2012 Book Challenge [It has begun!]

How do you decide what to read?

The book covers	19.1%	[ 9 ]
Suggestions from others	19.1%	[ 9 ]
Online book reviews	10.6%	[ 5 ]
If it sounds good, sure why not?	42.6%	[ 20 ]
Gimme my gold!	8.5%	[ 4 ]
Total Votes:			[ 47 ]

[StarfruitPanda]

INTRODUCTION

Last year I stumbled upon a challenge through Goodreads.com. It was to see how many books I could read in a year. I set a goal for myself and attempted to achieve it, however, I failed miserably. 111 books in 2011 is quite impossible when you also have school to deal with and getting sick. If any of you don't know, that's about a book every 3 days or so. I was going strong up until March when I got sick and couldn't keep up. Needless to say, I abandoned my quest for the year; at least at that rate. I did end up reading somewhere around 70 books for the year.


This year, I'm doing the challenge again. My goal is 66 books in 2012 (because 6+6=12. I know, I'm clever.) I invite you to join me in this quest: How many books can you read in 2012??

WHEN

Start: January 1, 2012, 12:00 a.m.
End: December 31, 2012, 11:59 p.m.

MY LIST

I am also keeping track of my books on goodreads.com. StarfruitPanda Goodreads Page If any of these sound interesting, please feel free to look them up. This is just a partial list, I will add more as the year goes on. I will keep this list up-to-date as often as possible.

15/66

1. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
2. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer - Lish McBride
3. Going Bovine - Libba Bray
4. The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simmons
5. Tatiana and Alexander - Paullina Simmons
6. The Summer Garden - Paullina Simmons
7. Paranormalcy - Kiersten White
8. Supernaturally - Kiersten White
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
10. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
11. The Girl Who Kicked a Hornets Nest - Stieg Larsson
12. Slaughterhouse V - Kurt Vonnegut
13. Room - Emma Donghue
14. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
15. Entwined - Heather Dixon
16. Awaken - Katie Kacvinsky
17. Animal Farm - George Orwell
18. House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
19. Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier
20. The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly
21. A great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
22. Rebel Angels - Libba Bray
23. The Sweet Far Thing - Libba Bray
24. Ghost and the Goth - Stacey Kade
25. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
26. The Lover's Dictionary - David Leviathan
27. Blade Runner - Philip K. d**k
28. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
29. Time Machine - H.G. Wells
30. Xenocide - Orson Scott Card
31. Children of the Mind - Orson Scott Card
32. Vaster Than Empires - Ursula K. Le Guin
33. R.U.R. - Karek Capek
34. Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes
35. The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
36. Mimsy Were The Borogroves - Lewis Padgett
37. Master Zacharius - Jules Verne

YOU AND YOUR LIST

If you're going to join me in this quest, let me know how many you want to read within the year. I will add your names below along with the your goal and total amount. (ie Name - 14/20) Post which books you are reading, and keep up with the progress. You can either edit your previous post, or re-post as you end/finish another book.

[StarfruitPanda]

READERS

1. StarfruitPanda - 15/66
2. Cerebral Ulcer 4/30 (sliding scale)
3. Little Rowan 0/100
4. Nyrissa 11/50 (sliding scale)
5. Gray Flashbacks 0/66
6. Mihaela 0/50
7. Cherry God Mother 0/40
8. Fluffballofdoom 0/50
9. Eye_Eight_U 14/110
10. Kristallos 0/50
11. Bloodie_Roses 0/250
12. MadamoiselleMorganne 0/50
13. Waregliding5683 0/50
13. Justastaringproblem 0/30
14. We Who Have Fallen 7/45
15. Only_Broken_Promises 12/80
16. Call Me Apple 0/40
17. L.E. Death 6/52
18. Kizsoi 0/50
19. Sweetari 0/50
20. In Living Colour 0/100
21. KillingDance 2/50
22. DeeSpark 0/50
23. Watru8 0/66
24. The88YearOldProstitute v2 1/50
25. Dragon HighLord Flambe 2/80
26. Atlassa 9/52
27. Liklef_lvr 2/30
28. DarkSideDragon06 1/50
29. Myelodisplastic Syndrome 0/100
30. Hiddochi wolf 0/25
31. Fujin Oni 3/25
32. EuphoricUnderworld 13/100
33. Marek Tataka Warchild 6/40+
34. Questing Eternity 2/30

[StarfruitPanda]

SUGGESTIONS

Any suggestions for me or any other users will be posted here.
If you have a suggestion post it as: Suggestion: Title

1. A Monster Calls 2. Unwind 3. Divergent by Veronica Roth 4. The Maze Runner Series 5. I Am Number Four and the Power of Six by Pittacus Lore

CURRENTLY READING

Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott Card

[Sherlockian Mystery]

Suggestion: A Monster Calls

and i am currently reading: the otherworldlies

good luck with your goal!

[StarfruitPanda]

Thanks for the suggestion!
It sounds awesome, I'll see about adding it to my reading list.

[Evangeline BonnefoyJones]

((I would recommend A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, even though it's a play. I'd also recommend UNWIND by Neal Shusterman.))

[StarfruitPanda]

I've actually read A Doll's House...
Not one of my favorite stories...

[Evangeline BonnefoyJones]

((Ehh... I liked it, for some reason. Good ending, I though. Ahh, well, to each his own, oui?))

[StarfruitPanda]

Indeed, to each his own...
I think it would've made a better book...
Allowing for greater character development.

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