Mia Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Have you made any New Year's resolutions regarding reading? Perhaps to get that TBR pile reduced to the last 100, or not to buy as many books? (as if!) Mine is to finish the last book of a series. Usually I do, as I'm dying to know what happens, but I just had a quick look at my TBR pile yesterday and found at least 3 books that are the final part of a series, and I haven't read them! And I've had them for ages! So I'm going to try and concentrate on those first. What about you? Quote
Kell Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 I'm taking part in quite a few reading challengesin 2008 (some of which are continuing from what I did this year and a couple of very-long-term ones too), as well as two new ones: Long Term Challenges: 1001 Challenge Olympic Challenge Continuing Challenges: Classics Challenge Modern Classics Challenge Chunk Challenge New Challenges: What's in a Name? Challenge TBR Challenge Quote
angerball Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 I don't have any set challenges, per se. Rather, in 2008 I'd like to read more books than I read in 2007, and I'd also like to stop giving up on so many. Digging into my TBR pile of books I own, rather than borrowing additional ones from the library, would be a bonus too! Quote
Weave Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Jane Austen book challenge and more classics this year. I am consumed with finishing 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell' x Quote
Angel Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Jane Austen book challenge, read a few from the TBR pile and to read more! Quote
Louiseog Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Have posted this elsewhere but am going to try and read these Quote
Karen1 Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 I'm going to try and read 100 books during 2008. Only made it to 70 this year, which wasn't even as many as last year which was 74, so this year I'm determined to read 100. I'm also participating in the same two new challenges that Kell is participating in. Quote
nicnic Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Mine is quite simple. I just want to keep a book journal, maybe just one on here to record what I've read and how it was. I read so many books in a year and just feel that it would be a good idea to write a mini-review of each one, as I love writing too. Quote
Nici Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 I would like to make more time to read in the new year. I have read very little this year compared to previous years so I would like to read at least a book a week in 2008..... Quote
Echo Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 I will read all of Jane Austen's books this year, with the J.A. Book Group. I also want to read at least one new author a month, someone I've never read before. I'm a safe reader: I often stick to authors I know, and re-read more books than new ones. That is what I want to change! Quote
The Library Nook Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 I have two main things. 1) Read books from my TBR pile to get that down a bit 2) Keep a more accurate record of books read and what I think about them. oh ok and 1 more 3) Keep things like librarything and my blog up to date- and stop letting my reading slide:) Quote
TammyRich Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 This year I am not going to persevere with anything I am finding tedious to read. I am just going to make sure I read only things I enjoy reading! I tried to read too many books this/last year (it is rapildy approaching midnight as I type) that I wasted time on and didn't enjoy and should have given up reading much earlier than I did. There is so much good stuff to read in the world and not enough time to read it! Quote
Kylie Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 There is so much good stuff to read in the world and not enough time to read it! Ain't that the truth! I've started a stack of new reading challenges this year, which can be found here. I'm also going to try to restrict my book buying to less than 100 books (I think I bought around 200 in 2007). Quote
Laramie Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 I have two; one is just to remember to update my shelfari/librarything, and the other is to read at least one new book a month, which continues from last year Quote
Oblomov Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 YES! No book in particular, but just to get back properly into the good old habit of reading. I feel that in the past decade the computer has taken over a bit too much of my time and I want to change it back a bit and give more time to books. Quote
kitty_kitty Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 I like to read at least 52 fiction books a year which is one a week and it is really managabl for me as some times i read a book in a setting and sometimes it cn take me ages. Sme years i have read double the amount but i feel this is a nice target that i hit very year Quote
Laramie Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 ooh i remember once i read 50 books in one summer holiday where the hell did i find the time??!! Quote
pontalba Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 It's hard to pin down specific books, so I only can say that I want to [for once] read more books than I buy. Quote
supergran71 Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 I have two main things.1) Read books from my TBR pile to get that down a bit 2) Keep a more accurate record of books read and what I think about them. oh ok and 1 more 3) Keep things like librarything and my blog up to date- and stop letting my reading slide:) I second that. I discovered my TBR contains no less than 25 books and there are loads of other books I want to read. I am determined to get that list down. Quote
The Library Nook Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 I second that. I discovered my TBR contains no less than 25 books and there are loads of other books I want to read. I am determined to get that list down. Good, I am not the only one lol! Quote
~Andrea~ Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Time travel? To buy less books, adding them to my wish list rather than my bookshelf To read more. I should try to read every night. To plan ahead less and get less stressed about my reading schedule. I always have loads of books lined up which makes my reading less spontaneous. Quote
aromaannie Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 To read 100 books. Decided to do this halfway through this year and was on course until I had a horrible and stressful November and hardly read at all. Managed 93 in the end though Quote
Kylie Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 It's hard to pin down specific books, so I only can say that I want to [for once] read more books than I buy. That's an admirable goal, Pontalba. I wish I could do the same but I'm afraid I don't have that much self-control I'll settle for only buying twice as many books as I read (I tend to read about 50 per year). Quote
JudyB Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Hmmm I've just checked my TBR list and my wishlist on LibraryThing and they total 60 - I read 45 books this year - and then on top of my existing lists I'm sure I will read about some other good books on here - looks like my TBR list is going to be massive this year. Quote
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