1. The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
How to read 50 books in a year
How I did it: The money was the motivation but I became hooked because it opened my mind up. I learned more and became a better reader and student then I started writing stories and poems for myself about things that mattered to me.
Lessons & tips: To any parent out there MONEY is the motivation. Set a goal, a price and how MANY books you want your kid to read. As for adults, start with 15 minutes a day, ANY book, ANY genre, just 15 minutes a day.
Resources: Libraries, book stores, coffee shops ANY place that sells books
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okpls sick (n)
20. Seeds of Yesterday – VC Andrews (8th)
21. Sellevision – Augusten Burroughs (12th)
It isn’t looking so good, but I’m at the point where I’m just happy to be reading again.
Finished:
1. “The Time Traveler’s Wife”
I cried so much while reading this.
Still to finish:
1. 1984 (I stopped when I couldn’t bring it home w/ me)
2. Heart of Darkness (at least I finally finished reading “Youth”)
3. Twilight (don’t ask. it’s not my thing, but i’ll read it.)
YOU5LCKY feeling motivated!
1- Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
2- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
3- New Moon
4- Eclipse
5- Breaking Dawn
6- 10th Circle by Jodi Picoult
7- Remember Me? Sophie Kinsella
8- Undomestic goddess
9- The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
10- Velocity by Dean Koontz
11- The Face
12- Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
13- Augusta, gone by Martha Tod Dudman
14. Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz
15. The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
16. Black Out by Lisa Unger
17. A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
18. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
19. 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult
20. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
21. The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
okpls sick (n)
12. Dexter In The Dark – Jeff Lindsay (2nd)
13. Dexter By Design – Jeff Lindsay (6th)
14. The Promise – Eva Schloss (7th)
15. The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom (10th)
16. Possible Side Effects – Augusten Burroughs (13th)
17. Go Ask Alice – Anonymous (19th)
18. Dry – Augusten Burroughs (24th)
19. A Wolf At The Table – Augusten Burroughs (30th)
okpls sick (n)
9. The Pact – Jodi Picoult (12th)
10. My Sisters Keeper – Jodie Picoult (22nd)
11. Survival of the Dumbest – Wil Anderson (26th)
YOU5LCKY feeling motivated!
1- Change of Heart by Jody Picoult
2- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
3- New Moon
4- Eclipse
5- Breaking Dawn
6- 10th Circle by Jody Picoult
7- Remember Me? Sophie Kinsella
8- Undomestic goddess
9- The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
10- Velocity by Dean Koontz
11- The Face
12- Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
13- Augusta, gone by Martha Tod Dudman
okpls sick (n)
6. Love In The Time of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez (14th)
7. Darkly Dreaming Dexter – Jeff Lindsay (24th)
8. Dearly Devoted Dexter – Jeff Lindsay (30th)
ukwouldbegeeketcgirl is listening to play on R4
In 2006/7 I read a book by Rodriguez about how he read 2000 books which as a result gave him competences that aided him as an PhD Student who later had offers of Tenure(?)in University Departments.
I have read about 60 of the total and last year only read a lousy 13 brought on by a very slow reading through of big name Philosophy texts made the figure above a very low figure making me feel low.
If I read 50 books a year, not only would I be able to participate in other 50 Book Challenge threads but my reading would have a healthy level given the number of heavy new deep Philosophy readings involved for this Research draft Proposal Reply Project.
YOU5LCKY feeling motivated!
Finished the 10th circle, and the reader.
working on a book called Remember me?- i dont know if i would have picked it out for myself, but my mom liked it so i thought i would give it a shot.

