339 out of 354 people (95%) think this is worth doing.
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How I did it: This isn't so hard if the books are good. It's even easier if it is a children's series, like a Series of Unfortunate Events. All the books could be read in a day. I admit, I got a little bored with it for books 5&6, and stopped reading them for a year, but when I picked back up with 7, I found the author had dropped a lot of the annoyingly repeated parts, and got back to silly fun.
For all of the childishness of the series, it had a good interesting ending. I liked it a lot.
Lessons & tips: Pick a good series. Children's books are shorter and easier to read than adult books.
Resources: My public library.
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If I recall correctly, I have done this for two different series. First, Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan, and second The Left Behind Series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (though, technically, I still have the final prequel to read).
Jesse W. just learned how to juggle three balls in a "mesh" :)
Early last year I finished all fifteen of the Left Behind books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. They are fantastic books and I recommend them to everybody. This is a really cool goal because it encourages people to get away from the computer and enjoy a good book.
~Jesse
Kat is looking forward to exciting adventures in 2009!
I’ve read A series of unfortunate events which has 13 books in it. A highly amusing series and definately worth reading. Usually series of this length do not interest me because I dont want to read so many books about the same people, but this is one series I recommend.
I am right now into The Wheel of Time-serier. Only on book 2 yet, but I will get there ;)
Fred is going to be productive today!
When I came across this goal, I thought I had already completed it…but it turns out that I’ve only read 1 – 8 in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. However, I must disagree with the other posters, at least so far—Goodkind’s books seem to build on all the previous ones, and if anything they only get better. I’m not typically a big fan of fantasy, but this series is truly different. Try it! I can’t wait to get my hands on and read #9, Chain of Fire…
madamwitty is waaay too busy for 43T lately
In fact, I’ve read more than one series with more than ten books. In my experience, the quality of the books really starts to go downhill after so many. A few examples that come to mind are the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. I understand the pressure to keep writing more books in the series because if it’s already been a successful series, people will continue to buy the books. But I really wish those writers would put their energy into something new – if they’ve made it to book #10 in the first place, they are obviously talented writers and are capable of writing good books.
Jez wants to learn ruby on rails
make an album
lose ten pounds
be a good mother
stop procrastinating
Volunteer
sweet vv wants to overcome anxiety
write something worthwhile
learn to SCUBA dive
Own a world map and mark the places you’ve visited
have a penpal
live in europe
find a job i love
Sing like James Hetfield
Learn to play the guitar
remember people's birthdays
go walking every day that I can
learn how to speak swedish
Read "The Pragmatic Programmer"
change my name
go to more concerts
