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message 1: by Michael (new)
Jan 02, 2014 02:39PM

Michael (knowledgelost) I failed my 24 Non-Fiction books in 2013, but doesn't stop me trying for 24 Non-Fiction books in 2014.

1. 84, Charing Cross Road (Currently Reading)


message 2: by Sharon (new)
Jan 02, 2014 02:42PM

Sharon | 5635 comments Good luck Michael :)


message 3: by Mish (new)
Jan 02, 2014 02:50PM

Mish | 3602 comments All the best Michael :)


message 4: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Jan 02, 2014 06:21PM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
Good luck Michael! I'm sure you can do it:)


message 5: by [deleted user] (new)
Jan 02, 2014 08:32PM

All the best with your challenge Michael :-)


message 6: by Andrea (new)
Jan 02, 2014 09:17PM

Andrea | 2200 comments Michael wrote: "I failed my 24 Non-Fiction books in 2013, but doesn't stop me trying for 24 Non-Fiction books in 2014.

1. 84, Charing Cross Road (Currently Reading)"

Oh, I remember that as being a really sweet story. Good luck with the challenge.


message 7: by Kathryn (new)
Jan 02, 2014 09:20PM

Kathryn | 3569 comments Michael wrote: "I failed my 24 Non-Fiction books in 2013, but doesn't stop me trying for 24 Non-Fiction books in 2014.

1. 84, Charing Cross Road (Currently Reading)"

I read that a couple of months ago and enjoyed it. It reminded me of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (although the GL&PPPS was better, in my opinion!)


message 8: by Andrea (new)
Jan 02, 2014 11:00PM

Andrea | 2200 comments Kathryn wrote: "Michael wrote: "I failed my 24 Non-Fiction books in 2013, but doesn't stop me trying for 24 Non-Fiction books in 2014.

1. 84, Charing Cross Road (Currently Reading)"

I read that a c..."

Exactly what I was thinking when I posted! And I agree Shaffer was better, but it has been years since I first read 84, Charing Cross Road.


message 9: by Sharon (new)
Jan 03, 2014 02:21AM

Sharon Robards (sharonrobards) | 944 comments Okay, Michael I am going to list the same challenge...and can this be a dual challenge, cause I am inclined to read a lot of non fiction between fiction but UMMMMM, how do I do that? LOL

Someone lead me to where I need to go...and and I'll try to read 26 non-fiction books and and, oh, read more than Michael LOL


message 10: by Sharon (new)
Jan 03, 2014 02:23AM

Sharon Robards (sharonrobards) | 944 comments And just to give you the heads up Michael, I have already finished two this far :D


message 11: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Jan 03, 2014 02:33AM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
Sharon you will need to make your own thread for the challenge:) In this folder https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... top right hand side it says "new topic"...click on it and fill it out as you want to, putting your own challenge in the comment box, clicking on "post" and you'll have your own challenge set out...good luck.


message 12: by Sharon (new)
Jan 03, 2014 02:39AM

Sharon Robards (sharonrobards) | 944 comments Ah, thank you Brenda...I'm on the way the way now. :)


message 13: by [deleted user] (new)
Jan 03, 2014 01:02PM

Good luck! :)


message 14: by Michael (new)
Jan 05, 2014 07:09PM

Michael (knowledgelost) Sharon wrote: "Okay, Michael I am going to list the same challenge...and can this be a dual challenge, cause I am inclined to read a lot of non fiction between fiction but UMMMMM, how do I do that? LOL

Someone l..."

You are tracking everything, You may read more than me but it will be a challenge ;P


message 15: by Michael (new)
Jan 05, 2014 07:11PM

Michael (knowledgelost) 1. 84, Charing Cross Road/Duchess of Bloomsbury Street (Review to come)
2. Little Failure (Currently Reading)


message 17: by Sally906 (new)
Jan 20, 2014 02:03AM

Sally906 | 101 comments You're zooming through your challenge there :)


message 19: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Feb 23, 2014 07:21PM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
Going well Michael:)


message 22: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
May 05, 2014 11:51PM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
You're doing well Michael:)


message 24: by Sally906 (new)
Jun 07, 2014 06:42PM

Sally906 | 101 comments You may reach your goal this year at this rate :)


message 25: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Jun 07, 2014 09:38PM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
Sally906 wrote: "You may reach your goal this year at this rate :)"

He's doing well, isn't he! Half way there:)


message 30: by Sally906 (new)
Oct 07, 2014 05:50PM

Sally906 | 101 comments Doing well - only 12 weeks until the end of the year!!!

