At the start of 2012 I took to GoodReads (GR) in a big way - stacking up my 'Read' book-shelf, rating books, connecting with people on GR and in general just getting used to idea of connecting with people via books. I have always liked to read. Infact 'books n booze' has been my advice to all those forlorn souls as well. It did work for me more than once if may I add so it could work for you. If it doesn't, you would atleast end up reading – a good thing after all.
My inclination to GR was also fueled by the fact that I got a dump of more than 900+ books from Sayantan for my Kindle. So I no longer had to worry about from where my next book was coming. I just had to browse through the Kindle and pick any book which caught my fancy. In the midst of all this I signed up for the GR Reading Challenge 2012.
The GR Reading Challenge 2012 is a challenge you set for yourself that before 2012 (or any year for that matter) draws to a close I would have read 'X' number of books. Thinking highly of myself and in a very jolly mood I put up a figure of 50. Roughly speaking just a book a week and I was good. Naively I thought to myself that this seems to be one challenge, one resolution that I would definitely complete with ease.
The first 8 days of November 2012 have already gone by and my GR Reading Challenge 2012 gadget stares at me with a 'You have read 33 books towards your goal of 50 books'. As if this is not enough, the widget also tells me that at my present rate I am 9 books (19%) behind!!! Now it sure looks like a challenge.
So what is the gameplan? You ask. Here it is:
1) Get time…READ.
2) The Classics can wait…looking for page-turners.
3) Kindle Singles costing $0.00 and under 200pgs are a God sent.
4) No I am not going to stoop so low as to re-read the 'Hardy Boys' and 'Nancy Drew' J Even readers have ethics!!!
5) Switch to audibles. I actually tried one and it was free and worth just 2 hours. Didn't like the entire experience as such but atleast it added a book towards my challenge.
You might think that this is not way how reading is supposed to be. But believe me reading with your adrenaline pumping is a totally different experience!!!
Ohh yeah no Thanksgiving getaways and year end bashes for me either. Working towards a much bigger goal you see \m/
2 comments:
Dude.. you are going for quantity over quality. Ain't right.
Read lesser books but better books. You will never read War and Peace because it is 600 pages long? I get the race against target excitement, but still...
Think about it.
Hmm..well i thought about it..and in my defense i would say that i am not reading crap :) maybe at th end of the year i will write about what books i read. Talking specifically about War and Peace..ill dnt think i will get close to it anytime sooner. Reading challenge or no reading challenge :)
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