12-07-2014, 01:33 PM | #1 |
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The 2015 Annual Reading Challenge List Thread
2015 Reading Challenge List Thread Welcome to our 6th Annual Reading Challenge! The Annual Reading Challenge is neither a race, contest, nor an "exclusive club", anyone can join! This is just a fun activity that some of us have enjoyed doing in the past. Many of us have found reading challenges to be an entertaining way to set goals for ourselves, get ideas for books, and see what others are reading. This thread is for you to keep a running tally for your chosen challenge. I would request that you please state your goals at the top of your post (in the title line if you can), and then start your list in the body of your post. As you read books, edit your post to update your list of books read. [Please Remember: No discussion posts in this thread. Please use the other thread for that. Non-List posts will be deleted or moved to the other thread] Discussions & Ideas can be found here: 2015 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread Post #2 is dedicated to a Table of Contents for all participants in this thread. Names will be added, to this TOC, in alphabetical order with a link to that individual’s post number from this thread. Previous threads were for 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 Last edited by pdurrant; 12-07-2014 at 02:55 PM. Reason: Added links to previous challenge threads. |
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[Please Remember: No discussion posts in this thread. Please use the 2015 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread for that. Non-List posts will be deleted or moved to the Discussion Thread] Table of Participants (Participants will be listed by user name in alphabetical order)
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12-07-2014, 01:40 PM | #3 |
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Speculative Spectacular!
Main Goals:Have a Much Better Year Than 2014!
Increase or Improve level of participation in Book Clubs below. I will not be participating in Buddy Reads or Mini-Challenge Reads this year. CHALLENGES: Flights of Fantasy Book Club Reads: Primary - One Book Club Selection from Each Month: [01 / 11] Secondary - Additional Book Club Selections from Each Month: [00 out of 33] Bonus - Unread Book Club Selections from 2014: [01 out of 44] Flights of Fantasy Series Challenge Reads: Primary - One Series Book Every Month: [04 / 12] Secondary - Additional Series Books Every Month: [16] Bonus - Complete a Minimum of 3 Series by the End of the Year: [02 / 03] The "I'll Try Anything Once" Challenge: Primary - One "Anything Once" Book Every Month: [04 / 12] Secondary - Additional "Anything Once" Books Every Month: [04] Bonus - Complete the "Anything Once" list by the End of the Year: [08 / 52] PARTICIPATION: MobileRead Book Club Selections: Primary - One Book Club Selection from Each Quarter: [00 / 04] Secondary - Additional Book Club Selections from Each Quarter: [00] Bonus - All Book Club Selections for the Year: [00 / 12] Add'l Bonus - Any Previous Unread Book Club Selections (2008 -2014): [00 / 78] *After Earth Book Club Selections: Primary - One Book Club Selection from Each Month: [01 / 10] Secondary - Additional Book Club Selections from Each Month: [00] Bonus - All Book Club Selections for the Year: [01 / 20] *Group Created & I Joined 2/2015. First Selection 3/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January:
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12-07-2014, 01:41 PM | #4 |
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Spot #4! Still need to put up my 2014 reads in the other list.
