J. Downs wishes boxes would magically unpack themselves.
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I’ve lost track, so I’ll need to start fresh for 2010.
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How to read 50 books this year.
It made me
YIPPEE!!!
 "I'm a huge reader anyway yet I have a 2 yr old at home with me and anyone who's been there before knows how difficult reading and caring for a child can be!"
How I did it: I read a lot while waiting in lines or when my son was napping. I read a lot at night, too, after my son went to bed. Since I'm also a rabid knitter, I had to choose which hobby I wanted to do and having this goal allowed me to choose reading more often. Lessons & tips: Don't worry if you get stuck! You can simply switch books or take some time off to do something else for a while. Don't put so much pressure on yourself to complete this goal - it's ok if it doesn't work out. The important thing is you are reading!
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Fabulous.
How I did it: I participated in book exchanges and piled books up on my nightstand. Seeing them there every night prompted me to put the tv remote down and pick up a book instead. Read how I did it…
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WOOT!
How I did it: I'm an avid reader, but this felt like a measurable goal, which helped me pick up a new book after I finished one or if I got stuck in one. I committed to reading before bed - which led to some late nights. I also committed to turning off the TV and reading if I found myself mindlessly staring instead of watching something. There was also a lot of reading in transit - on the BART, on planes, waiting for planes, etc. Overall, simply having… Read how I did it…
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only 9...
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Book 7: The Time Travelers Wife
Book 8: Catching Fire
Book 9: Where The Wild Things Are
Almost Halfway!!
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22. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
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- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Recently completed:
21. The crying of Lot 49 – Thomas Pynchon
Currently reading:
- Moby Dick – Herman Melville (yep, still!)
- Breaking Dawn – Stephanie Meyer
- The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
Slow progress
2 months ago
Finished recently:
18. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
19. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
20. Eyeleash: A Blog Novel by Jess C Scott
Currently reading:
- Moby Dick by Herman Mellville (taking my time with this one)
- The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
30 to go!!
What I've already read...
3 months ago
1. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
2. Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
3. The Black Album by Hanif Kureishi
4. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
5. Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7. Wild Swans by Jung Chang
8. Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaardner
9. Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
10. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
11. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
12. I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna
13. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
14. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
15. The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
16. The Emperor of the Amazon by Marcio Souza
17. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Currently Reading:
18. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
19. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
20. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Which by the time I’m done will leave me with 30 books to go!
J. Downs wishes boxes would magically unpack themselves.
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3 months ago
13. Frank Miller, “Sin City 3: The Big Fat Kill”
fycarr is going to the lake tomorrow! Ready for R & R!
Read 50 Books This Year
4 months ago
27. Banish Belly, Butt, and Thighs
28. Inside Delta Force by Eric L. Haney
Caitie B. Went Horseback Riding! Check one of those things off my list =)
Slowly but Surely
4 months ago
6. Dispatches from the Edge, Anderson Cooper
8/50
4 months ago
1. ‘Wat er niet meer is’ by Susan Smit
2. ‘Transparent’ by Cris Beam
3. ‘Running with Scissors’ by Augusten Burroughs
4. ‘Cirque du Freak: Tunnels of Blood’ by Darren Shan
5. ‘The boy in the striped pyjama’s’ by John Boyne
6. ‘Horrorarium’ by Various Dutch and Belgium writers
7. ‘The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories’ by Tim Burton (probably doesn’t count, I don’t care)
8. ‘Kiss Kiss’ by Roald Dahl
Yay for immature kiddy books (well, some). I don’t give a crap. They’re words.
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“Okay so I'm reading a quite thick book of short stories but does this count? Obviously I would only count it as one book but I'm not sure because it's all just individual stories? What do you think?”
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