Will be a doddle for you :)


message 31: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Oct 07, 2014 10:56PM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
Fabulous Michael! You're doing well...


message 32: by Michael (last edited Nov 11, 2014 08:15PM) (new)
Nov 08, 2014 12:00AM

Michael (knowledgelost) ...and I'm done

1. 84, Charing Cross Road/Duchess of Bloomsbury Street (my review)
2. Little Failure (my review)
3. The Novel Cure, AN A-Z of Literary Remedies (my review)
4. Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason (my review)
5. The Dark Path: A Memoir (my review)
6. Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City (my review)
7. My Salinger Year (my review)
8. Young Romantics: The Tangled Lives of English Poetry's Greatest Generation (my review)
9. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (my review)
10. Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (my review)
11. Critical Theory: An Introduction (my review)
12. The Fictional Woman (my review)
13. The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka (my review)
14. Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad (my review)
15. In Cold Blood (my review)
16. Levels of Life (my review)
17. The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life (my review)
18. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (my review)
19. What We See When We Read (my review)
20. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (review to come)
21. Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading (review to come)
22. The Complete Polysyllabic Spree (review to come)
23. Excavation: A Memoir (my review)
24. Not Drowning, Reading (review to come)
25. Yes Please (review to come)


message 33: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Nov 08, 2014 12:41AM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
Congratulations Michael! Fabulous effort:)


message 34: by Neko (new)
Nov 08, 2014 12:48AM

Neko Sweet! Reached your goal :)


message 35: by Sharon (new)
Nov 08, 2014 02:32PM

Sharon | 5635 comments Well done Michael :)


message 36: by Michael (new)
Nov 09, 2014 02:58AM

Michael (knowledgelost) Next year I'm thinking either books in translation or re-reads


message 37: by Sally906 (new)
Nov 09, 2014 03:56AM

Sally906 | 101 comments Yaaaay - congratulations :)

My personal view is never go back. There are only a handful of books I reread and those are for the most part childhood favourites.
There are so many fabulous books out there that I haven't read - I want to get to them while I still can.

My vote for you would be to go for translations


message 38: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Nov 09, 2014 03:22PM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
I agree Sally! Michael enjoys (most) translations too...


message 39: by Suzie (new)
Nov 10, 2014 12:53PM

Suzie | 481 comments Congratulations on achieving your goal Michael. Well done! I will add some of your reads to my list, I love reading non-fiction. Am currently on Little Failure, but won't read your review until I'm finished


message 40: by Carolyn (new)
Nov 10, 2014 01:14PM

Carolyn | 9945 comments Congratulations Michael! Do you have a top 5?


message 41: by Michael (new)
Nov 10, 2014 02:37PM

Michael (knowledgelost) Carolyn wrote: "Congratulations Michael! Do you have a top 5?"

I will compile a top 5 at the end of the year


message 42: by Mish (new)
Nov 10, 2014 03:11PM

Mish | 3602 comments Michael wrote: "Next year I'm thinking either books in translation or re-reads"

Fabulous Michael, congratulations!

Do both…12 re-reads and 12 translations :)


message 43: by Michael (new)
Nov 10, 2014 03:17PM

Michael (knowledgelost) Good idea Mish


message 44: by Mish (new)
Nov 10, 2014 03:19PM

Mish | 3602 comments Michael wrote: "Good idea Mish"

:D don't forget to include lots of Russian literature.


message 45: by Jülie ☼♄  (last edited Nov 10, 2014 03:28PM) (new)
Nov 10, 2014 03:28PM

Jülie ☼♄  (jlie) | 6581 comments Mish wrote: "Michael wrote: "Good idea Mish"

:D don't forget to include lots of Russian literature."

Congratulations Michael, I'll look forward to seeing your top 5...plus your choice of translations for next year :)


message 46: by Michael (new)
Nov 10, 2014 03:38PM

Michael (knowledgelost) Mish wrote: "Michael wrote: "Good idea Mish"

:D don't forget to include lots of Russian literature."

Maybe all 12 will be Russian :P


message 47: by Mish (new)
Nov 10, 2014 04:11PM

Mish | 3602 comments Michael wrote: "Mish wrote: "Michael wrote: "Good idea Mish"

:D don't forget to include lots of Russian literature."

Maybe all 12 will be Russian :P"

lol!

Yeah why not. By the end of the year you'll be giving us advice on the best Russian literature to read :)


message 49: by Michael (new)
Dec 22, 2014 04:38PM

Michael (knowledgelost) Don't think I'll be reading anymore Non-Fiction for this year; so here is my final list for 2014.

...and I'm done

1. 84, Charing Cross Road/Duchess of Bloomsbury Street (my review)
2. Little Failure (my review)
3. The Novel Cure, AN A-Z of Literary Remedies (my review)
4. Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason (my review)
5. The Dark Path: A Memoir (my review)
6. Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City (my review)
7. My Salinger Year (my review)
8. Young Romantics: The Tangled Lives of English Poetry's Greatest Generation (my review)
9. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (my review)
10. Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (my review)
11. Critical Theory: An Introduction (my review)
12. The Fictional Woman (my review)
13. The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka (my review)
14. Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad (my review)
15. In Cold Blood (my review)
16. Levels of Life (my review)
17. The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life (my review)
18. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (my review)
19. What We See When We Read (my review)
20. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (my review)
21. Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading (my review)
22. The Complete Polysyllabic Spree (my review)
23. Excavation: A Memoir (my review)
24. Not Drowning, Reading (my review)
25. Yes Please (my review)
26. Why I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books (my review)
27. Round Ireland with a Fridge (my review)
28. What Is Literature? (my review)


message 50: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Dec 22, 2014 04:52PM

Brenda | 80752 comments Mod
Congratulations Michael! Fantastic result:)


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