P = read in paper R = reread $ = paid purchase § = short story or novella A = anthology or collection G = graphic novel or comics collected edition/bundle √/3 = recommended ♥︎/3 = really enjoyed (not necessarily correlated with quality or recommendation status)
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12-07-2014, 01:42 PM | #5 |
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New York or bust, Pilgrimage
Overall target: 120 books, at least 100 of which have to be read
New York: 12 books Pilgrimage: 12 books Mt. TBR: 12 paper books Good Reads TBR: 24 books Plus: I've been organizing my elibrary and I have no reason to buy anything at all in the coming year. That's not going to happen, so I'm going to try to hold it to an average of one ebook purchased per week. Finally, I've decided on a long-term goal of reading all of Wodehouse in chronological order (I've been working my way through the school stories). I won't get bent out of shape if I can't locate a particular book or if I get a little out of order, but that's my framework. I'm too lazy to list my books here, so here's a link to my 2015 list at Goodreads. Last edited by issybird; 12-30-2014 at 04:18 AM. |
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12-07-2014, 01:51 PM | #6 |
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To read my 54 unread ebooks bought in 2005 and 2006
My goals for 2015:
I start 2015 with my TBR at 750. Down 50 on the start of 2014! Books read in 2015
Books added to TBR in 2015 Freebies (9) Mitosis by Brandon Sanderson (Sainsbury voucher) Bernado's House by James Patrick Kelly (Amazon Freebie) Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013 by various authors (Tor.com freebie) Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 by various authors (Tor.com freebie) Death Turns a Trick by Julie Smith (Amazon/Kobo freebie) Wool by Hugh Howey (Kobo freebie in June 2014, but only moved to TBR now) The Slice of No.1 Celebration Storybook by Alexander McCall Smith (Sainsbury Voucher) Hell's Bells by M C Beaton (freebie from 2013) Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum (Deals thread recommendation) The Cyborg and the Cemetery by Nancy Fulda Red Tide by Larry Niven et al. The Abduction of Ebenezer Scrooge by Lawrence Watt-Evans Gifts (5) Catweazle, The Tomorrow Girl, What If, A Slip of the Keyboard, Information is Beautiful Loans Bought
Analysis TBR: 787 Books read: 226 (including 22 freebies, 1 gift, 0 loans, 1 re-read, 8 not on TBR) Books otherwise removed from TBR pile: 14 (2 previously read, 11 discarded, 1 duplicate) Books removed from TBR pile: 232 Books added to TBR pile: 269 (including 13 freebies, 5 gifts) Removed/Added: 0.88 Net reduction for 2015: -37 Non-free books read: 194 (including 8 abandoned, 1 re-read) Total cost of books read: £371.90 Average cost of books read: £1.92 Non-free books bought: 254 (including 3 not added to TBR) Total cost of books bought: £299.94 (under budget: £300) Average cost of books bought: £1.18 Already allocated to future purchases: £0 Unallocated budget: £0.06 Rating System: 1: Bad. 2: Poor. (Or just not to my taste.) 3: Satisfactory. 4: Good. 5: Excellent. Pages are as given by the ADE algorithm in Calibre. Last edited by pdurrant; 01-01-2016 at 05:08 AM. |
12-07-2014, 02:26 PM | #7 |
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[Due to personal reasons, I will no longer be participating in the Reading Challenge.]
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12-07-2014, 02:27 PM | #8 |
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To read 150 books in 2015
Part A - 150 books
Read to date: 80 books Part B - Genre Carousel Fantasy - 18 books The City of Heavenly Fire (Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare Mistborn (#1-3) by Brandon Sanderson Burned (Fever #7) by Karen Marie Moning Midnight Riot (Peter Grant #1) by Ben Aaronovitch Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega #4) by Patricia Briggs The Gunslinger by Stephen King Written in Red (The Others #1-3) by Anne Bishop The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels #7) by Ilona Andrews Archangel's Shadows (Guild Hunter #7) by Nalini Singh Fool's Quest (Fitz and the Fool #2) by Robin Hobb Red Rose Chain (October Daye #9) by Seanan McGuire Deceptions (Cainsville #3) by Kelley Armstrong Reap the Wind (Cassandra Palmer #7) by Karen Chance Science Fiction - 6 books The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson Dune by Frank Herbert Vorkosigan Saga (#5.2, 6.2) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Drafter by Kim Harrison The Aeronaut's Windlass (Cinder Spires #1) by Jim Butcher Mystery & Detective - 46 books Hercule Poirot (#7-12) by Agatha Christie Alex Cross (#1-7) by James Patterson Phryne Fisher (#6-7) by Kerry Greenwood Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carre The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (#8) by Ellis Peters The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins The Cat Who... (#1) by Lilian Jackson Braun Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene Mary Russell (#12-13) by Laurie R. King Dublin Murder Squad (#1-5) by Tana French Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Kate Shugak (#1-3) by Dana Stabenow A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn Sebastian St. Cyr (#1-8) by C.S. Harris Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3) by Robert Galbraith The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz Romance - 4 books The Science of Temptation (#1) by Delphine Dryden Transcendence by Shay Savage The Shadows (BDB #13) by J.R. Ward The Secret by Julie Garwood Historical Fiction - 6 books The Iron King (Accursed Kings #1) by Maurice Druon Mistress of the Art of Death (#1) by Ariana Franklin The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton West with the Night by