2014 Reading Goals

[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?

[Colonel Angus]

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

[Jinx]

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?

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

[Pumpkin]

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

[Jiro]

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.

[Shorty]

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!

[Parker]

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

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.