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I decided next year was about only reading books I've paid money for, and then promptly bought another 20! There are more I want to buy too! I normally do quite a lot of sub-categories, but paring that back this year. I also have a lot of books with over 1000 pages, so have reduced my number of books but increased my number of pages. Am really looking forward to a good year of reading.

No of books

54/45 - completed

No of pages

12,855/30,000

Colour challenge

January: White - The Husband
February: Pink - Written in Blood
March: Green - DNF
April: Yellow - Trust Me I'm a Junior Doctor
May: Orange - A Street Cat Named Bob
June: Blue - Kane and Abel
July: Red - Funhouse
August: Purple - Prom Date
September: Aqua - Whose Body
October: Black - The Secret Friend; Innocence; Verona
November: Madness
December: Tan - The Rooster Bar

12/12

No of non-fiction (less than normal) - increased to normal 4

4/4

No of classics

2/2

No of GR Authors

15/20

No of favourite authors

21/12

No of new authors

9/12

And I hope you love every one of them, Desley!

Me too Anna! There are a few I'm not sure why I bought them, so won't force myself to persevere if I don't like them

Wow, Desley. May you find good stories.

Thanks

Finally finished my first book of the year, would only give it 3*. However I am half way through my first book of Jim's and loving it.

That's good. Just been very annoyed by a book!

I'm going to do another challenge to read all my paid for books too. I did it a few years ago and read most of them but they are slowly building up again. It's a realistic list though, there's not too many. I've written them all down so I can keep track of them. Going to keep last years challenge going too and try to clear out all the free books I bought in 2011

Good luck Jud - once I have finished these, then I'm going back to the free ones, there are still hundreds of those.

Going off the page tracker, even though I get it to a different amount! I have been naughty and bought 2 books this week though, and there are still 2 I really want to buy! Also just realised that 3 books I've bought this year are all non-fiction, and the ones I will read to the cats, so more likely to get read, so that target will be smashed. The second book I read was interesting (The Innocent by Harlen Coben) - I read one of his Myron Bolitar books years ago and wasn't keen, which is why this one had been waiting so long, but I enjoyed it.

Wow, am ahead of schedule, despite feeling like I haven't read too much - although I have bought 6 books this week!!

Still ahead, although have bought 7 paperbacks since I last posted, oops! Two appear to be non-fiction, so will save those for next year.

Nice

Well done Desley. Yes, I keep buying books that I happen to see in a charity shop .... though I have resisted some and left them there.

Pam wrote: "Well done Desley. Yes, I keep buying books that I happen to see in a charity shop .... though I have resisted some and left them there."

I haven't been good at that this year, think when I take some stuff to the charity shop this week I'll leave my purse at home!

Desley, did you read any of the Roald Dahl books yet? My book club has chosen Deception as our next read.

Yes, I have read War, which I was slightly disappointed with at first as the majority was Going Solo, which I have already read, but then I realised I didn't actually own it, and I felt differently reading it as an adult

That's good it wasn't a complete waste

Another one finished - The Early Classics of Agatha Christie - really enjoyed the first story, but struggled through the second story.

Oh dear, I have read a few of hers and some have really enjoyed while others were a damp squib.

Well, gave up on a book this week, something I rarely do, but I have so many books from favourite authors that I'm not wasting time on books I'm not enjoying and I got to page 143 and realised I didn't care about the characters and didn't like the style of writing, even though I appreciated why it was done like that. I have finished 1 and started 2 this week, House Rules by Jodi Picoult and one of those amusing doctor anecdote books. Downside is I have bought kind of 3 books - I say kind of, I have paid for 3, but one is a collection - someone mentioned they were halfway through the Wizard of Oz series, I thought there were only 2 books, but was told there are 14! I went on Amazon and got a collection of all 14 for 49p!

Ha! That was me, sorrynotsorry at least the Oz books are short!

No, I’m kind of glad you did Jud! I had to be vague as I was updating the challenge in more than one place. I bought the Mary Poppins set (also didn’t know there were 6 of those!), but I did struggle to read all those in one go, so might stagger the Oz books.

Yes, I read listened to the first 4 in one go then took a break so I wouldn't sicken myself. Then listened to the next 3 before taking another break, I'm only 1 hour 40 minutes into my new book so it'll probably be a while before I go back to Oz.

I listened to the first Mary Poppins book but I haven't read the sequels but I do intend on getting around to them at some point

What did you think of Mary Poppins?

I enjoyed it but I knew that it was very different from Disney's version. It was a lot more fantastical than I expected

Ah – I think I was oblivious to the difference, even though I’m sure I read them after watching Saving Mr Banks.

Haven't read them since I was a kid but impression is the character is much darker than in the original Disney version, don't know about the latest remake.

Pam wrote: "Haven't read them since I was a kid but impression is the character is much darker than in the original Disney version, don't know about the latest remake."

Yes, not the sugar sweet Disney version, no wonder they fell out over it

The sweet Disney version is for children; its lessons are subtle and basic. Movies for grownups are not usually suitable for children, at least not small ones.

Some manage to get the parents involved at one level, and the kids at another, at the same time. Most don't.

Done better than I expected this month, just need to read some of my 'new' authors.

Another 2 read, but 11 bought this week, don't know what has happened to my self control this year! I have altered 2 of my targets, the number of books read to 34 as I've read 4 short stories, and 4 non-fiction as I've already read 3 and have more to read.

Well done - and I'm having the same problem as you Desley. Keep picking up the "odd book" when I am meant to concentrate on reading those I already have.

Thanks Pam, I made the mistake of trying to count how many books I’ve bought this year, although some of the paperbacks might have been just before Christmas, hope they are or I’ve bought 50 this year, and some are compilations. As my receptionist pointed out, all these new books are distracting from the ones I already had to read.

Another one finished, Darkhouse I only finished it because it hit targets for the monthly pages challenge, and it was an easy read, but couldn't tell you much about the story.

Yes I dread to think how many I've bought though I have read some of them. But as you say a distraction from what I already have and should be reading!

At least we'll never run out of things to read!

LOL!

Jud wrote: "Desley, did you read any of the Roald Dahl books yet? My book club has chosen Deception as our next read."

I started that this week, enjoying it. Wish I'd bought Cruelty rather than War.

Another finished and none bought this week. Have slowed down a bit due to an eye issue, hopefully that is improving and the wait for various appointments will help me find plenty of time!

Another one finished, unfortunately I bought two more this week!

Whoops!

I know, must stop doing it!