Beryl Markham Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Shogun by James Clavell Part C - Unread Book Balance < $100 Starting balance = $167.29 Current balance = $169.41 Part D - MR Book Club Participation January - The Iron King (Accursed Kings #1) by Maurice Druon Read February - The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Read March - West with the Night by Beryl Markham Read April - Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Read May - Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene Read June - American Gods by Neil Gaiman Previously Read July - Waterloo by Bernard Cornwell Not Interested August - Dhalgren by Samuel Delany Bailed September - Candide by Voltaire Not Interested October - Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson Not Interested November - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami December - The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries Last edited by treadlightly; 01-01-2016 at 03:31 PM. |
12-07-2014, 02:41 PM | #9 |
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To have fun; keep track; Four+ books of 700+ pages
2015 goals:
My reading list can be found on my blog Last edited by pdurrant; 12-08-2014 at 04:46 PM. Reason: added title |
12-07-2014, 02:51 PM | #10 |
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12-07-2014, 03:29 PM | #11 |
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To read 73+ books (35,000+ pages)
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- To read at least 73 books ( that allots 5 days per book) - To read 35000 pages during the year 10248/35000 - To read at least 10 books greater than 500 pages (hardcover) 4/10 - To read 5 books greater than 700 pages (hardcover) 2/5 January 001.A Question of Honor (Bess Crawford #5) by Charles Todd 1/5 002.Summer Knight (The Dresden Files #4) by Jim Butcher - 4/5 003.Simple Genius (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #3) by David Baldacci - 4/5 004.The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss - 3/5 005.Death Masks (The Dresden Files #5) by Jim Butcher - 2/5 006.English Tea Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #17) by Leslie Meier - 4/5 007.The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - 2/5 008.The Escape (John Puller #3) by David Baldacci - 4/5 009.The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin #1) by M.C. Beaton - 3/5 010.Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson - 4/5 011.The Fourth Estate by Jeffrey Archer - 5/5 February 012.Death Of A Gossip (Hamish Macbeth #1) by M.C. Beaton - 5/5 013.The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin #2) by M.C. Beaton - 2/5 014.Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth #2) by M.C. Beaton - 2/5 015.First Family (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #4) by David Baldacci - 2/5 016.The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - 2/5 017.The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - 4/5 018.Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (Agatha Raisin #3) by M.C. Beaton - 4/5 019.Death of an Outsider (Hamish Macbeth #3) by M.C. Beaton - 5/5 020.Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (Agatha Raisin #4) by M.C. Beaton - 3/5 021.Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth #4) by M.C. Beaton - 4/5 March 022.Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin #5) by M.C. Beaton - 1/5 023.Death of a Hussy (Hamish Macbeth #5) by M.C. Beaton - 3/5 024.The Pillars of the Earth (The Pillars of the Earth #1) by Ken Follett - 4/5 025.Mightier Than the Sword (The Clifton Chronicles #5) by Jeffrey Archer - 3/5 026.The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland #1) by Catherynne M. Valente - 3/5 Last edited by Luffy; 03-21-2015 at 11:21 AM. |
12-07-2014, 04:02 PM | #12 |
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To read 60 books
60 books in 2015
Killing Floor by Lee Child Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Red Sea Peril by Shirley Billings Julie & Julia by Julie Powell First Term at Mallory Towers by Enid Blyton The Woman Who Went to Bed For a Year by Sue Townsend Bad Guys by Linwood Barclay Any Way You Want Me by Lucy Diamond The Enchanted Forest by Enid Blyton A Game Of Thrones by George R R Martin Maggie and Me by Damian Barr The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Guilty Wives by James Patterson Lone Wolf by Linwood Barclay And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult Sir David Jason; A Life of Laughter by Stafford Hildred & Tim Ewbank Life's New Hurdles by Colin Jackson A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane Sins of the Father by L S Sygnet The Year I Met You by Cecelia Ahern The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton Perfect Daughter by Amanda Prowse An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington by Karl Pilkington Stone Rain by Linwood Barclay Girls Who Went To War by Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi Mystic River by Dennis Lehane Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M C Beaton Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Daughter of the Territory by Jacqueline Hammar C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton Bitter Almonds by Lilas Taha To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Harvest by Celia Brayfield Naked At Lunch by Mark Haskell Smith Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben A Harrowing Journey, Sailing into Danger by Desiree Trattles Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella Humans by Matt Haig 19 minutes by Jodi Picoult Last edited by Stephjk; 01-02-2016 at 05:02 AM. |
12-07-2014, 04:57 PM | #13 |
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To read 24,000 pages in 2015
I am going to keep the same page goal as last year and will continue my ongoing sub-goals.
