I will continue recording my 2011 Books Read list on this blog, as I did last year. But for personal use, I keep my faithful spreadsheet, which has more details than what I put on this blog. I know spreadsheets are not everyone's thing - but for me, it still remains most effective and fun (yes - I appreciate spreadsheets and fun don't usually go together, but I am weird about them) :P
Are you going to keep a list of books you read this year? How do you plan to do that?
Ooh, thanks for the reminder! ;)
ReplyDeleteLast year I managed 30, which was less than I wanted but still an improvement on the previous year. Also, some of them were BIG books lol ;-)
This year I'd like to read more, but I'm not setting a target. I'm starting the year with the uncut version of The Stand, so it may be a while before I hit book two... ;)
Adam
Last year I reached 119, and my goal for this year is 150. I use Goodreads. I already created a shelf for Books-Read-2011.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Last year my goal was 52 and I managed 82, so this year I'm setting my goal at 80, with the caveat that I read a greater variety, not 80% romance like last year.
ReplyDeleteThough I have a book blog to keep track of what I'm reading, I kept forgetting to update it, so I think I'll use a spreadsheet too this year.
Good luck with your reading challenge! I met my goal of reading 100 YA and MG books in 2010 but I don't think I'll increase it for this year. It's a good number for me. You have to be realistic about what will work.
ReplyDeleteGreat goals everyone. Hope you meet them - but most importantly, just remember to enjoy the reading :-)) Stories are more important than numbers.
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading!
I was aiming for 52 in 2010 and ended up with 47. I'm going to aim for 52 again, but hopefully I'll surpass that.
ReplyDeleteI didn't quite make 100 last year, so I think I'll go for a bit less this year. 85 seems doable.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll steal Medeia's idea, and create a "read in 2011" shelf at Goodreads. That seems to be an easy way for me to keep track.
Good luck with your goal this year! :-)
I find myself not at all up-to-date on Goodreads, so I am sticking to my spreadsheet.
ReplyDeleteIs anyone making a list of what books they are going to read? Or whatever comes along?
I think I will make a partial list - though it's bound to change.
I would guess I read several hundred books last year. I think I'll join your challenge this year!
ReplyDeleteI've made some Writing-Reading-Designing-Art-gaols for 2011! Have a look:
ReplyDeleteGoodbye 2010. Welcome 2011.
And THIS year I join your Reading Challenge! I decided to start with 52 books and see how everything develops. Inspired by your list I keep a record of my reading progress. I'm also playing with the thought of writing some reviews/notes on some of the books. Then I'll have to find out, how to connect with Goodreads or Amazon. Well, we'll see! :-)
As Nofretiri, I've set myself the goal of 52 books. Mostly because I realized that I have plenty of classics pending and some of them are really thick books, so I think that this is a realistic goal for me.
ReplyDeleteI also want to dive into genres I don't usually read. All in all, I want to enter new worlds and new ways of storytelling :) And yes, GoodReads is a non-brainer for the matter :)
Wyoming,
ReplyDeleteseveral hundred books? Wow!! That's amazing. I would love to do that.
Nofretiri,
Enjoy reading. Always best to start with a goal you know you can meet but challenges you slightly, then you can always do more.
Happy Reading, Carlos. Enjoy your classics, and dive into new genres. I heartily recommend reading widely.