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a_reader_is_me2009-06-22 11:40 pm
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Name: bobafeis
Goal: a) Read 50 books between now and the end of the year (Dec 31st, 2009), b) Read 10 ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) before the end of the year
Definition of "book": Middle Grade/Young Reader reading level and up; graphic novels under 200 pages count for half of a book, if only because I read so many that not counting them at all will make me cry (200+ pages count as a whole, of course). Re-reads count only if they're a start-to-finish deal. Textbooks and lengthy journal articles don't count unless I suddenly lose my mind and start reading them for fun.
A little about my goal and reading habits: I'm a bookseller and a grad student, so I read quite a bit, but lately I've just been confining myself to re-reads, which doesn't help me stay current in what's out there. Most of my reading is fantasy and sci-fi, but I've been feeling like I've drained that well lately, so I'm moving on to literary fiction and YA.
Also, I have a huge pile of unread ARCs that has overwhelmed my desk and the floor around it. Most of them don't look interesting, but I don't want to admit that I'll never read them.
Goal: a) Read 50 books between now and the end of the year (Dec 31st, 2009), b) Read 10 ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) before the end of the year
Definition of "book": Middle Grade/Young Reader reading level and up; graphic novels under 200 pages count for half of a book, if only because I read so many that not counting them at all will make me cry (200+ pages count as a whole, of course). Re-reads count only if they're a start-to-finish deal. Textbooks and lengthy journal articles don't count unless I suddenly lose my mind and start reading them for fun.
A little about my goal and reading habits: I'm a bookseller and a grad student, so I read quite a bit, but lately I've just been confining myself to re-reads, which doesn't help me stay current in what's out there. Most of my reading is fantasy and sci-fi, but I've been feeling like I've drained that well lately, so I'm moving on to literary fiction and YA.
Also, I have a huge pile of unread ARCs that has overwhelmed my desk and the floor around it. Most of them don't look interesting, but I don't want to admit that I'll never read them.