1) Page Goal: Read 24,000 pages in 2015. - Completed 11/3/15 Multi-year Ongoing Goals: 2) Diversity: No more than 1 out of 5 books will be in a single genre. 3) Re-Read: No more than 1 out of 5 books will be re-reads. 4) Indies: At least 1 out of 5 books will be independently published. Status as of December 31: Page Goal Status: 28,315 pages read, 79 books/short stories completed. Diversity Goal: 17% Fantasy books Re-Read Goal: 14% Indie Goal: 28% Overall Summary Stats: 1, 2, 3, 4
Completed books, ordered by finish date:
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Other list posts: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 Last edited by Dazrin; 12-15-2016 at 02:22 PM. Reason: Fixed links for year-end data. |
12-07-2014, 05:26 PM | #14 |
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Keep ratio of new books to books read below 1.5:1
Keep ratio of new books to books read below 1.5:1
My 2:1 target for 2014 looks to have been met, so I'm stepping it up to 1.5:1. Maybe I'll actually get to reduce the TBR in 2016. Added to TBR: 130 (100 paid) Removed: 131 Net reduction: 1 Pages read: 36850 Books read: 1. Flesh and Blood - John Harvey (p) - 439p 2. Terms of Enlistment - Marko Kloos (k) - 334p + 3. Shadows Beneath - Writing Excuses (e) - 400p 4. The Way the Future Was - Frederik Pohl (e) - 249p 5. Tehanu - Ursula Le Guin (p) - 212p + 6. Call for the Dead - John le Carré (p) - 159p 7. The Great Bazaar and Brayan's Gold - Peter V Brett (k) - 129p 8. Throne of the Crescent Moon - Saladin Ahmed (i) - 367p 9. Galactic Patrol - E E "Doc" Smith (e) - 241p - 10. The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski (k) - 279p 11. Songs of the Earth - Elspeth Cooper (k) - 466p 12. Lines of Departure - Marko Kloos (k) - 315p 13. The Green Hills of Earth - Robert A Heinlein (e) - 180p 14. Punishment - Anne Holt (k) - 402p 15. Winning Colors - Elizabeth Moon (e) - 316p 16. Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish (short) - Stephen Leather (k) - 27p 17. Traitor's Blade - Sebastien de Castell (k) - 384p 18. The Custodians - Richard Cowper (k) - 144p 19. The Prefect - Alastair Reynolds (k) - 512p + 20. Half the World - Joe Abercrombie (h) - 484p + 21. Pump Six and Other Stories - Paolo Bacigalupi (e) - 237 22. Lye Street (novella) - Alan Campbell (k) - 129 23. The Paper Magician - Charlie N Holmberg (k) - 214 24. Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson (k) - 384 25. City - Clifford D Simak (p) - 242 26. Yendi - Steven Brust (p) - 142 27. Lord Edgware Dies - Agatha Christie (p) - 351 28. Saint Rebor - Adam Roberts (k) - 175 29. The Emperor's Blades - Brian Staveley (e) - 492 30. Childhood's End - Arthur C Clarke (k) - 211 31. Stranger Things Happen - Kelly Link (e) - 189 32. One (novella) - Nancy Kress (e) - 58 33. A Window or a Small Box (short) - Jedediah Berry (e) - 31 34. Homecoming (short) - Susan Palwick (e) - 28 35. Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick (k) - 413 36. The Forgotten Planet - Murray Leinster (e) - 145 37. Over Sea, Under Stone - Susan Cooper (p) - 221 38. Freaks (short) - Tess Gerritsen (k) - 16 39. The Four Last Things - Timothy Hallinan (k) - 317 40. Battle Flag - Bernard Cornwell (p) - 465 41. Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie (p) - 347 42. The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes - Mike Ashley (ed) (e) - 455 43. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel (k) - 650 44. Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong - David Walsh (k) - 441 45. His Last Bow - Arthur Conan Doyle (e) - 156 46. The Long Tomorrow - Leigh Brackett (k) - 252 47. The Copper Promise - Jen Williams (k) - 542 48. The Death of Grass - John Christopher (p) - 195 49. The Mammoth Book of Steampunk - Sean Wallace (ed) (k) - 490 50. The Magicians - Lev Grossman (k) - 402 + 51. The Midwich Cuckoos - John Wyndham (p) - 220 52. