to go travelling around Europe at some point next year, so I am trying to minimise all my belongings as much as possible. This seems like the perfect way to indulge two of my favourite interests: reading and minimalism! If I can stick to it, I will get through all my remaining hard copies by the end of March. After that I will just be reading books on my Kindle (a minimalist's dream library, lol!).

I am really looking forward to getting to know the other people in this group!

Best of luck with your challenges, everyone!

:oD

Welcome to the group! It sounds like you have an AMAZING plan for 2013 -- 50 pages a day, reading books you own, and driving through Europe! What an exciting adventure!

Good luck on both the reading (and minimalizing!) and the traveling :) I'm looking forward to hearing about your progress on both of those.

Thank you so much, Tiffany! Strangely I didn't get a notification about your answer so I didn't see it till now. I think I might struggle a little to finish all my hard copies by the end of March as I will probably want to participate in group reads that will slow down my reading of the books I already own. Perhaps end of April/May would be a more realistic goal. As long as I get through them all, I will be happy! :oD

My original plan was to finish reading all my remaining hardcopy books by March, but during the holiday period I decided I wanted to reread the Harry Potter books, so I haven't made a start on the hardcopies yet.

These are the books I've read so far this year:



and



I've also read two short stories by Kurt Vonnegut, but I won't be counting those towards my total of 50.

I'm currently just over 20% into Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

I've just finished two more books:




and



I'm 22% into Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (the last book in the series).

Here's an update of the books I've read recently:




and



and



and



and



So that's 9 books so far this year.

Another update - the books I've read since my last post are:



and

(reread this one)

and



and



and

(no page numbers but approx. 21,300 words)

I've also read Notes on Full Timing by Armand Foster, but as it was only 46 pages long I will not count it towards my goal of 50 books.

So that's 14 books so far, but the Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge has the number down as 17.

New update - books read since my last update include:



and



and



and



I have also read some poetry and a cookbook, which I won't count towards my total.

So that's 18 books and well over 7000 pages so far, which means I am on track (or a little ahead, actually). :oD

Time for another update - since Following Atticus I have read the following books:


(Marie Potter and the Campervan of Doom - hilarious)

and



and some poetry that I won't count

and



and



I'm currently trying to finish two books that I have started reading as I have signed up for two literature courses on Coursera, which both start on the 3rd of June. So there's lots to read over the next few months, but I can't wait - it's been ages since I last studied literature! :oD

Anyway, that's 22 books and just over 8300 pages. Still on track for 50 books in 2013. ;o)

Oops, it's been a while since my last update!

Here's what I've been reading since my May update:

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

I've also 'reread' all the HP books, as I was given the audiobooks by a lovely friend of mine. I won't bother to list them all here, but that's another 7 books and 2834 pages.

I've also read

The Ice Palace
(I read it in Norwegian)

and

Little Brother

and

Manon Lescaut

and

Nostradamus' testamente

and

A Winter Book

and

Police
(I read it in Norwegian)

and

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

and

Someday, Someday, Maybe

So the total is now 39 books (as I'm not counting short stories) and 15,010 pages.

How could I forget I also reread Jane Eyre?



So that's 40 books and 15,342 pages! ;o)

Two more - both of Russell Brand's Booky Wooks:

and

I am happy to report I made it to 50 books before the end of the year! The end-of-year statistics (according to my own spreadsheet) show that I completed 51 books, was still in the process of reading another 6, and read 12 short-stories.

Here are the books I've read (and completed) since my last update:



And here are the ones I started but did not finish by the end of the year:


I'm ashamed to admit that I actually started reading The Brothers Karamazov in December 2012 - it really is time I finish it soon! ;o)

Neens wrote: "I'm ashamed to admit that I actually started reading The Brothers Karamazov in December 2012 - it really is time I finish it soon! ;o) "

:) Good luck on it :)