Dost Thou even read, 9L? discussion

What is your personal wider reading goal for this year:
It might include your intention to read in a range of different genres and/or formats, to read books by a particular author; to share & discuss books & reading with a family member and/or friend, etc.
Keep it realistic as you will be expected to monitor your progress as you go.

Finish a few series of books that I have left for dead in past years.

My goal for 2013 is to read all of Darren Shan's books. d:-D

Read LOTR & Sillmarillion... Without being bored to death!

Finish all the series I have stated reading

I wish to read the recent translation of Tolstoy's War and Peace, and find a new book which transforms my perception of the self or the world. Any recommendations?

I would love to hear ideas about books and stories that we don't have time discuss in class. I would like Year 9 to be about enthusiasm and fun with books we are reading and ideas we are encountering, as well as being about working on our curriculum tasks.

Discover a new series to read

My goal is to finish all the books I have in my iBooks library.

Try to read books of genres that I haven't attempted to read before

To open up my mind to new genres of books.

My goal for 2013 is to finish reading the Cherubs series that has been recommended to me

Lenore wrote: "I wish to read the recent translation of Tolstoy's War and Peace, and find a new book which transforms my perception of the self or the world. Any recommendations?"

It's interesting to think about how many translations there are for classics, and how different they are from each other. I have a copy of War and Peace in Russian at home which will sadly never be read by anyone in my house.

Sunny wrote: "Try to read books of genres that I haven't attempted to read before"

Good challenge, Sunny, let us know how you go.

William wrote: "Read LOTR & Sillmarillion... Without being bored to death!"

We do have Silmarillion in the library collection. I must say I'd never heard of it until you mentioned it and I looked it up. Personally I find Tolkien's descriptions over the top.

Milan wrote: "To finish reading the five books in the series ' A Game of Thrones' by George R.R Martin."

Have you started? How far have you read, Milan?