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? - Agatha Christie (p) - 192 53. The Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards SF - Kevin J Anderson (ed) (k) - 380 54. AI Unbound - Nancy Kress (k) - 126 55. The Heir of Night - Helen Lowe (k) - 435 56. Ancillary Sword - Ann Leckie (k) - 389 + 57. Sudden Blow - Liz Brady (e) - 297 58. The Poison Eaters and Other Stories - Holly Black (e) - 140 59. The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison (e) - 358 60. The Time Traders - Andre Norton (e) - 191 61. Beggars in Spain (novella) - Nancy Kress (e) - 71 62. The Lascar's Dagger - Glenda Larke (p) - 464 63. Mothers and Other Monsters - Maureen F McHugh (e) - 210 64. Three-Act Tragedy - Agatha Christie (h) - 206 65. The Red: First Light - Linda Nagata (e) - 277 66. Edge of Infinity - Jonathan Strahan (ed) (e) - 246 67. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary - M R James (k) - 116 68. Authority - Jeff VanderMeer (k) - 339 69. The Enemy Stars - Poultry Anderson (k) - 141 70. The Governess - Evelyn Hervey (HRF Keating) (k) - 256 71. Half a War - Joe Abercrombie (h) - 497 72. Zima Blue - Alastair Reynolds (p) - 404 73. Angles of Attack - Marko Kloos (k) - 337 74. The Ladies of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke (p) - 235 75. Servant of the Underworld - Aliette de Bodard (e) - 293 76. The Tomorrow People - Judith Merril (p) - 192 77. Little Machines - Paul McAuley (k) - 320 78. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson (e) - 670 79. Death in the Clouds - Agatha Christie (h) - 254 80. The Joy Makers - James Gunn (p) - 204 81. Hospital Station - James White (p) - 191 82. Deryni Rising - Katherine Kurtz (p) - 280 83. Marazan - Nevil Shute (p) - 224 84. The Fast Stuff - Mat Oxley (k) - 432 85. The Separation - Christopher Priest (p) - 405 86. The Moment of Eclipse - Brian Aldiss (p) - 206 87. Tooth and Claw - Jo Walton (k) - 310 88. Measures of Absolution (novella) - Marko Kloos (k) - 63 89. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu (k) - 390 90. A Free Man of Color - Barbara Hambly (e) - 305 91. Gene Wolfe's Book of Days - Gene Wolfe (p) - 246 92. The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson (e) - 666 93. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle (k) - 256 94. Shades of Milk and Honey - Mary Robinette Kowal (k) - 271 95. Magic for Beginners - Kelly Link (e) - 212 96. Lucky Thirteen (short) - Marko Kloos (k) - 14 97. Indemnity Only - Sara Paretsky (k) - 338 98. Timescape - Gregory Benford (k) - 411 99. The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell (k) - 327 100. Some Kind of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce (k) - 389 101. Star Surgeon - James White (p) - 156 102. The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie (p) - 331 103. Howard Who? - Howard Waldrop (p) - 234 104. Sabriel - Garth Nix (k) - 487 105. The Planet Buyer - Cordwainer Smith (p) - 156 106. Glamour in Glass - Mary Robinette Kowal (k) - 267 107. All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past - Howard Waldrop (p) - 125 108. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Philip K Dick (p) - 230 109. Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl - Jack Vance (k) - 312 110. Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes (k) - 310 111. Shattered Sands - WG Saraband (k) - 445 112. Armored - John Joseph Adams (ed) (e) - 377 113. Murder in Mesopotamia - Agatha Christie (h) - 218 114. Tales from Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (k) - 296 115. The Magician King - Lev Grossman (k) - 399 + 116. Space: Above and Beyond - Peter Telep (p) - 258 117. I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison (e) - 123 118. Going Off Alarming - Danny Baker (k) - 263 119. Dangerous Women - George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois (eds) (k) - 784 120. The Death House - Sarah Pinborough (k) - 272 121. Syzygy - Michael G Coney (k) - 142 122. Pavane - Keith Roberts (k) - 292 123. Sun of China (short) - Cixin Liu (k) - 48 124. What Remains of Heroes - David Benem (k) - 475 125. Her Side (short) - Mur Lafferty & J R Blackwell (i) - 67 126. Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut (k) - 275 127. Outbound (short) - Brad R Torgersen (k) - 43 128. Cards on the Table - Agatha Christie (p) - 320 129. Exanastasis (short) - Brad R Torgersen (k) - 30 130. The Year of the Quiet Sun - Wilson Tucker (p) - 192 131. Marco and the Red Granny (novella) - Mur Lafferty (k) - 89 Monthly Breakdown: Spoiler:
