CanadianContent discussion

as we transition to a new decade, what are your reading goals for 2020?

2020 is upon us and this year I would like to:

1. Continue to read 50% Canadian Content - didn't quite meet this goal but was 47%

2. Exceed 50% content of female authors including more stories by strong, diverse women - 52%

3. Read my shelves including only buying books that will be signed, availing myself of the library and reading more on my kobo/listening to audio from the library. - I did a better job on buying less books and reading from my shelves and using my kobo with library e-books (which was great during the pandemic). without commuting, I have not quite even finished 1 audio book!

4. Although not Canadian, I want to delve into Agatha Christie reading one mystery a month and learn more about her in a biography/autobiography (not sure which it is) - I didn't do so great here. I had hoped to finish the Agatha Christie challenge but only read 2 including the The Mysterious Affair at Styles and finished the year with Hercule Poirot's Christmas.

5. Read all of the Canada Reads short-list - done!! This is the highlight of my reading year!!

6. Complete the Indigenous Reads challenge - I read 6 books from this challenge and hope that others will pick up both Halfbreed and Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City if you have not read them!

I also met a goal of having a library room in my house this year - thanks to COVID19, my husband finally had time to change our dining room into a library which makes me so happy!!

editing to update the year

Admirable goals, Susan.

I hope to:
-complete the Indigenous Reads challenge
-continue my "read women" focus. This year 66% of my completed reads were by women so I'll aim for something similar next year
-complete a Women in Translation challenge for another group of one book per month

Nice goals guys!

My reading plan for 2020 includes:

1. Read 100 books, including:
• 36 by Canadian authors
• 24 by POC authors
• 12 classic works
• 12 nonfiction
• 4 tomes ≈ 600 pages or more

2. Complete Canadian Content bingo challenge

3. Read the Canada Reads shortlist this winter

4. Read the Giller shortlist in the fall

5. Not Canadian, but I also really want to read more things written by these fine ladies:
• Alice Hoffman
• Ann Patchett
• Elizabeth Gilbert
• Elizabeth Strout

*updated January 3, 2020 to adjust goals to multiples of 4 for easier quarterly tracking

❀ Susan wrote: "I would also like to log all of the books in my house (read or not) onto my good read shelves."

I don't know if you've used the scanner function on the Goodreads app, but it's pretty neat!

@Allison - i love that you have added some classics... and door stoppers to your list!

❀ Susan wrote: "@Allison - i love that you have added some classics... and door stoppers to your list!"

And some of the classics ARE door stoppers!

My reading goals for 2020:

1. Read 100 books

Included in that number are books to finish the 2020 Canadian Content Bingo Challenge; the Indigenous Reads Challenge; the Giller Shortlist and perhaps the Canada Reads shortlist, depending on the books.

I'd like to diversify my reading to include more international authors, including women.

I'd also like to read Middlemarch this year (I've been inspired by Rebecca Mead), Moby-Dick, or, the Whale and The Count of Monte Cristo.

Reading Goals 2020:

1. Read 150 books this year

2. Stick to good MC Romance when I read that genre - I have read a lot of trash this year - though its what I needed to get me through 2019.

3. Finish the 2020 Canadian Content Bingo Challenge

4. Finish the Indigenous Reads Challenge

5. Read all of the Canada Reads Shortlisted books (especially since I wont be there this year) - so sad :-(

Natasha wrote: "My reading goals for 2020:

1. Read 100 books

Included in that number are books to finish the 2020 Canadian Content Bingo Challenge; the Indigenous Reads Challenge; the Giller Shortlist and perh..."

The Count of Monte Cristo is AMAZING

@Allison hikes - yes, i do use the scanner, i just need to get motivated to get through my shelves... and piles.... and boxes of books. I am hoping that my dining room gets transformed into my library this year (soon) so it will be a project!

@Natasha - Middlemarch has been on my TBR for a long time too!

@Rainey - perhaps you could recommend a couple of great authors from Bermuda for us??

❀ Susan wrote: "@Allison hikes - yes, i do use the scanner, i just need to get motivated to get through my shelves... and piles.... and boxes of books. I am hoping that my dining room gets transformed into my libr..."

Funny one - Tea With Tracey: The Woman's Survival Guide To Bermuda - which I was given when I moved to Bermuda. The scene with the popcorn on the Christmas Tree - OMG - Seriously Hilarious - also explains Bermuda Milk.

I will give you an example - From the local dairy we have Slimline milk or Pink Milk as the carton is pink - Slimline Milk
Slimline is a 2% reconstituted milk. It is made up of Grade A skimmed milk powder, soybean oil and water. It is also fortified with vitamin A and Slimline is a low fat, low cholesterol milk. This product is also homogenized and pasteurized. Slimline is 98% fat free. It has a sheen across the top - as does the Red Milk as both are reconstituted unlike the Blue and Pink & Blue which are Fresh - I am not making this up

https://www.dunkleysdairy.com/index.p...

My 2020 Reading goals:

Monthly Goals:
2 CanLit novels
1 novel set in a foreign country
1 Girly Book Club book

Quarterly Goals:
1 non-fiction business/psych book
1 non-fiction spiritual book
1 translated book

This year I would like to actually finish our BINGO challenge. Also, like Susan, I will make the time to log all the books in my house.

My 2020 Reading Resolutions:

1. Finish the Outlander series and other books about Scotland prior to my tour of Scotland in May
2. Continue reading about pioneers, both fiction and non-fiction
3. Try to avoid not-so-good books just because they are handy or cheap, and STOP reading if I don't like the book

Have a wonderful trip. Also, have a Happy New Year.

For 2020, my reading resolutions include:

1) Continue to support and read Canadian authors
2) Refrain from buying more books and read what I own first
3) Attempt to read more non-fiction
4) Read 2 classic novels
5) Stop reading multiple books at the same time. I want to stick to one paper and one audio format at a time.
6) Read 52 books this year

I admire everyone's goals!

My reading plan for 2020 included the following. Here's how I did:

1. Read 100 books, including: - actual total 116/100 😀
• 36 by Canadian authors - actual total 32/36 😩
• 24 by POC authors - actual total 26/24 😀
• 12 classic works - actual total 10/12 😩
• 12 nonfiction - actual total 16/12 😀
• 4 tomes ≈ 600 pages or more - actual total 5/4 😀

2. Complete Canadian Content bingo challenge - actual 25/25 😀

3. Read the Canada Reads shortlist this winter - actual 4/5 😩

4. Read the Giller shortlist in the fall - actual 5/5 😀

5. Not Canadian, but I also really want to read more things written by these fine ladies:
• Alice Hoffman - read The Dovekeepers and Magic Lessons 😀
• Ann Patchett - read Bel Canto and The Dutch House 😀
• Elizabeth Gilbert 😩
• Elizabeth Strout 😩

Update to my resolutions for 2020, I did continue to support Canadian authors, I bought more books than I planned, I have been in a non fiction book club all year so increasing the number that I read. I read zero classics, and I flip flopped all over the place with lack of focus on any book, never mind reading too many at once. I could not truly follow any audio books at all. I fell short of my 52 book, read 45. I'm quite ok with how I made out, no regrets.