~Andrea~ Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I'd like to reduce my TBR. I did quite well last year, and managed not to acquire too many new books (there was a rush at the end of the year with xmas and what with my birthday being in Decemberbut aside from that I only bought a handful of books myself.) I'd like to read more - I managed about 25 or so in 2009. I'd like to break 30 in 2010. I'd also like to read more non-fiction, of which there is plenty on my shelves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I'd also like to read more non-fiction, of which there is plenty on my shelves There's a very good book I can recommend, if you like alternative history/religion/spirituality with a dose of science fiction for good measure ! Sorry, couldn't resist a quick plug there ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I'd like to read 50 books this year (only managed 30 or so this year). I'd also like to read more non-fiction books (besides the Psychology/Sociology ones I usually read). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I want to keep track of what I read in 2010: I start a list every year and haven't managed to keep it up yet, so I don't know how many books I read in a year. I'd also like to try a couple of French books which have been sat on my shelves for ages. Maybe the snow and ice will keep me in and I can make a start pretty soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I managed to read 60 books last year so I'm aiming for 70 this year, and to reduce my TBR pile. I'd also like to read a couple of classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 ... Re: London:Biography ...I'd like to read this. How are you finding the book Andy? Had a look on Amazon and it's 848 pages long!!! I've been reading it on and off for most of the last decade. It's fascinating in places but mostly it's just insanely, overwhelmingly, big. Long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I plan to read more books this year and to keep track pf what i read as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightingale Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I've been reading it on and off for most of the last decade. It's fascinating in places but mostly it's just insanely, overwhelmingly, big. Long. Not sure if i want to spend a decade reading a book . I'm sure it is a fascinating read though, must be great just to dip in and out of. I saw another history of London book with over 1000 pages! I think i'll put this one on the back-burner for now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Oh, oh - I've got another one: 4. Wherever possible (that is to say, unless a book is out of print or similar), I shall always buy books first-hand in actual bookshops. This will be good for: - the bookstore's survival in this technological age - the size of authors' royalty cheques - my sanity, compromised as it is by books in poor condition - my general wellbeing, as it means exercise and braving public transport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlette Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Oh, oh - I've got another one: 4. Wherever possible (that is to say, unless a book is out of print or similar), I shall always buy books first-hand in actual bookshops. This will be good for: - the bookstore's survival in this technological age - the size of authors' royalty cheques - my sanity, compromised as it is by books in poor condition - my general wellbeing, as it means exercise and braving public transport I'm adding this one to my own resolutions. Secondhand books are all well and good, but I don't mind paying a bit extra for a book in order to be the first one to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Glad to be of inspiration ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Oh, oh - I've got another one: 4. Wherever possible (that is to say, unless a book is out of print or similar), I shall always buy books first-hand in actual bookshops. This will be good for: - the bookstore's survival in this technological age - the size of authors' royalty cheques - my sanity, compromised as it is by books in poor condition - my general wellbeing, as it means exercise and braving public transport Interesting. I should really buy more from bookstores. However I acquire most of my books at xmas or birthday. Perhaps I should get waterstones vouchers instead of pointing people to online store links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Oh, oh - I've got another one: 4. Wherever possible (that is to say, unless a book is out of print or similar), I shall always buy books first-hand in actual bookshops. This will be good for: - the bookstore's survival in this technological age - the size of authors' royalty cheques - my sanity, compromised as it is by books in poor condition - my general wellbeing, as it means exercise and braving public transport Well said BookJumper - especially the second one ! Same reason that 90 percent of my books come from Waterstones as well (with a hefty chunk of the remaining 10 percent direct from the authors themselves). As for my own reading resolutions, to be honest, I don't think I have any - just to carry on reading and trying new things ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I will go through my shelves at some stage, as much to dust them as anything else, and it will be good to have an idea of what books I have on them that I am yet to read. I will keep a note of what I have read over the course of the year, but beyond these two things I have no major plans or schemes or targets. I will read what I read and will no doubt enjoy many. Maybe next year I'll have targets and plans, this year I'l keep it mood driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Try and read a few Tom Clancey books I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 My resolutions are to: 1. Finish Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles 2. Investigate Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld Series 3. Read the Neil Gaiman books which I've yet to read 4. Read more non-fiction surrounding the Tudor period and the French Revolution. I might join Bookjumper in buying books only from bookshops too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankensan Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Buy no more than 4 new books a month. All other books must be borrowed either from friends or library, swapped or received as gifts! That way some of my reading will be recommended by someone other than Amazon. I get so lazy with the 'If you liked this, you might like this' thing that I've found the variety of what I read has reduced significantly. I went to the library last week and they actually have a great range and it's free! What an awesome hobby. Other than that I would like to read some non-fiction this year (last year the only non-fiction I read was about OJ Simpson and even then I'm not sure how factual it was). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Maiden Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 My 2010 reading resolution is to get through my 'reading pile' which seems to grow week on week and never seems to go down! Not doing too well as 2 more books arrived today - Michael Tolliver Lives and My Sister My Love - ooops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettyboop33 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Mine is to simply use a bookmark for once and become a collector . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anika Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I would like to read more sci-fantasy this year, so I'm looking for a good series in that genre. I also want to re-read Don Quixote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay87 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I want to read a few books I've been putting off, like The Once and Future King, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers and the rest of the Narnia series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Booth Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Determined to read Pride and Prejudice and Don Quixote this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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