Additional Goals: 1. Omnibusters. Read at least 12 books from omnibuses. Finish at least 3 omnibuses. - TARGET REACHED Read: 12 - Tehanu, Winning Colors, Yendi, The Forgotten Planet, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, Servant of the Underworld, The Well of Ascension, Death in the Clouds, The Hero of Ages, Howard Who?, All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past, Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl Finished: 5 - Earthsea Quartet, Heris Serrano, Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?/Death in the Clouds, Mistborn Trilogy, Strange Things in Close Up 2. BSFA award winners (at least 4). Ongoing challenge, which got sidelined in 2014. I have 21 remaining at the start of 2015. - TARGET REACHED Spoiler:
3. The ABC Murders. Alphabetical challenge based on detective names. Third and final year of the challenge. There are 7 books remaining at the start of the year. - COMPLETE Spoiler:
4. Named authors. Read a book by at least 12 of these writers: - TARGET REACHED Spoiler:
5. A short story a day. Read at least 200 shorter works of fiction. - TARGET REACHED Total: 376 January: 32 February: 30 March: 32 April: 30 May: 31 June: 30 July: 32 August: 31 September: 30 October: 31 November: 30 December: 37 6. Fifty Years of SF. 1950-1999. An ongoing challenge to read a book published in every year from 1950 to 1999, in order. Spoiler:
Legend: Book title: read 2013,read 2014,read,own,don't own (p) paperback, (h) hardback, (k) kindle, (e) epub, (i) ibook/pdf, (a) audio + especially liked, - didn't much like Last edited by DrNefario; 01-01-2016 at 08:47 AM. |
12-07-2014, 05:29 PM | #15 |
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To read 100 novellas & short stories, and to read books bought in 2014 and earlier
Goal Read 100 books DONE
Goal Focus on books purchased in 2014 or earlier Goal Finish 100 novellas & short stories Goal Finish 15 magazines Novellas & Short Stories Read: 26 Spoiler:
Magazines Read: 4 Spoiler:
Baen Books TBR: 157 Read: 1 Spoiler:
Kobo Books TBR: 147 Read: 3 Spoiler:
Barnes & Noble TBR: 29 Read: 1 Spoiler:
Audiobooks TBR: 303 Listened: 29 Includes short stories and novellas Spoiler:
Amazon TBR: HUGE Read: 8 Spoiler:
Other Publishers TBR: 32? Read: Spoiler:
Books Read January 001. 4/5 Tall, Dark & Hungry - Lyndsay Sands (audio) My favorite of the paranormal romances. Audiobook had good reader! Just as good decades later! Good, but it doesn't grab as well as the other books in the early series. Love this one. Better in audio for the humor. Didn't interest me. Just as good as when I read it decades ago. To grim. Couldn't get into it. Abandoned 1/3 way through. So very funny. This was great! Loved it. Death has his challenges. I really enjoyed this cozy and looking forward to next installment. This was an 'ideas' book. The plot was great, but I got bored. 012. 5/5 Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles Still loving this series. Great mystery cozy. Dreadful. Hard to believe this well-known author wrote this bad. Didn't finish. Didn't like the writing style. Fast, to the point and funny. Great action in this novel. Audio is supurb. I might be biased, but I preferred the cat one. Loved this mystery cozy. I'll be listening to more. Another good mystery. Fast pace. Recipes I'm going to try! This was a great book!! Loved it! Very good history. Lively. Another enjoyable cozy Story was ok, but the immortals are unrealistically modern. 024. 4/5 Sticks & Scones - Diane Mott Davidson (audio) Another great story. Some issues with it but good. Love, love, love this series. An unusual mystery cozy with a ghost. I liked this series, but it's getting stale. Lively history of the wealthy in turn of the 19th century. Book sucked on several levels. No more freebee vampire novels. As delightful as the TV show on which it is based. Sensible cozy. Great story. Cross between cozy and thriller This was a great story, even if far fetched. I thought this had a great plot. Loved it! Not my cup of tea. I don't plan to read any more by this author. 