2014 Reading Goals

I've read 36 books so far this year, which puts me on track for my vague goal of 52. Maybe I should increase my goal! How is everyone else doing?

Read
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Captain America:Winter Soldier, by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, by Sean Howe

Currently Reading
47 Ronin, by Joan Vinge

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Originally Posted by Calliope

I've read 36 books so far this year, which puts me on track for my vague goal of 52. Maybe I should increase my goal! How is everyone else doing?

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I'm at 65/75! I'm on the home stretch! :D

I think my goal was to just read more, which I have done. Still haven't read much, though!

I didn't keep a list but I think I'm doing pretty well at like 10 or so since I hardly have time to read these days. Have a bunch more books coming my way though so I need to get my groove on and channel the reading beast inside me.

I meant to do a mid-year update, whoops! According to Goodreads, I've finished 21 books this year, but four of them were comics and/or short stories and I don't care to count those.

Susanna Clark - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Neil Gaiman - Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman - American Gods - 25%
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
George RR Martin - A Game of Thrones (started reading in 2013 but finished in 2014)
George RR Martin - A Clash of Kings
George RR Martin - A Storm of Swords
George RR Martin - A Feast for Crows
George RR Martin - A Dance with Dragons - 50%
Robert A. Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
Chuck Palahniuk - Haunted
Chuck Palahniuk - Snuff
Chuck Palahniuk - Pygmy
Chuck Palahniuk - Tell-All
Chuck Palahniuk - Damned
Cormac McCarthy - No Country for Old Men
Cormac McCarthy - The Road
JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Kurt Vonnegut - God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse-Five

Books I've finished that are not on my list:
Allie Brosh: Hyperbole And A Half (I don't know if this really counts because it is basically blog entries but I read it all)
Tina Fey - Bossypants
Neil Gaiman - Coraline
Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere (started reading in 2013 but whatevs, counting it)
Mindy Kaling - Is Everyone Hanging Out With Me? And Other Concerns
David Sedaris - Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris - Naked
David Sedaris - When Engulfed In Flames
Sin City Vol. 1-6

David Sedaris has been such a pleasant, comical surprise. I don't even remember how I stumbled across him. I'm currently reading edit: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by him and in the first couple of chapters I have to catch my breath from laughing so hard. I love him.

Also, I do not think I will complete my original list, but I am well on my way to extending beyond my goal of thirty books for 2014!

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Originally Posted by Kanye West

gonna get some more delillo, franzen, DFW etc done. maybe some more pynchon.

no set goals because i will have a busy ass year and might not have much time to read.

need to get into some hemingway and other drunk old dudes too

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yea ive read one book in it's entirety this year outside of textbooks. i've re-read about 1/4 of one book and 1/2 of another book but I've read them before so I won't even count those.

I HAVE started reading a DeLillo though, and I'm committed to it even if it will take me some time. I've had a tremendously busy year so far but it's looking good from now on and I may be able to read more now.