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Title: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Vector on March 21, 2016, 11:32:46 pm
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Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Strife26 on March 21, 2016, 11:36:33 pm
Thus far for the year I am at four, best I can remember.

4 complete
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There might have been a good number of books at the beginning of the year, but I certainly couldn't remember them unless I had covers to look at. I probably won't make 52 unless I can get another period where a novel a day is a reasonable usage of my time.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Vector on March 21, 2016, 11:40:33 pm
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Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Arx on March 22, 2016, 01:30:52 am
Time to test my memory...

Spoiler: 10/52 (click to show/hide)

I'll colour code later, and I might have forgotten a book or two.

I'm mostly finished The Godfather right now. It's good, and gripping, but I had to put it down halfway and read something else (the Solzhenitsyn) for a while. It's very intense.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Twinwolf on March 22, 2016, 06:51:08 am
I've read 3 so far. I get the feeling I need to pick up the pace.

Spoiler: 3/52 (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: SOLDIER First on March 22, 2016, 06:56:02 am
ptw
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Teneb on March 22, 2016, 08:01:28 am
PTW will make a list when I'm not using a phone.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: TheKaspa on March 22, 2016, 09:24:39 am
Quote from: Arx on March 22, 2016, 01:30:52 am
Time to test my memory...

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I'll colour code later, and I might have forgotten a book or two.

Why not using Goodreads?

This is my list, by the way: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/3683365
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Sanctume on March 22, 2016, 12:35:08 pm
No time to read. My 1-hour commute to work one-way and another hour back, plus lunch-time nap gives me time to listen to audio books though. 

I stopped selecting/browsing audio books to listen to from the public library; but instead get the 7 to 10 audio books next to each other on the shelf. 

The checkout time is 2 weeks, with 2x 2-weeks online renewals. 

I've had times when I checked out a book I formerly listened to.  So I discreetly vandalize the CD case cover with a dot from a sharpie pen, to indicate to myself that I've listened to the cd already.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Furtuka on March 22, 2016, 02:58:04 pm
I probably aren't going to manage to pull off the full 52, but ptw anyways.

Reading the Legends of the Galactic Heroes volume 1 official translation right now.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Cyroth on March 22, 2016, 03:19:57 pm
I still have a long way to go. Usually I'd manage to finish enough, but I'm rapidly running out of series that are interesting and that I have not read yet...

Spoiler: 3/52 (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Teneb on March 22, 2016, 06:22:00 pm
I don't suppose parts (big ones, like half (or more!) the thing) of books count, do they? If yes, I can probably add a ton of stuff to the list. Otherwise, it's going to be not that big. History course in university makes you read a lot of stuff, all the time (and with small deadlines because apparently teachers can't conceive that there are other subjects that also are handing out texts) and that leaves precious little time for non-academic stuff.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Vector on March 22, 2016, 06:43:15 pm
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Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Teneb on March 22, 2016, 06:46:19 pm
Quote from: Vector on March 22, 2016, 06:43:15 pm
I'm fine with audiobooks and I consider parts of books or articles ok too, as long as you're happy with it (I'm sure that there's dyslexic people on the board, too, who should get to participate). Another option would be to set a smaller list of extracurricular books for yourself.
I swear I have never heard an audiobook in my life. I guess I'll just note down the pages I read in the list.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Vector on March 22, 2016, 06:48:12 pm
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Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Willfor on March 22, 2016, 06:49:49 pm
Do rereads count? I've been trying to make my funds last as long as I can.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Teneb on March 22, 2016, 06:52:46 pm
Quote from: Willfor on March 22, 2016, 06:49:49 pm
Do rereads count? I've been trying to make my funds last as long as I can.
Going by Arx's list, I guess so.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Vector on March 22, 2016, 06:53:16 pm
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Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: Willfor on March 22, 2016, 07:01:17 pm
Quote from: Vector on March 22, 2016, 06:53:16 pm
Quote from: Willfor on March 22, 2016, 06:49:49 pm
Do rereads count? I've been trying to make my funds last as long as I can.

If you want them to! I'm certainly going to be rereading some things, because I have a different perspective on life since I last took a look. I guess I'll mark my rereads with a *.

I hardly ever buy books, myself. Virtually everything I read I've owned for a long time or I get from one of the local libraries. I'm really fond of the "staff picks" shelf.
Good good.

Actually, I do have another reason for rereading these particular ones, as my list is going to demonstrate very well. I've been doing some genre research since the start of the year to help with my writing.

Spoiler: 8/52 (click to show/hide)

tfw you realize you haven't read anything in your actual genre for three months.
Title: Re: Bay12 52-Book Challenge [2016]
Post by: TheKaspa on March 23, 2016, 05:11:03 am
Quote from: Teneb on March 22, 2016, 06:22:00 pm
I don't suppose parts (big ones, like half (or more!) the thing) of books count, do they? If yes, I can probably add a ton of stuff to the list. Otherwise, it's going to be not that big. History course in university makes you read a lot of stuff, all the time (and with small deadlines because apparently teachers can't conceive that there are other subjects that also are handing out texts) and that leaves precious little time for non-academic stuff.

When I was in university I didn't considered selected chapters of books as "reading challenge material", unless said part was available also as a single work.
I do consider books I read for work, though. Not that I read a lot of books for work.