034. 4/5 Hard Magic (book 1 Grimnoir Chronicles) - Larry Correia (audio) NOT a detective story. More an alternative universe thriller with magic. Very good cozy! Totally hilarious. Great pulp fiction Another winning paranormal romance. Lots of humor. Funny in parts. Lots of cat antics drawn out into great humor. Good murder mystery. 041. 5/5 Small Gods - Terry Pratchett (audio) It's tough to be a god. Even with a devout believer. This was a very good apocalyptic story Great story. Happened to start the same day I heard the author had passed. This sequel I didn't enjoy as much, although it had merit. I really enjoyed but it lacked a certain spark. Totally loved this. Can see why it is popular. Fast plot; a little too much left to the end, but the getting there was good. 048. 5/5 Wasp - Eric Frank Russell I still love this story. A bit dated, but still loved it. This reads almost like detective noir. Love this story every time I read it! More of a thriller than science fiction. Includes all his main books. I included in listing since there were 3 novellas. 054. 5/5 A Deadly Judgement - Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain Another great mystery! Good story. Not as gripping. Hilarious. Read this a long time ago. Funny. Still! 058. 4/5 Silvertip - Max Brand Good ole western, where the good guy gets beaten...for awhile. Australian historical fiction. Not a stodgy history. Gripping. Had a hard time putting it down. Another enjoyable Regency romance. Didn't hold my attention as much as her other cozies. Regency romance. Lots of action in this one and Goldy is a suspect. 065. 4/5 Cecily - Clare Darcy Regency romance Funny Regency romance Loved this one. Couldn't put it down. Anthology. Some of these stories are OUTSTANDING! Really good, but a little compared to the previous 2. Regency romance. Pretty good. I liked this in my 20s. Could barely finish in my 50s. What happened? Regency romance. Pretty good. Regency romance - pretty funny. Completed all author's books. Fabulous book. Narrator adds to the humor. Some great stories in here. Anthology of MN mystery/crime writers Clearly, my enjoyment of comic books ended decades ago. 077. 4/5 Soothsayer - Mike Resnick Sortof of a galactic gunslinger western. Mostly a historical romance with a little fantasy thrown in. I gave it up. Not my type of book. Good mystery, but not supurb. Slow beginning, but great story! Military Sci-fi GREAT detective novel! I look forward to reading the earlier ones. Fabulous murder mystery. I recommend it! Good murder mystery; Enjoyed a new temporary main character too! Lukewarm science fiction by a good detective novel writer. 086. 5/5 The Martian - Andy Weir (audio) Loved this book! Lots of trials but a lot of humor too! Could have been way better. What a shame - great ideas, poor result. Nonsensical scene, but funny romance This was fun! I enjoyed this cozy! Too many unlikely scenes for a Regency novel. Absolutely delightful. Recommend it to anybody. Lots of humor. 092. 5/5 Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett (audio) This is so funny. Features Carrot. He is more than he lets on. Great suspenseful book! Good romance writer, bad historical romance writer. Great story, sucks you in. Constant repeat of "the Nightside" irritates. Another interesting mystery in this series. A fast paced mystery that involves all main characters so far! Didn't much care for it. 3 different audio versions. Loved them all. Wonderful story! Different basis from movie. ok, movie was much better, more polished Excellent story - not even dated. Outstanding story! Legend: 1 No interest, didn't finish or hated. 2 It didn't completely suck. Enjoyed some of it. 3 Average. Enjoyed reading. 4 Really enjoyed. Might read again. 5 Among the best read this year. Keeper. Would read again. Series In Death Spoiler:
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