This year, I want to read one hundred books, and I expect most of them will either be fiction, or interesting non-fiction that has nothing to do with anything remotely related to my line of work. It’s not that I don’t think work-related reading is important, I do. But books for me are a really great way to chill out, and I already read a metric ton of articles related to work. I don’t have much of an anticipated booklist yet, and I’m not sure I’m going to put in the time to create one. I think I’m going to just roll with it. I have some books I started reading towards the end of last year that I am carrying over to this year. They’re pretty long (twenty to forty hours or more in audio). Those are the best kind. I will probably read some short books as well, and for the sake of this exercise I’m defining “short” as ten hours or less. I also want to review the books I read, and I may write some reviews of some of the books I read last year, at least the new ones. I also want to write more status updates to go along with documenting percentage fiinished, and I’ll post all that here.
So, with all that said, on with the challenge.
Lofty goal you’ve set for yourself. Good for you!!! Reading makes me sleepy – so I don’t read unless I’m in bed all snug under warm blankets. Because of that – it takes me a very long time to read one book in three months. Good luck on your reading adventure. Eydie 🙂
Reading while snuggled up under blankets is an admirable thing to do. It’s a great way to either unwind after a long day or to spend a rainy day.
That is quite a goal…I’m happy to read ten pages a day. I’m usually listening to one book in the car and reading another before bed. Good luck on your 100 books. I hope you achieve it.
Hey, reading ten pages a day still counts as reading.
@arush go go go! you can dooooo it!
Wait one gosh-darned minute! Last time I checked, reading meant using your eyes on a page or a screen. You want to experience 100 books- using your ears. Nothing wrong with that- but that’s a different experience. (And, it employs completely different portions of your brain, to boot!)
Audio books count as reading when it’s one of the primary forms you use to experience the world. When I was in college, (this was well before the existence of Kindle or similar), literally all my textbooks and even the books I used to write research papers were delivered on cassette tape. You know, this might be worth a post on its own, if for no other reason than there’s a lot of complaining by later generations of blind college students who really don’t realize how good they actually have it. I think you just gave me the idea for tomorrow’s post Dan.
WOW that is quite a challenge! Good luck and keep us posted.
Thanks Martha. I figure it’ll give me a lot to write about in the form of book reviews at least.
@kitt Thanks. I think this will be a lot of fun.